Figure 1.
Collecting site of lichen samples in Fildes Peninsula.
Figure 2.
The upper part of U. aurantiacoatra, the part which was taken as Sample A.
Figure 3.
The bottom part of U. aurantiacoatra, the part which was taken as Sample B.
Table 1.
Growth rates of fruticose lichens (*1: [25], *2: [27], *3: [26], *4: [28], *5: [29], *6: [7], [30]–[32], *7: [33], *8: [34] cited in [35], *9: [36] cited in [7], [32]).
Table 2.
Growth rates of crustose lichens in polar areas (*1: [44], *2: [45], [46], *3: [47], *4: [3], *5: [4]).
Figure 4.
The mean annual temperature at Station Bellingshausen and Great Wall Station on Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica, by using MATLAB and calculating with linear and 6th degree [55], [56].
Figure 5.
The average summer monthly temperature (December, January and February) at Station Bellingshausen and Great Wall Station on Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica, by using MATLAB and calculating with linear and 6th degree [55], [56].
Figure 6.
The average winter monthly temperature (June, July and August) at Station Bellingshausen and Great Wall Station on Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica, by using MATLAB and calculating with linear and 6th degree [55], [56].
Table 3.
The temperature changes on Fildes Peninsula in 41 years.