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    • Lichen on rocks at Torgersen Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
    Rights: Kurtis Burmeister, National Science Foundation Published 21 June 2007 Size: 2.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    Despite seeming like a barren landscape, Antarctica has many lichen species. This photo shows how lichen can colonise the rocks of Torgersen Island in the Antarctic Peninsula.

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      Antarctic terrestrial ecosystem

      Antarctica is not just a land of ice and snow – it is the coldest, driest climate on earth. When we say the word ‘desert’, we might imagine sand and camels, but in fact a desert is any place that ...

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