Antarctica is not protected from an influx of new species

Nonnative organisms have the unexpected potential to colonize the southern polar region, according to an interdisciplinary study that combined DNA analysis and ocean-current dynamics.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Physics Today
Main Author: Miller, Johanna L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing 2018
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/pt.3.4012
https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-pdf/71/9/14/10121524/14_1_online.pdf
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Summary:Nonnative organisms have the unexpected potential to colonize the southern polar region, according to an interdisciplinary study that combined DNA analysis and ocean-current dynamics.