The non-marine invertebrate fauna of Deception Island (Maritime Antarctic): a baseline for a comprehensive biodiversity database

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Downie, R.H., Convey, P., McInnes, S.J., Pugh, P.J.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; Deception Island; Antarc*; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400016788; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400016788

Abstract A small collection of samples from terrestrial and fresh-water habitats on Deception Island in the Maritime Antarctic South Shetland archipelago yielded 14 invertebrate taxa, including four species, which are new to the island. The database of the total Deception fauna contains 57 invertebrate taxa. These, like the flora, show evidence of posteruption colonisation by Antarctic and South American immigrant species, and historic human impact. This baseline inventory allows future monitoring of natural and anthropogenic changes to invertebrate fauna of Deception Island.