Assessing aerial biodiversity over Keller Peninsula, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica, using DNA metabarcoding

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Câmara, Paulo E.A.S., Stech, Michael, Convey, Peter, Šantl-Temkiv, Tina, Pinto, Otavio Henrique Bezerra, Bones, Fábio Leal Viana, Lopes, Fabyano Alvares Cardoso, Costa Rodrigues, Luiz Antônio Da, Carvalho-Silva, Micheline, Rosa, Luiz Henrique
• Other Authors: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; Deception Island; Ferraz; Keller; Keller peninsula; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410202400004x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410202400004X

Abstract Antarctic ice-free areas are dominated by wind-dispersed organisms. However, which organisms arrive and circulate in Antarctica and how remain poorly understood. Due to their proximity to South America and less extreme conditions, the South Shetland Islands are likely to receive higher dias...