Breaking the ice: the introduction of biofouling organisms to Antarctica on vessel hulls

• Published in: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
• Main Authors: Hughes, Kevin A., Ashton, Gail V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Rothera; Rothera Research Station; Neko; Whalers Bay; Cuverville; Cuverville Island; Half Moon Island; Goudier; Goudier Island; Neko Harbour; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2625; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Faqc.2625; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/aqc.2625

Abstract Few reports exist that describe marine non‐native species in the Southern Ocean and near‐shore waters around the Antarctic continent. Nevertheless, Antarctica's isolated marine communities, which show high levels of endemism, may be vulnerable to invasion by anthropogenically introduce...