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• Main Author: Adrienne L. Fortune
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Antarctic; New Zealand; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.2465; http://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/10092/1135/1/thesis_fulltext.pdf

Biosecurity is one of the main mechanisms used to protect and mitigate the introduction of non-indigenous species. Effective biosecurity requires a knowledge and understanding of pathways and vectors along which invasion can occur. This study contributes to our knowledge and understanding of possible biosecurity risk factors in the Antarctic by identifying potential vectors for invasive species in the pathway between New Zealand and the Antarctic. The Antarctic has important indigenous terrestrial and marine, plant and animal species, all of which contribute to the food chain in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. This study seeks to contribute some baseline data about pathways and vectors between the two regions and the implications for the biosecurity of both. An assessment of some of the risks associated with human activities within the Antarctic region, including the traffic of people and goods to and from the area, are the focus of this thesis. Current biosecurity practices with regard to personnel, shipping containers, and fresh produce are examined and where appropriate, recommendations to alleviate