Biosecurity on thin ice in Antarctica

• Main Authors: Hulme, P. E., Pyšek, P. (Petr), Winter, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: biological invasions; Antarctica; management; Antarctic; Levy; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0212520

In Antarctica, it is scientific personnel rather than tourists who pose the highest risk of introducing alien species on their clothes and equipment. The difficulty in eradicating established invasive alien species in these pristine environments demands a greater emphasis on risk prevention rather t...