First records of aphid-pathogenic Entomophthorales in the sub-Antarctic archipelagos of Crozet and Kerguelen

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Bernard Papierok, Charles-Antoine Dedryver, Maurice Hullé
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Natural enemies; introduced species; biological invasion; colonization; Zygomycetes; parasitism; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Archipel des Kerguelen; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.28765; https://doaj.org/article/2dd52c96109c44c89b36b873ce2d73cd

Since the 20th century, the sub-Antarctic islands have suffered an increasing number of biological invasions. Despite the large number of publications on this topic, there is a lack of knowledge on parasitism rates of invasive species and on the role of parasites and pathogens to regulate their popu...