Warming impacts potential germination of non-native plants on the Antarctic Peninsula

Stef Bokhorst et al. simulate a warming scenario in Antarctic soil under laboratory conditions and report the germination and growth of sixteen non-native plant species. These experimental results, combined with calculations of thermal germination requirement at +3 °C and +5 °C warming scenarios dem...

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Published in:Communications Biology
Main Authors: Stef Bokhorst, Peter Convey, Angélica Casanova-Katny, Rien Aerts
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01951-3
https://doaj.org/article/2fc41177992643bebc2c998fb4455475
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Summary:Stef Bokhorst et al. simulate a warming scenario in Antarctic soil under laboratory conditions and report the germination and growth of sixteen non-native plant species. These experimental results, combined with calculations of thermal germination requirement at +3 °C and +5 °C warming scenarios demonstrate that the risk of establishment by non-native species in Antarctica may be greater than previously suggested by species distribution modelling approaches.

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