The role of the soil seed store in the survival of an invasive population of Poa annua at Point Thomas Oasis, King George Island, maritime Antarctica

• Published in: Global Ecology and Conservation
• Main Authors: Halina Galera, Agnieszka Rudak, Ewa A. Czyż, Katarzyna J. Chwedorzewska, Anna Znój, Maciej Wódkiewicz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Antarctic; Austral; King George Island; Point Thomas; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00679; https://doaj.org/article/a49701f63ced45a086f30e130891639c

Poa annua, an invasive species in the Antarctic, had established a relatively large population at Point Thomas Oasis (Maritime Antarctic) recorded from 1985/1986 austral summer. We present a detailed account of the expansion of P. annua across its 30 years of establishment (1985/1986, 1986/1987, 198...