Alien fly populations established at two Antarctic research stations

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Hughes, Kevin A., Walsh, Shaun, Convey, Peter, Richards, Sarah, Bergstrom, Dana M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2005
• Subjects: Zoology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Casey Station; Rothera; Rothera Research Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1817/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-005-0720-y

The populations of two non-native Dipterans have been established at two Antarctic research stations since at least 1998. Both belong to Sciaridae ("black fungus midge"), and have been determined to the genus Lycoriella. At Rothera Research Station, Antarctic Peninsula, flies are present i...