Biological invasions in terrestrial Antarctica: what is the current status and can we respond?

• Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation
• Main Authors: Hughes, Kevin A., Pertierra, Luis R., Molina-Montenegro, Marco A., Convey, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Shetland Islands; Deception Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509147/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509147/1/Biological%20invasions%20in%20terrestrial%20Antarctica.pdf

Until recently the Antarctic continent and Peninsula have been little impacted by non-native species, compared to other regions of the Earth. However, reports of species introductions are increasing as awareness of biological invasions as a major conservation threat, within the context of increased...