Eradication of the non-native Poa pratensis colony at Cierva Point, Antarctica: A case study of international cooperation and practical management in an area under multi-party governance

• Published in: Environmental Science & Policy
• Main Authors: Pertierra, Luis R., Hughes, Kevin A., Tejedo, Pablo, Enríquez, Natalia, Luciañez, María José, Benayas, Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cierva; Cierva Point; Danco; Danco Coast; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus; Belgica antarctica; Cryptopygus antarcticus
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/515674/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.12.009

The on-going introduction of non-native species to Antarctica due to expanding human activity presents an increasing threat to biodiversity. Under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, all introduced non-native species should be removed from the Antarctic Treaty area. The...