Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands

Approximately 70 species out of a total of more than 520 Acari recorded from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands may originate from other continents, especially Australasia, South America and Europe. Although some species have probably been carried into the region on migrant birds, most may hav...

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Published in:Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Main Author: Pugh, P.J.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Linnean Society 1994
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517318/
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:517318 2023-05-15T13:49:34+02:00 Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands Pugh, P.J.A. 1994-03 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517318/ https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x unknown Linnean Society Pugh, P.J.A. 1994 Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 110 (3). 207-217. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1994 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x 2023-02-04T19:45:06Z Approximately 70 species out of a total of more than 520 Acari recorded from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands may originate from other continents, especially Australasia, South America and Europe. Although some species have probably been carried into the region on migrant birds, most may have been introduced as a result of human activity, in particular by whalers and sealers. The majority of species appear to originate from imported sheep, rabbits, rats and fowl, and a few from vegetation, soil and ship's stores. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 110 3 207 217
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description Approximately 70 species out of a total of more than 520 Acari recorded from Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands may originate from other continents, especially Australasia, South America and Europe. Although some species have probably been carried into the region on migrant birds, most may have been introduced as a result of human activity, in particular by whalers and sealers. The majority of species appear to originate from imported sheep, rabbits, rats and fowl, and a few from vegetation, soil and ship's stores.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Pugh, P.J.A.
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Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands
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title Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands
title_short Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands
title_full Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands
title_fullStr Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands
title_full_unstemmed Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands
title_sort non-indigenous acari of antarctica and the sub-antarctic islands
publisher Linnean Society
publishDate 1994
url http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517318/
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x
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op_relation Pugh, P.J.A. 1994 Non-indigenous Acari of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 110 (3). 207-217. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1994.tb02015.x>
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