An insect introduction to the maritime Antarctic

• Published in: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
• Main Authors: Block, William, Burn, A.J., Richard, K.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Linnean Society 1984
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/523805/; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1984.tb00804.x

Although several invertebrates have been introduced by Man into the Antarctic, no holometabolous insects have survived to colonize terrestrial habitats successfully. Data are presented on the survival of populations of a chironomid midge, together with an enchytraeid worm, for 17 years in a maritime...