Ship traffic connects Antarctica’s fragile coasts to worldwide ecosystems

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: McCarthy, Arlie H., Peck, Lloyd S., Aldridge, David C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Anvers; Anvers Island; South Shetland Islands; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530612/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530612/1/McCarthy_2022_PNAS_AAM_combined_with_SI.pdf; https://www.pnas.org/content/119/3/e2110303118

Antarctica, an isolated and long considered pristine wilderness, is becoming increasingly exposed to the negative effects of ship-borne human activity, and especially the introduction of invasive species. Here, we provide a comprehensive quantitative analysis of ship movements into Antarctic waters...