Ocean currents as a potential dispersal pathway for Antarctica’s most persistent non-native terrestrial insect

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Bartlett, Jesamine, Convey, Peter, Hughes, K.A., Thorpe, S.E., Hayward, S.A.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Near-surface drifters; Chironomidae; Salinity tolerance; Invasive species; Insect; Physiology; Climate change; VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; VDP::Zoology and botany: 480; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Adelaide Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3038879; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02792-2

The non-native midge Eretmoptera murphyi is Antarctica’s most persistent non-native insect and is known to impact the terrestrial ecosystems. It inhabits by considerably increasing litter turnover and availability of soil nutrients. The midge was introduced to Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, fro...