Contamination and invertebrate presence on food transported to Antarctica

• Main Authors: Hughes, Kevin A, Lee, Jennifer E, Tsujimoto, Megumu, Imura, Satoshi, Bergstrom, Dana Michelle, Ware, Chris, Lebouvier, Marc, Huiskes, Ad H L, Gremmen, Niek J M, Frenot, Yves, Bridge, Paul D, Chown, Steven L
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2011
• Subjects: International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; International Polar Year
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811496; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811496

To understand fully the risk of biological invasions, it is necessary to quantify propagule pressure along all introduction pathways. In the Antarctic region, importation of fresh produce is a potentially high risk, but as yet unquantified pathway. To address this knowledge gap, >11,250 fruit and...