The potential area of occupancy of non-native plants across a warming high-Arctic archipelago: Implications for strategic biosecurity management

• Published in: NeoBiota
• Main Authors: Speed,James, Pertierra,Luis, Westergaard,Kristine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024
• Subjects: Bioclimate; Climate change; Distribution; Neophyte; Svalbard; Tundra; Arctic; Bjørnøya; Edgeøya; Barentsøya; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.93.114854; https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/114854/; https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/114854/download/pdf/

The terrestrial high-Arctic has, so far, escaped the worst impacts of non-native plant establishment. However, increasing human activity and changing climate raise the risk of introductions and establishment, respectively. The lack of biosecurity in the terrestrial Arctic is thus of concern. To faci...