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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences 2022
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Anvers; Anvers Island; South Shetland Islands; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8784123/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35012982; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2110303118

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...