Assessing distribution shifts and ecophysiological characteristics of the only Antarctic winged midge under climate change scenarios

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Contador Mejías, Tamara, Gañan, Melisa, Bizama, Gustavo, Fuentes Jaque, Guillermo, Morales, Luis, Rendoll Cárcamo, Javier, Simoes, Felipe, Kennedy, James H., Rozzi, Ricardo, Convey, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature 2020
• Subjects: Predicting species distributions; Fresh-water ecosystems; King-George Island; Parochlus-steinenii; Distribution models; Byers Peninsula; Diptera; Responses; Impacts; Accuracy; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Byers; Byers peninsula; Inach; King George Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Belgica antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65571-3; https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/177158

Parts of Antarctica were amongst the most rapidly changing regions of the planet during the second half of the Twentieth Century. Even so, today, most of Antarctica remains in the grip of continental ice sheets, with only about 0.2% of its overall area being ice-free. The continent's terrestria...