Food for thought: Risks of non-native species transfer to the Antarctic region with fresh produce
International audience 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 ga...
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Alien Non-indigenous Biosecurity Propagules Food Polar Antarctica Sub-Antarctic [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Hughes, Kevin A. Lee, Jennifer E. Tsujimoto, Megumu Imura, Satoshi Bergstrom, Dana M. Ware, Chris Lebouvier, Marc Huiskes, Ad H.L. Gremmen, Niek J.M. Frenot, Yves Bridge, Paul D. Chown, S. L. Food for thought: Risks of non-native species transfer to the Antarctic region with fresh produce |
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International audience 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 vegetables sent to nine research stations in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands, were examined for associated soil, invertebrates and microbial decomposition. Fifty-one food types were sourced from c. 130 locations dispersed across all six of the Earth's inhabited continents. On average, 12% of food items had soil on their surface, 28% showed microbial infection resulting in rot and more than 56 invertebrates were recorded, mainly from leafy produce. Approximately 30% of identified fungi sampled from infected foods were not recorded previously from within the Antarctic region, although this may reflect limited knowledge of Antarctic fungal diversity. The number of non-native flying invertebrates caught within the Rothera Research Station food storage area was linked closely with the level of fresh food resupply by ship and aircraft. We conclude by presenting practical biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of non-native species introductions to Antarctica associated with fresh foods. |
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British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Centre for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University Graduate University for Advanced Studies The Graduate University for Advanced Studies National Institute of Polar Research Tokyo (NiPR) Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution Rennes (ECOBIO) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement (INEE-CNRS) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) CABI Bioservices SCAR Evolution and Biodiversity in Antarctica British Antarctic Survey's Polar Science for Planet Earth core program EO-LTMS contribution to International Polar Year 'Aliens in Antarctica' |
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Hughes, Kevin A. Lee, Jennifer E. Tsujimoto, Megumu Imura, Satoshi Bergstrom, Dana M. Ware, Chris Lebouvier, Marc Huiskes, Ad H.L. Gremmen, Niek J.M. Frenot, Yves Bridge, Paul D. Chown, S. L. |
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Hughes, Kevin A. Lee, Jennifer E. Tsujimoto, Megumu Imura, Satoshi Bergstrom, Dana M. Ware, Chris Lebouvier, Marc Huiskes, Ad H.L. Gremmen, Niek J.M. Frenot, Yves Bridge, Paul D. Chown, S. L. |
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Food for thought: Risks of non-native species transfer to the Antarctic region with fresh produce |
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Food for thought: Risks of non-native species transfer to the Antarctic region with fresh produce |
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ftunivrennes2hal:oai:HAL:hal-00645860v1 2024-05-12T07:53:34+00:00 Food for thought: Risks of non-native species transfer to the Antarctic region with fresh produce Hughes, Kevin A. Lee, Jennifer E. Tsujimoto, Megumu Imura, Satoshi Bergstrom, Dana M. Ware, Chris Lebouvier, Marc Huiskes, Ad H.L. Gremmen, Niek J.M. Frenot, Yves Bridge, Paul D. Chown, S. L. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Centre for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University Graduate University for Advanced Studies The Graduate University for Advanced Studies National Institute of Polar Research Tokyo (NiPR) Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution Rennes (ECOBIO) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement (INEE-CNRS) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR) Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) CABI Bioservices SCAR Evolution and Biodiversity in Antarctica British Antarctic Survey's Polar Science for Planet Earth core program EO-LTMS contribution to International Polar Year 'Aliens in Antarctica' 2011 https://hal.science/hal-00645860 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.001 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.001 hal-00645860 https://hal.science/hal-00645860 doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.001 ISSN: 0006-3207 Biological Conservation https://hal.science/hal-00645860 Biological Conservation, 2011, 144 (5), pp.1682-1689. ⟨10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.001⟩ Alien Non-indigenous Biosecurity Propagules Food Polar Antarctica Sub-Antarctic [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2011 ftunivrennes2hal https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.001 2024-04-17T16:16:20Z International audience 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 vegetables sent to nine research stations in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands, were examined for associated soil, invertebrates and microbial decomposition. Fifty-one food types were sourced from c. 130 locations dispersed across all six of the Earth's inhabited continents. On average, 12% of food items had soil on their surface, 28% showed microbial infection resulting in rot and more than 56 invertebrates were recorded, mainly from leafy produce. Approximately 30% of identified fungi sampled from infected foods were not recorded previously from within the Antarctic region, although this may reflect limited knowledge of Antarctic fungal diversity. The number of non-native flying invertebrates caught within the Rothera Research Station food storage area was linked closely with the level of fresh food resupply by ship and aircraft. We conclude by presenting practical biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of non-native species introductions to Antarctica associated with fresh foods. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Archive Ouverte de l'Université Rennes (HAL) Antarctic Rothera ENVELOPE(-68.130,-68.130,-67.568,-67.568) Rothera Research Station ENVELOPE(-68.129,-68.129,-67.566,-67.566) The Antarctic Biological Conservation 144 5 1682 1689 |