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Is Antarctica under threat of alien species invasion?
Author(s) -
Chwedorzewska Katarzyna J.,
KorczakAbshire Małgorzata,
Znój Anna
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global change biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.146
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1365-2486
pISSN - 1354-1013
DOI - 10.1111/gcb.15013
Subject(s) - antarctic treaty , alien , peninsula , alien species , geography , ecology , tourism , invasive species , introduced species , biology , archaeology , political science , politics , citizenship , law
The last decade has seen a rapid development of scientific, logistic and tourist activities, especially in the Antarctic region with the mildest climatic conditions: the Antarctic Peninsula. This region is also exhibiting rapid regional warming and all of the already diagnosed alien species in the Antarctic Treaty Area were found within the Antarctic Peninsula. Identifying potential invasive species that can threaten this pristine area of the Earth helps us to take specific preventive actions.This article is a commentary on Hughes et al., 26, 2702–2716.