Ship traffic connects Antarctica's fragile coasts to worldwide ecosystems

AH McCarthy, LS Peck… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
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 …

Antarctica: The final frontier for marine biological invasions

AH McCarthy, LS Peck, KA Hughes… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctica is experiencing significant ecological and environmental change, which may
facilitate the establishment of non‐native marine species. Non‐native marine species will …

Breaking the ice: the introduction of biofouling organisms to Antarctica on vessel hulls

KA Hughes, GV Ashton - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Few reports exist that describe marine non‐native species in the Southern Ocean and near‐
shore waters around the Antarctic continent. Nevertheless, Antarctica's isolated marine …

Barging in: a temperate marine community travels to the subantarctic

PN Lewis, DM Bergstrom, J Whinam - Biological Invasions, 2006 - Springer
A diverse fouling community discovered encrusting a barge intended for deployment at
subantarctic Macquarie Island is described and its role as a transport vector for non …

Arctic shipping and marine invaders

AW Miller, GM Ruiz - Nature Climate Change, 2014 - nature.com
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Spatial patterns of tour ship traffic in the Antarctic Peninsula region

HJ Lynch, K Crosbie, WF Fagan, R Naveen - Antarctic Science, 2010 - cambridge.org
Commercial, shipborne tourism along the Antarctic Peninsula grew exponentially between
1989–90 and 2007–08, raising concern about the impact such activity may have on the …

Vessel operations in the Arctic, 2015–2017

GK Silber, JD Adams - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Arctic is among the most rapidly-changing regions on Earth. Diminishing levels of sea-
ice has increased opportunities for maritime activities in historically inaccessible areas such …

Untouched Antarctica: mapping a finite and diminishing environmental resource

KA Hughes, P Fretwell, J Rae, K Holmes… - Antarctic Science, 2011 - cambridge.org
Globally, areas categorically known to be free of human visitation are rare, but still exist in
Antarctica. Such areas may be among the most pristine locations remaining on Earth and …

Continent-wide risk assessment for the establishment of nonindigenous species in Antarctica

SL Chown, AHL Huiskes… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Invasive alien species are among the primary causes of biodiversity change globally, with
the risks thereof broadly understood for most regions of the world. They are similarly thought …

Barriers to globally invasive species are weakening across the Antarctic

GA Duffy, BWT Coetzee, G Latombe… - Diversity and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Biological invasions are a substantial threat to Antarctic biodiversity and a priority
conservation policy focus for Antarctic Treaty Parties and the sovereign states of surrounding …