[HTML][HTML] Human-mediated dispersal of terrestrial species between Antarctic biogeographic regions: a preliminary risk assessment

KA Hughes, P Convey, LR Pertierra, GC Vega… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The distribution of terrestrial biodiversity within Antarctica is complex, with 16 distinct
biogeographic regions (Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions) currently …

Invasive non‐native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region

KA Hughes, OL Pescott, J Peyton… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Antarctic is considered to be a pristine environment relative to other regions of the Earth,
but it is increasingly vulnerable to invasions by marine, freshwater and terrestrial non‐native …

Islands in the ice: Potential impacts of habitat transformation on Antarctic biodiversity

JR Lee, MJ Waterman, JD Shaw… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctic biodiversity faces an unknown future with a changing climate. Most terrestrial biota
is restricted to limited patches of ice‐free land in a sea of ice, where they are adapted to the …

[HTML][HTML] Developing resilience to climate change impacts in Antarctica: An evaluation of Antarctic Treaty System protected area policy

KA Hughes, P Convey, J Turner - Environmental Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Antarctica is increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts, with the continent predicted
to warm by∼ 4° C by 2100 under a 'business as usual'greenhouse gas emission scenario …

Antarctic climate change and the environment: A decadal synopsis and recommendations for action

SL Chown, RI Leihy, TR Naish, CM Brooks, P Convey… - 2022 - ro.uow.edu.au
Scientific evidence is abundantly clear and convincing that due to the current trajectory of
human-derived emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, the atmosphere and ocean …

What affects the probability of biological invasions in Antarctica? Using an expanded conceptual framework to anticipate the risk of alien species expansion

H Galera, KJ Chwedorzewska… - Biodiversity and …, 2018 - Springer
Successful alien species invasion depends on many factors studied mostly in post invasion
habitats, and subsequently summarized in frameworks tailored to describe the studied …

Increasing impacts by Antarctica's most widespread invasive plant species as result of direct competition with native vascular plants

MA Molina-Montenegro, DM Bergstrom… - 2019 - repositorio.ucm.cl
Biological invasions represent significant economic and conservation challenges, though it
is widely acknowledged that their impacts are often poorly documented and difficult to …

International response under the Antarctic Treaty System to the establishment of a non-native fly in Antarctica

MRD León, KA Hughes, E Morelli, P Convey - Environmental Management, 2021 - Springer
Antarctica currently has few non-native species, compared to other regions of the planet,
due to the continent's isolation, extreme climatic conditions and the lack of habitat. However …

Competition between native Antarctic vascular plants and invasive Poa annua changes with temperature and soil nitrogen availability

LA Cavieres, AK Sanhueza, G Torres-Mellado… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Over the last decades human have introduced non-native organisms to Antarctica, including
the grass species Poa annua. This non-native grass under constant growth temperatures …

Trichocera maculipennis (Diptera)—an invasive species in Maritime Antarctica

M Potocka, E Krzemińska - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Antarctica, with its severe conditions, is poor in terrestrial fauna species. However, an
increase in human presence together with climate change may cause an influx of non-native …