[HTML][HTML] Antarctic extreme events

MJ Siegert, MJ Bentley, A Atkinson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
There is increasing evidence that fossil-fuel burning, and consequential global heating of
1.1° C to date, has led to the increased occurrence and severity of extreme environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Associated with Scientific Stations in Antarctica and Possible Risk for Wildlife

M González-Aravena, C Galbán-Malagón… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Before December 2020, Antarctica had remained free of COVID-19 cases. The main
concern during the pandemic was the limited health facilities available at Antarctic stations …

Introduced species infiltrate early stages of succession after glacial retreat on sub-Antarctic South Georgia

P Tichit, P Brickle, RJ Newton, P Convey, W Dawson - NeoBiota, 2024 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
Biological invasions are one of the main drivers of global biodiversity decline. At the same
time, glacial retreat induced by climate warming is occurring at an alarming rate across the …

First record of the introduced ladybird beetle, Coccinella undecimpunctata Linnaeus (1758), on South Georgia (sub‐Antarctic)

P Tichit, HE Roy, P Convey, P Brickle… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions represent a growing threat to islands and their biodiversity across the
world. The isolated sub‐Antarctic island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean is a …

[PDF][PDF] Plants and People in the Subantarctic

KH Hartley - 2023 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
Remote, isolated, and windswept, the subantarctic islands, between 46 and 60 S, harbour a
diversity of plant forms. Although isolated, they have a rich human history: Polynesian …