Insect invasions, the establishment and spread of nonnative insects in new regions, can
have extensive economic and environmental consequences. Increased global connectivity …

Highlights•Climate change can affect predator–prey interactions involving insects.•Climate
change can affect chemical signaling of plants and insects.•Predation risk and temperature …

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 …

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean comprise a critical part of the Earth System. Their
environments are better understood than ever before, yet the region remains poorly …

Polar and alpine regions are changing rapidly with global climate change. Yet, the impacts
on biodiversity, especially on the invertebrate ectotherms which are dominant in these …

The flightless beetle Merizodus soledadinus, native to the Falkland Islands and southern
South America, was introduced to the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands in the early Twentieth …

Isolation and climate have protected Southern Ocean Islands from non-native species.
Relatively recent introductions have had wide-ranging, sometimes devastating, impacts …

Climatic changes can induce geographic expansion and altitudinal shifts in the distribution
of invasive species by offering more thermally suitable habitats. At the remote sub-Antarctic …

Biological invasions represent a major threat to biodiversity, especially in cold insular
environments characterized by high levels of endemism and low species diversity which are …

Loss of beneficial insect fauna is a major worrying concern for scientists because it may lead
to ecological community failure with concomitant ill effects on various ecological functions …