Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean are facing complex environmental change.
Their native biota has adapted to the region's extreme conditions over many millions of …

Patterns of environmental spatial structure lie at the heart of the most fundamental and
familiar patterns of diversity on Earth. Antarctica contains some of the strongest …

Several recent climate impact assessments on polar regions have been undertaken,
including the synthesis report on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP …

Antarctica plays a central role in regulating global climatic and oceanographic patterns and
is an integral part of global climate change discussions. The functioning of Antarctica's …

Until recently the Antarctic continent and Peninsula have been little impacted by non-native
species, compared to other regions of the Earth. However, reports of species introductions …

The Antarctic continent is frequently cited as the last pristine continent on Earth. However,
this view is misleading for several reasons. First, there has been a rapid increase in visitors …

Recent analyses of Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity data, in combination with molecular
biological studies, have created a new paradigm that long-term persistence and regional …

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 …

The distribution of terrestrial biodiversity within Antarctica is complex, with 16 distinct
biogeographic regions (Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions) currently …

Biological invasion is one of the key threats to the conservation of the broader Antarctic
region. We provide an evidence-based assessment of the status of biological invasion in the …