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Is Antarctica under threat of alien species invasion?

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The last decade has seen a rapid development of scientific, logistic and tourist activities, especially in the Antarctic region with the mildest climatic conditions: the Antarctic Peninsula. This region is… Click to show full abstract

The last decade has seen a rapid development of scientific, logistic and tourist activities, especially in the Antarctic region with the mildest climatic conditions: the Antarctic Peninsula. This region is also exhibiting rapid regional warming and all of the already diagnosed alien species in the Antarctic Treaty Area were found within the Antarctic Peninsula. Identifying potential invasive species that can threaten this pristine area of the Earth helps us to take specific preventive actions. This article is a commentary on Hughes et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14938.

Keywords: threat alien; alien species; biology; species invasion; antarctica threat

Journal Title: Global Change Biology
Year Published: 2020

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