Invasive non‐native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region
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- Kevin A. Hughes
- British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council Cambridge UK
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- Oliver L. Pescott
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Oxfordshire UK
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- Jodey Peyton
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Oxfordshire UK
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- Tim Adriaens
- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Brussels Belgium
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- Elizabeth J. Cottier‐Cook
- Scottish Association for Marine Science Scottish Marine Institute Dunbeg UK
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- Gillian Key
- GB Non‐native Species Secretariat Animal and Plant Health Agency York UK
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- Wolfgang Rabitsch
- Environment Agency Austria Vienna Austria
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- Elena Tricarico
- Department of Biology University of Florence Florence Italy
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- David K. A. Barnes
- British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council Cambridge UK
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- Naomi Baxter
- Falkland Islands Government Stanley Falkland Islands
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- Mark Belchier
- Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Stanley Falkland Islands
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- Denise Blake
- Falkland Islands Government Stanley Falkland Islands
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- Peter Convey
- British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council Cambridge UK
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- Wayne Dawson
- Department of Biosciences Durham University Durham UK
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- Danielle Frohlich
- SWCA Environmental Consultants Honolulu HI USA
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- Lauren M. Gardiner
- Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge Herbarium Cambridge University Cambridge UK
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- Pablo González‐Moreno
- CABI Egham UK
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- Ross James
- Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Stanley Falkland Islands
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- Christopher Malumphy
- National Agri‐Food Innovation Campus Fera Science Ltd. York UK
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- Stephanie Martin
- The Administrator's Office Government of Tristan da Cunha Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Tristan da Cunha
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- Angeliki F. Martinou
- The Cyprus Institute Nicosia Cyprus
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- Dan Minchin
- Marine Organism Investigations Killaloe Ireland
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- Andrea Monaco
- Directorate Environment and Natural Systems of the Lazio Regional Authority Rome Italy
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- Niall Moore
- GB Non‐native Species Secretariat Animal and Plant Health Agency York UK
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- Simon A. Morley
- British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council Cambridge UK
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- Katherine Ross
- Falklands Conservation Stanley Falkland Islands
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- Jonathan Shanklin
- British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council Cambridge UK
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- Katharine Turvey
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Oxfordshire UK
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- David Vaughan
- British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council Cambridge UK
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- Alexander G. C. Vaux
- Medical Entomology Group Emergency Response Science & Technology Public Health England Salisbury UK
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- Victoria Werenkraut
- Laboratorio Ecotono Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche Universidad Nacional del Comahue/INIBIOMA‐CONICET Bariloche Argentina
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- Ian J. Winfield
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Oxfordshire UK
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- Helen E. Roy
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Oxfordshire UK
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>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 species. The Antarctic Peninsula region (APR), which encompasses the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands, is by far the most invaded part of the Antarctica continent. The risk of introduction of invasive non‐native species to the APR is likely to increase with predicted increases in the intensity, diversity and distribution of human activities. Parties that are signatories to the Antarctic Treaty have called for regional assessments of non‐native species risk. In response, taxonomic and Antarctic experts undertook a horizon scanning exercise using expert opinion and consensus approaches to identify the species that are likely to present the highest risk to biodiversity and ecosystems within the APR over the next 10 years. One hundred and three species, currently absent in the APR, were identified as relevant for review, with 13 species identified as presenting a high risk of invading the APR. Marine invertebrates dominated the list of highest risk species, with flowering plants and terrestrial invertebrates also represented; however, vertebrate species were thought unlikely to establish in the APR within the 10 year timeframe. We recommend (a) the further development and application of biosecurity measures by all stakeholders active in the APR, including surveillance for species such as those identified during this horizon scanning exercise, and (b) use of this methodology across the other regions of Antarctica. Without the application of appropriate biosecurity measures, rates of introductions and invasions within the APR are likely to increase, resulting in negative consequences for the biodiversity of the whole continent, as introduced species establish and spread further due to climate change and increasing human activity.</jats:p>
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- Global Change Biology
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Global Change Biology 26 (4), 2702-2716, 2020-01-13
Wiley