Fuegian plants in Antarctica: Natural or anthropogenically assisted immigrants?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Smith, Ronald I Lewis ^a   Richardson, Michael ^b  

^a Centre for Antarctic Plant Ecology and Diversity   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alien or natural immigrant; Antarctica; Biosecurity; Deception Island; Gamochaeta nivalis; Nassauvia magellanica

Indexed keywords

ANEMOCHORY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOSAFETY; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; IMMIGRATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOUNTAIN REGION; TOURIST ATTRACTION; VOLCANIC ISLAND; WHALING;

ANTARCTICA; DECEPTION ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA];

ASTERACEAE; GAMOCHAETA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NASSAUVIA;

EID: 77952705630     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9784-x     Document Type: Article

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