Impact of anthropogenic transportation to Antarctica on alien seed viability

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1125-1130

  Hughes, K A ^a   Lee, J E ^b   Ware, C ^c,d   Kiefer, K ^c,d   Bergstrom, D M ^c,d  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Dispersal; Invasion; Non native; Propagule; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOSAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INVASIVE SPECIES; PROPAGULE; SEED DISPERSAL; TRANSPORTATION MODE; VIABILITY;

ANTARCTICA;

POA; POA TRIVIALIS;

EID: 77954631909     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0801-4     Document Type: Article

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