Alien lichens unintentionally transported to the "Arctowski" station (South Shetlands, Antarctica)

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1067-1073

  Osyczka, Piotr ^a,b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alien species; Antarctic conservation; Cargo; Human impact; Lichens

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARGO CONTAINER; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LICHEN; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTOWSKI STATION; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 77954659991     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0786-z     Document Type: Article

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