News Headline

Invasive species that threaten biodiversity on the Antarctic Peninsula are identified

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2020-02-13

Invasive species are non-native ones that are introduced into a new habitat and are able to adapt to it, displacing indigenous species or causing them to go extinct. This threat is increased by the fact that people and things are constantly moving all over the world, and this is one of the main causes of biodiversity worldwide. Though it is uninhabited, Antarctica is not free from this problem.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-02-invasive-species-threaten-biodiversity-antarctic.html