| Title | Colonization processes |
| Author | Hughes, K.A.; Ott, S.; Bölter, M.; Convey, P. |
| Source | Trends in Antarctic terrestrial and limnetic ecosystems; Antarctica as a global indicator, edited by D.M. Bergstrom, P. Convey and A.H.L. Huiskes, p.35-54, . Publisher: Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. ISBN: 1-4020-5276-6; 978-1-4020-5276-7; 978-1- 4020-5277-4; 1-4020-5277-4 |
| Publication Date | 2006 |
| Notes | In English. 129 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 297115. CRREL Acc. No: 64002114 |
| Index Terms | biogeography; climatic change; ecology; ecosystems; ice sheets; temperature; Antarctica; adaptation; biodiversity; climate change; colonization; communities; glacial environment; habitat; lacustrine environment; microorganisms; subantarctic regions; terrestrial environment; transport; wind transport |
| Abstract | Examines effect of climate change on colonisation of Antarctica by non-native species. Includes dispersal processes of propagules, airborne and water-borne transport, incidental transport on other organisms or debris, and human-mediated transport; climatic and environmental factors affecting survival on arrival; endolithic microbial communities with particular reference to colonisation of rock surfaces at Mars Oasis, Alexander Island; conditions required for establishment and development of communities in newly exposed ground; and levels of biodiversity in Antarctic terrestrial environments |
| Publication Type | monograph |
| Record ID | 87459 |