Invasive non-native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region

Kevin A. Hughes; Oliver L. Pescott; Jodey Peyton; Tim Adriaens; Elizabeth J. Cottier-Cook; Gillian Key; Wolfgang Rabitsch; Elena Tricarico; David K.A. Barnes; Naomi Baxter; Mark Belchier; Denise Blake; Peter Convey; Wayne Dawson; Danielle Frohlich; Lauren M. Gardiner; Pablo González-Moreno; Ross James; Christopher Malumphy; Stephanie Martin; Angeliki F. Martinou; Dan Minchin; Andrea Monaco; Niall Moore; Simon A. Morley; Katherine Ross; Jonathan Shanklin; Katharine Turvey; David Vaughan; Alexander G.C. Vaux; Victoria Werenkraut; Ian J. Winfield; Helen E. Roy

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Invasive non-native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region

Kevin A. Hughes^*, Oliver L. Pescott, Jodey Peyton, Tim Adriaens, Elizabeth J. Cottier-Cook, Gillian Key, Wolfgang Rabitsch, Elena Tricarico, David K.A. Barnes, Naomi Baxter, Mark Belchier, Denise Blake, Peter Convey, Wayne Dawson, Danielle Frohlich, Lauren M. Gardiner, Pablo González-Moreno, Ross James, Christopher Malumphy, Stephanie MartinAngeliki F. Martinou, Dan Minchin, Andrea Monaco, Niall Moore, Simon A. Morley, Katherine Ross, Jonathan Shanklin, Katharine Turvey, David Vaughan, Alexander G.C. Vaux, Victoria Werenkraut, Ian J. Winfield, Helen E. Roy

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The Antarctic is considered to be a pristine environment relative to other regions of the Earth, but it is increasingly vulnerable to invasions by marine, freshwater and terrestrial non-native species. The Antarctic Peninsula region (APR), which encompasses the Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands and South Orkney Islands, is by far the most invaded part of the Antarctica continent. The risk of introduction of invasive non-native species to the APR is likely to increase with predicted increases in the intensity, diversity and distribution of human activities. Parties that are signatories to the Antarctic Treaty have called for regional assessments of non-native species risk. In response, taxonomic and Antarctic experts undertook a horizon scanning exercise using expert opinion and consensus approaches to identify the species that are likely to present the highest risk to biodiversity and ecosystems within the APR over the next 10 years. One hundred and three species, currently absent in the APR, were identified as relevant for review, with 13 species identified as presenting a high risk of invading the APR. Marine invertebrates dominated the list of highest risk species, with flowering plants and terrestrial invertebrates also represented; however, vertebrate species were thought unlikely to establish in the APR within the 10 year timeframe. We recommend (a) the further development and application of biosecurity measures by all stakeholders active in the APR, including surveillance for species such as those identified during this horizon scanning exercise, and (b) use of this methodology across the other regions of Antarctica. Without the application of appropriate biosecurity measures, rates of introductions and invasions within the APR are likely to increase, resulting in negative consequences for the biodiversity of the whole continent, as introduced species establish and spread further due to climate change and increasing human activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2702-2716
Number of pages	15
Journal	Global Change Biology
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14938
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2020

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Funding Information:
The Cambridge Conservation Initiative is thanked for hosting the horizon scanning workshop at the David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge. The UK Government, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund, funded this research, through the GB Non‐Native Species Secretariat. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK‐SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. PGM was supported by Darwin Plus, DPLUS074 ‘Improving biosecurity in the SAUKOTs through Pest Risk Assessments'. This paper contributes to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Polar Science for Planet Earth ‘Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation' programme, the BAS Environment Office Long Term Monitoring and Survey project (EO‐LTMS) and the ‘State of the Antarctic Ecosystem' research programme (AntEco) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. We acknowledge Laura Gerrish for map preparation and Jamie Oliver for assistance with the graphical abstract. We thank two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.

Funding Information:
The Cambridge Conservation Initiative is thanked for hosting the horizon scanning workshop at the David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge. The UK Government, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund, funded this research, through the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. PGM was supported by Darwin Plus, DPLUS074 ?Improving biosecurity in the SAUKOTs through Pest Risk Assessments'. This paper contributes to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Polar Science for Planet Earth ?Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation' programme, the BAS Environment Office Long Term Monitoring and Survey project (EO-LTMS) and the ?State of the Antarctic Ecosystem' research programme (AntEco) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. We acknowledge Laura Gerrish for map preparation and Jamie Oliver for assistance with the graphical abstract. We thank two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.

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© 2020 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Keywords

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
biodiversity
horizon scanning
non-native
pathways
risk assessment

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Hughes, K. A., Pescott, O. L., Peyton, J., Adriaens, T., Cottier-Cook, E. J., Key, G., Rabitsch, W., Tricarico, E., Barnes, D. K. A., Baxter, N., Belchier, M., Blake, D., Convey, P., Dawson, W., Frohlich, D., Gardiner, L. M., González-Moreno, P., James, R., Malumphy, C., ... Roy, H. E. (2020). Invasive non-native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Global Change Biology, 26(4), 2702-2716. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14938

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Invasive non-native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region

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