Peer Review #1 of "Trichocera maculipennis (Diptera)—an invasive species in Maritime Antarctica (v0.1)"
Abstract:Antarctica, with its severe conditions, is poor in terrestrial fauna species. However, an increase in human presence together with climate change may cause an influx of nonnative species. Here we report a significant increase in colonized area of one of the few known invasive species to date in Antarctica. Non-native flies of Trichocera maculipennis have been recently observed in the Admiralty Bay area on King George Island, South Shetlands Islands, West Antarctica, 10 years after its first record in Maritime … Show more
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