The invasion of ecosystems by exotic species is currently viewed as one of the most
important sources of biodiversity loss. The largest part of this loss occurs on islands, where …

Alien microbes, fungi, plants and animals occur on most of the sub-Antarctic islands and
some parts of the Antarctic continent. These have arrived over approximately the last two …

This review examines the direct effects of climate change on insect herbivores. Temperature
is identified as the dominant abiotic factor directly affecting herbivorous insects. There is little …

Modern climate change has precipitated widespread interest in the responses of organisms
to the thermal environment. In insects, it is not only changes in mean environmental …

Terrestrial ecosystems of southern ocean islands have enjoyed renewed attention recently
owing to the discovery that their climates are changing dramatically. This has led to an …

Insects may survive subzero temperatures by two general strategies: Freeze-tolerant insects
withstand the formation of internal ice, while freeze-avoiding insects die upon freezing …

Antarctica and its surrounding islands lie at one extreme of global variation in diversity.
Typically, these regions are characterized as being species poor and having simple food …

Over a 2-year study, we investigated the effect of environmental change on the diversity and
abundance of soil arthropod communities (Acari and Collembola) in the Maritime Antarctic …

An overview of the terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate fauna of the High Arctic
archipelago of Svalbard is presented. Sixty seven additional species to the previous …

The Antarctic region comprises the continent, the Maritime Antarctic, the sub-Antarctic
islands, and the southern cold temperate islands. Continental Antarctica is devoid of insects …