Protecting South Georgia’s terrestrial communities from climate change-invasion synergies
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus
VALUE £323,780
WHERE South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Summary
South Georgia’s unique terrestrial ecosystems are vulnerable to invasion by non-native plants and invertebrates that will benefit from climate change. Our project will generate information immediately applicable to conservation management in a warming climate by 1) recording colonisation of recently deglaciated areas by non-native species, 2) identifying ‘winning’ and ‘losing’ native and non-native plants under simulated warming, 3) mapping invasive carabid beetle and native invertebrate distribution and abundance, and 4) identifying high-risk potential future invaders from the Falkland Islands.
