Additional records of introduced and invasive alien species of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands

This dataset provides additional records to the dataset of Introduced and invasive alien species of Antarctica and the Southern ocean Islands (Leihy et al. 2023 Scientific Data). It contains information on the identity, localities, establishment, eradication status, dates of introduction, habitat, and evidence of impact of known introduced and invasive alien species for the terrestrial and freshwater Antarctic and Southern Ocean region.

Related publications and datasets:

Leihy, R.I., McGeoch, M.A., Clarke, D.A., Peake, L., Buba, Y., Belmaker, J., & Chown, S.L. (2024). Antarctic biosecurity policy effectively manages the rates of alien introductions. bioRiv,

Leihy, R.I., Peake, L., Clarke, D.A., Chown, S.L., & McGeoch, M.A. 2023. Introduced and invasive alien species of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands. Scientific Data, 10, 200.

Data citation: Leihy, R.I., Peake, L., Clarke, D.A., Chown, S.L., & McGeoch, M.A. 2023. Introduced and invasive alien species of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Islands. Figshare, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22056647.