Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Glob Chang Biol. 2022 Oct;28(20):5861-5864. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16309. Epub 2022 Jul 12.
Polar landscapes and their unique biodiversity are threatened by climate change. Wild reindeer are cultural and ecological keystone species, traversing across the northern Eurasian Arctic throughout the year (Wild reindeer in the sub-Arctic in Kuhmo, Finland. Photo: Antti Leinonen, Snowchange Cooperative. Used with permission). In contrast, Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity is found on islands in the ice (or ocean) which support unique assemblages of plants and animals (King George Island, South Shetlands; photo Andrew Netherwood. Used with permission). This VSI examines how the changing climate threatens these diverse marine and terrestrial habitats and the biodiversity that they support.
极地景观及其独特的生物多样性正受到气候变化的威胁。野生驯鹿是文化和生态的关键物种，它们在整个北亚北极地区全年迁徙（芬兰库奥莫的亚北极地区的野生驯鹿。照片：Antti Leinonen，Snowchange 合作社。经许可使用）。相比之下，南极陆地生物多样性存在于冰（或海洋）中的岛屿上，那里支持着独特的动植物组合（南设得兰群岛的乔治王岛；照片：Andrew Netherwood。经许可使用）。本 VSI 研究了气候变化如何威胁这些多样的海洋和陆地栖息地及其所支持的生物多样性。
