Scotia Sea Islands tundra
The Scotia Sea Islands tundra is a tundra ecoregion which includes several island groups – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Shetland Islands, and Bouvet Island – in the Scotia Sea, where the South Atlantic Ocean meets the Southern Ocean.[2]
| Scotia Sea Islands tundra | |
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| Ecology | |
| Realm | Antarctic |
| Biome | tundra |
| Geography | |
| Area | 7,493 km2 (2,893 sq mi) |
| Countries | Norway and United Kingdom |
| Overseas territories | Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Relatively stable/intact |
| Protected | 0 km² (0%)[1] |
South Georgia supports a rich tundra with 50 species of vascular plants. The colder South Orkney and South Shetland islands support only simple mosses, lichens, and algae. The islands have no native land animals, but support a marine fauna that include sea birds and seals.[3]
References
- Dinerstein, Eric; Olson, David; et al. (June 2017). "An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm". BioScience. 67 (6): 534–545. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix014.CS1 maint: date and year (link) Supplemental material 2 table S1b.
- Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix014
- "Scotia Sea". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Accessed 21 April 2020.
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