Back Tundra de les Illes de la Mar de Scotia Catalan Ecorregión terrestre tundra de las islas del mar de Scotia Spanish Toundra des îles de la Mer de la Scotia French Eilandtoendra van de Scotiazee Dutch Тундра островів моря Скоша Ukrainian
| Scotia Sea Islands tundra | |
|---|---|
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 Islands of the ecoregion (in red dashed box) | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Antarctic |
| Biome | tundra |
| Geography | |
| Area | 7,493 km2 (2,893 sq mi) |
| Countries | |
| Overseas territories | |
| Coordinates | 54°27′S 36°27′W / 54.45°S 36.45°W |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Relatively stable/intact |
| Protected | 0 km² (0%)[1] |
The Scotia Sea Islands tundra is a tundra ecoregion (WWF AN1103) 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] [3] [4] [5] Most of the terrain is covered with snow and permanent ice, with tundra vegetation - moss, lichen, and algae - on the remainder. The islands support important rookeries for seals, seabirds, and penguins. The islands have no permanent human habitation, and the cold, harsh climate and ending of seal hunting and whaling has prevented settlement.[5]
- ^ 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. PMC 5451287. PMID 28608869.
{{cite journal}}: 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
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Scotia Sea Islands tundra". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Scotia Sea Islands tundra". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved June 20, 2021.