Antarctica has a native ecology

Scientists are inadvertently helping to carry seeds and other bits of plant around Antarctica
Marion Island is one of the sub-Antarctic islands now colonised by the grass Agrostis stolonifera
Visitors to Antarctica had their gear and pockets sampled, including using vacuum cleaners

Alien invaders threaten Antarctic fringes

Scientists are inadvertently helping to carry seeds and other bits of plant around Antarctica
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