Insulantarctica

Insulantarctica is a biogeographic province of the Antarctic Realm according to the classification developed by Miklos Udvardy in 1975. It comprises scattered islands of the Southern Ocean, which show clear affinity to each other. These islands belong to different countries. Some of them constitute UNESCO's protected areas.

References

    • Udvardy, M. D. F. (1975). A classification of the biogeographical provinces of the world. IUCN Occasional Paper no. 18. Morges, Switzerland: IUCN.
    • Udvardy, Miklos D. F. (1975) "World Biogeographical Provinces" (Map). The CoEvolution Quarterly, Sausalito, California.
    • Clark, M. R. and Dingwall, P. R. (1985). "Conservation of islands in the Southern Ocean. A review of the protected areas of Insulantarctica." International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Cambridge University Press.
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