Tracking biodiversity potential is time-sensitive under climate change, especially in the most remote areas. A new analysis fulfils a long-standing need to map the terrestrial vegetation across Antarctica — a crucial step to identify carbon and nutrient cycling hotspots.
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Nicolas Lecomte (2021)
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Lecomte, N. Unmasking Antarctica’s biodiversity. Nat. Geosci. 17, 714–715 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01502-5
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