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Peter Convey is affiliated with the British Antarctic Survey in the United Kingdom, contributing extensively to environmental science with a focus on polar and ecological research. Their work encompasses over 400 publications mainly within the field of Environmental Science, with significant emphasis on Ecology and allied subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Molecular Biology.

The core topics of their research include Polar Research and Ecology, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Protist diversity and phylogeny, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, as well as Microbial Bioremediation and Biosurfactants.

Peter Convey has collaborated frequently with the following researchers:

  • Luiz Henrique Rosa (55 publications)
  • Micheline Carvalho-Silva (47 publications)
  • Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara (46 publications)
  • Siti Aqlima Ahmad (26 publications)
  • Tamara Contador (24 publications)

Their research findings have been published predominantly in the following journals:

  • Antarctic Science (34 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (11 publications)
  • Extremophiles (11 publications)
  • Polar Biology (10 publications)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (8 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Global maps of soil temperature" (2021) published in Global Change Biology
  • "Invasive non-native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region" (2020) published in Global Change Biology
  • "Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems" (2022) published in Arctic Science
  • "Remote sensing reveals Antarctic green snow algae as important terrestrial carbon sink" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "Antarctic extreme events" (2023) published in Frontiers in Environmental Science

Best Publications

  • Ecological responses to recent climate change.

    Gian Reto Walther;Eric Post;Peter Convey;Annette Menzel

  • Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications.

    Yves Frenot;Steven L. Chown;Jennie Whinam;Patricia M. Selkirk

  • Antarctic climate change and the environment

    Peter Convey;R. Bindschadler;G. Di Prisco;E. Fahrbach

  • Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update

    John Turner;Nicholas E Barrand;Thomas J Bracegirdle;Peter Convey

  • Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment.

    T. Tin;Z.L. Fleming;Kevin A. Hughes;D.G. Ainley

  • Antarctic environmental change and biological responses.

    Peter Convey;Lloyd S. Peck

  • The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity

    Peter Convey;Peter Convey;Steven Loudon Chown;Andrew Clarke;David K A Barnes

  • Diversity and distribution of Victoria Land biota

    Byron J. Adams;Richard D. Bardgett;Edward Ayres;Diana H. Wall

  • Environmental constraints on life histories in Antarctic ecosystems: tempos, timings and predictability.

    Lloyd S. Peck;Peter Convey;David K. A. Barnes

  • Antarctic terrestrial life--challenging the history of the frozen continent?

    Peter Convey;John A E Gibson;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;Dominic A Hodgson

  • The influence of environmental characteristics on life history attributes of Antarctic terrestrial biota

    Peter Convey

  • Spatial and temporal variability across life's hierarchies in the terrestrial Antarctic

    Steven L Chown;Peter Convey

  • Conservation biogeography of the Antarctic

    Aleks Terauds;Aleks Terauds;Steven L. Chown;Fraser Morgan;Helen J. Peat

  • Incursion and excursion of Antarctic biota: past, present and future

    D. K. A. Barnes;D. A. Hodgson;P. Convey;C. S. Allen

  • Diversity and biogeography of the Antarctic flora

    Helen J. Peat;Andrew Clarke;Peter Convey

  • Ecology. Antarctic biodiversity.

    Peter Convey;Mark I Stevens

  • A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond

    M.C. Kennicutt;S.L. Chown;J.J. Cassano;D. Liggett

  • The protection of Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems from inter- and intra-continental transfer of non-indigenous species by human activities: A review of current systems and practices

    Kevin A. Hughes;Pete Convey

  • Molecular Analysis of Geographic Patterns of Eukaryotic Diversity in Antarctic Soils

    Blair Lawley;Sarah Ripley;Paul Bridge;Peter Convey

  • Biotic interactions in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: are they a factor?

    Ian D. Hogg;S. Craig Cary;Pete Convey;Kevin K. Newsham

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominic A. Hodgson
Dominic A. Hodgson British Antarctic Survey
David Pearce
David Pearce Northumbria University
Kevin A. Hughes
Kevin A. Hughes Natural Environment Research Council
Stef Bokhorst
Stef Bokhorst Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Julian Gutt
Julian Gutt Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
John Turner
John Turner Natural Environment Research Council
Mark I. Stevens
Mark I. Stevens South Australian Museum
Lloyd S. Peck
Lloyd S. Peck British Antarctic Survey
Howard Griffiths
Howard Griffiths University of Cambridge

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