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More than 2,500 alien plant species could find suitable conditions in the Arctic, especially in northern Norway and Svalbard.

A recent study published in NeoBiota indicates that thousands of non-native plant species could now find suitable conditions in the Arctic.

Human activity brings with it alien species and creates excellent conditions that allow them to become established in an otherwise barren Arctic landscape. (Kristine Bakke Westergaard, NTNU via SWNS) ...