Are some sites more diverse or more sensitive to potential environmental disruptions?
Yes. The Inventory has ranked sites in terms of both species diversity and potential for environmental disruptions (Naveen, R., Forrest, S. C., Dagit, R., Blight, L. K., Trivelpiece, W. Z., and Trivelpiece, S. G.: Zodiac landings by tourist ships in the Antarctic Peninsula region, 1989-99, Polar Record 37 (201): 121-132 (2001)). The five Peninsula sites found to have high species diversity are: Hannah Point (SH), Penguin Island (SH), the Aitcho Islands (SH), Cuverville Island (NW), and Fort Point (SH). The fifteen Peninsula sites determined to have medium species diversity are: Arctowski Station (SH), Astrolabe Island (NW), Baily Head (SH), Brown Bluff (NE), Half Moon Island (SH), Heroína Island (NE), Port Lockroy (NW), Point Lookout (EI), Orne Island (NW), Paulet Island (NE), Petermann Island (SW), Pléneau Island (SW), Turret Point (SH), Whaler’s Bay (SH), and Yankee Harbor (SH). The four Peninsula sites found to have high sensitivity to potential disturbances by visitors are: Hannah
