The Scotia Sea Islands tundra is a tundra ecoregion in the Antarctica biogeographic realm, covering roughly 3,138 square miles (RESOLVE 2017 ecoregion 129). Under the Dinerstein "Nature Needs Half" framework it is classed Half Protected (tier 1 of 4) — at least half of its natural habitat already lies within protected areas. Plotwright's CHELSA-derived snapshot places it around hardiness zone 10b today, trending toward 10b by mid-century under roughly 1.4 °C of projected warming.
Marker placed inside the RESOLVE 2017 polygon at 54.4°S, 36.7°W.
Climate snapshot for this ecoregion
°C
°F
Current zone range (2011–2040)
10b
Plotwright
CHELSA-derived typical winter month at this ecoregion's bbox grid.
Projected (2041–2070)
10b
Plotwright
Where the CHELSA models say the typical winter month is heading.
Average warming this ecoregion is on track for: +2.5°F by mid-century. SSP3-7.0 (current trajectory) · CHELSA v2.1 bio06 sampled across 1 of 10 points within this ecoregion's bounding box.
At a glance
Dominant biome
Tundra
Realm
Antarctica
Approximate area
3,138 sq mi
Conservation tier
Half Protected (Dinerstein NNH 1)
About the tundra biome
Treeless polar and high-mountain landscapes of low shrubs, sedges, mosses, and lichens, where cold and a short growing season cap plant height. Soils are frequently frozen as permafrost, and these systems recover only slowly from disturbance.
Catalog plants suited to this ecoregion
No catalog plants intersect this ecoregion's zone range. As the catalog grows to cover this region's climate band, suggestions will surface here.
Collections for this ecoregion
No curated collection's plants all fit this ecoregion's zone range. We surface a collection only when every member would grow here — partial fits get filtered out rather than mislead. As the catalog and the curated set both grow, this section will fill in.