Author Contributions
Joshua Tsamba: Conceptualization (equal); data curation (equal); formal analysis (lead); investigation (equal); methodology (equal); writing – original draft (lead); writing – review and editing (lead). Michelle Greve: Conceptualization (equal); data curation (equal); formal analysis (equal); funding acquisition (lead); investigation (equal); methodology (equal); project administration (lead); supervision (lead); writing – original draft (supporting); writing – review and editing (supporting). Peter C. le Roux: Investigation (supporting); project administration (supporting); supervision (supporting); writing – original draft (supporting); writing – review and editing (supporting). Luis R. Pertierra: Formal analysis (supporting); methodology (supporting); supervision (supporting); writing – original draft (supporting); writing – review and editing (supporting). Bongekile S. Kuhlase: Investigation (supporting); data curation (equal); writing – review and editing (supporting).
Acknowledgements
This research was funded by South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) through the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) grant number: 110734, and through Biodiversa Funding to ASICS (“Assessing and mitigating the effects of climate change and biological Invasions on the spatial distribution of biodiversity in Cold environments”), supported by the South African Department of Science and Innovation.