Water availability, temperature, and UV-B have been identified as three key drivers for vegetation health in Antarctica. Despite this, there have been few longterm studies of the response of Antarctic vegetation to climate change, especially on the continent. Most focus on the Antarctic Peninsula, where dramatic shifts in recorded temperature (of up to5◦C ) have resulted in the subsequent expansion of local plant communities, and a small number of studies have documented climate-induced change in terrestrial communities in Continental Antarctica.