The vascular flora and vegetation of Ile de Croy, Iies Kerguelen

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Delarue, Dominique
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1988
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Kerguelen; Ile de Croy; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400008731; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400008731

Abstract In a botanical field survey of Ile de Croy, Iles Kerguelen, from 17 November to 14 December 1984, 14 of the 29 species of vascular plants known from the archipelago were recorded. None of the eight Kerguelen species of pteridophytes and no introduced species were present. Four major natural plant associations were identified. Notes are given on the habitats, distribution and ecology of each species, and comparisons are made with mainland Kerguelen and neighbouring subantarctic islands. The significance for conservation of this relatively undisturbed island is discussed.