Spatial variation in structural damage to a keystone plant species in the sub-Antarctic: interactions between Azorella selagoand invasive house mice

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Phiri, Ethel E., McGeoch, Melodie A., Chown, Steven L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: Antarctic; Burrows; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Marion Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102008001569; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102008001569

Abstract On Southern Ocean islands the effects of the house mouse on plants are not well understood. In particular, its influence at the landscape scale has largely been overlooked. To address this issue, we systematically mapped the distribution of a keystone, cushion plant species, Azorella selago...