Quelles origines à l’asylvatisme des îles volcaniques australes Crozet et Saint-Paul (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, océan Indien) ?

• Published in: Cybergeo
• Main Authors: Sébastien Larrue, Julien Chadeyron, Frédéric Faucon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: German; English; French; Italian; Portuguese
• Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2018
• Subjects: biogeography; island; vegetation; physical geography; geohistory; Geography (General); G1-922; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Indian; Saint-Paul; Antarc*; Antarctique*; Saint-Paul Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4000/cybergeo.28917; https://doaj.org/article/0f0e7d4415764ff9acb65f8373661675

Remote islands of Saint-Paul and Crozet (Indian Ocean) are among the most isolated islands in the world. Neither native trees nor shrubs have been reported on these Subantarctic Islands. Both regular and high wind speed that characterize these southern latitudes are considered the main factor to exp...