Conservation and management in the French sub-Antarctic islands and surrounding seas.

International audience Of the French islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Archipel Crozet and Îles Kerguelen are considered sub-Antarctic, and Île Amsterdam and Île Saint-Paul temperate. All have endemic species amongst their biota. The Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) is responsi...

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Main Authors: Lebouvier, Marc, Frenot, Yves
Other Authors: Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution Rennes (ECOBIO), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut Ecologie et Environnement - CNRS Ecologie et Environnement (INEE-CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2007
Subjects:
sub-Antarctic islands
Archipel Crozet
Îles Kerguelen
Île Saint-Paul
Île Amsterdam
[SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces
environment
[SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes
Antarctic
Indian
Kerguelen
Saint-Paul
Antarc*
Antarctique*
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-00419449
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Summary:International audience Of the French islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Archipel Crozet and Îles Kerguelen are considered sub-Antarctic, and Île Amsterdam and Île Saint-Paul temperate. All have endemic species amongst their biota. The Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) is responsible for sovereignty of these islands, the French Polar Institute (IPEV) is the central agency for research, and the Committee for the Polar Environment (CEP) provides advice on environmental protection and management issues. In 2006 all of the islands gained the status of Nature Reserve, and a management plan is expected to be in place within three years, providing greater protection for the environment and biota.

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