Feral brown rats, Rattus norvegicus, in South Georgia (South Atlantic Ocean)

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Pye, T., Bonner, W.N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zoological Society of London 1980
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Burrows; Antarc*; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525000/; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb04232.x

Brown rats were introduced to the sub‐antarctic island of South Georgia probably around 1800. They are now widespread and abundant, particularly on the north coast. The population is divided into discrete units by the rugged topography of the island, particularly the many glaciers. Rats are found mo...