Weeds Down Under: Invasion of the sub-Antarctic wilderness of Macquarie Island

• Main Authors: Williams, Laura Kate, Environmental and Rural Science, Kristiansen, Paul, School of Environmental and Rural Science, orcid:0000-0003-2116-0663, Shaw, Justine, Sindel, Brian M, orcid:0000-0002-4100-218X, Wilson, Susan C, orcid:0000-0002-3409-0847
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Plant Protection Quarterly 2013
• Subjects: Conservation and Biodiversity; Environmental Management; Antarctic; Major Island; Antarc*; Macquarie Island
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14358

The sub-Antarctic islands are some of the least inhabited and most protected ecosystems in the world. Due to their isolation and low human visitation they have escaped the worst effects of alien plant invasion. The sub-Antarctic islands are all nature reserves due to their high conservation values,...