Conservation of Southern Ocean Islands: invertebrates as exemplars

• Published in: Journal of Insect Conservation
• Main Authors: Chown, Steven L., Lee, Jennifer E., Shaw, Justine D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2008
• Subjects: Global change-type drought; Indirect interactions; Insect conservation; Marine invasions; Soi; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:330348

The Southern Ocean Islands (SOI) have an exceptionally high conservation status, and human activity on the islands is low by comparison with more tropical islands. In consequence, overexploitation, pollution and habitat destruction have had little influence on the invertebrate biotas of the islands,...