The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (Pleurophyllum hookeri)
The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on recruitment of the megaherb Pleurophyllum hookeri Buchan. (Asteraceae) was examined on subantarctic Macquarie Island, an island with no extant native terrestrial vertebrates. Pleurophyllum hookeri (Asteraceae) forms a dominant component of the Ma...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:b929406 2023-05-15T17:09:51+02:00 The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (Pleurophyllum hookeri) Shaw, Justine D. Hovenden, Mark J. Bergstrom, Dana M. 2005-02-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b929406 eng eng Wiley doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01430.x issn:1442-9985 orcid:0000-0002-9603-2271 Climate change Introduced species Megaherbs Population recruitment Ship rats Subantarctic 1105 Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 2303 Ecology Journal Article 2005 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01430.x 2020-08-18T05:29:58Z The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on recruitment of the megaherb Pleurophyllum hookeri Buchan. (Asteraceae) was examined on subantarctic Macquarie Island, an island with no extant native terrestrial vertebrates. Pleurophyllum hookeri (Asteraceae) forms a dominant component of the Macquarie Island vegetation and is restricted to the subantarctic. The Macquarie Island population of P. hookeri is the most extensive and intact. Introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) are well established in tall tussock grassland of Macquarie Island. We detected rat activity for the first time within P. hookeri herbfields, in autumn 2000. We found rats were destroying up to 90% of racemes. By excluding rats from caches of inflorescences that they had formed, we found they were having a significant negative effect on initial recruitment and seedling survival within the caches. However, because of high seedling mortality after 1 year, there was no sustained impact of the exclosures on P. hookeri seedling density. Article in Journal/Newspaper Macquarie Island Rattus rattus The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Buchan ENVELOPE(-44.700,-44.700,-60.766,-60.766) Austral Ecology 30 1 118 125 |
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The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on recruitment of the megaherb Pleurophyllum hookeri Buchan. (Asteraceae) was examined on subantarctic Macquarie Island, an island with no extant native terrestrial vertebrates. Pleurophyllum hookeri (Asteraceae) forms a dominant component of the Macquarie Island vegetation and is restricted to the subantarctic. The Macquarie Island population of P. hookeri is the most extensive and intact. Introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) are well established in tall tussock grassland of Macquarie Island. We detected rat activity for the first time within P. hookeri herbfields, in autumn 2000. We found rats were destroying up to 90% of racemes. By excluding rats from caches of inflorescences that they had formed, we found they were having a significant negative effect on initial recruitment and seedling survival within the caches. However, because of high seedling mortality after 1 year, there was no sustained impact of the exclosures on P. hookeri seedling density. |
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Shaw, Justine D. Hovenden, Mark J. Bergstrom, Dana M. |
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Shaw, Justine D. Hovenden, Mark J. Bergstrom, Dana M. |
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Shaw, Justine D. |
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The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (Pleurophyllum hookeri) |
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The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (Pleurophyllum hookeri) |
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The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (Pleurophyllum hookeri) |
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The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (Pleurophyllum hookeri) |
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The impact of introduced ship rats (Rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (Pleurophyllum hookeri) |
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impact of introduced ship rats (rattus rattus) on seedling recruitment and distribution of a subantarctic megaherb (pleurophyllum hookeri) |
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Macquarie Island Rattus rattus |
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Macquarie Island Rattus rattus |
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