Emerging Issues of Australia's Sub-Antarctic Islands: Macquarie Island and Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Macquarie Island (Macquarie) and Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) are spectacular, remote Australian sub-Antarctic islands located in the Southern Ocean. Macquarie and HIMI are home to an abundant and diverse array of unique sub-Antarctic wildlife. The vastness of the Southern Ocean and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kriwoken, LK, Holmes, ND
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2007
Subjects:
Policy and administration not elsewhere classified
Australian Antarctic Territory
AAT
Antarctica
Antarctic Treaty
Sub-Antarctic Islands
Antarctic Tourism
Policy
Antarctic
Heard
Heard Island
McDonald Islands
Southern Ocean
Antarc*
Macquarie Island
Online Access:https://figshare.com/articles/chapter/Emerging_Issues_of_Australia_s_Sub-Antarctic_Islands_Macquarie_Island_and_Heard_Island_and_McDonald_Islands/23052614
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Summary:Macquarie Island (Macquarie) and Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) are spectacular, remote Australian sub-Antarctic islands located in the Southern Ocean. Macquarie and HIMI are home to an abundant and diverse array of unique sub-Antarctic wildlife. The vastness of the Southern Ocean and the isolation of these islands mean they provide crucial habitat for fauna, flora and microbial life. On Macquarie and HIMI 3.5 and 1.3 million seabirds annually breed and moult, largely represented by five penguin species.

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