Environmental change and human impacts on terrestrial ecosystems of the sub-Antarctic islands between their discovery and the mid-twentieth century
Sub-Antarctic islands share many similarities in their history of human interaction and impacts before the mid-twentieth century. Large impacts on land were associated with the marine exploitation industries of sealing and whaling.
Published in: | Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13217/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13217/7/2009_Convey_environmental.pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13217/2/convey-plate_2.pdf |
Summary: | Sub-Antarctic islands share many similarities in their history of human interaction and impacts before the mid-twentieth century. Large impacts on land were associated with the marine exploitation industries of sealing and whaling. |
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