Conservation and management in the French sub-Antarctic islands and surrounding seas

• Published in: Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
• Main Author: Lebouvier, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; RST; Van Diemens Land; natural history; science; ecology; taxonomy; botany; zoology; geology; geography; papers & proceedings; Australia; UTAS Library; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Indian; Saint-Paul; Antarc*; Antarctique*; Archipel Crozet
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13337/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13337/4/2007_Lebouvier_conservation_and_management.pdf

Of the French islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Archipel Crozet and Iles Kerguelen are considered sub-Antarctic, and Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul temperate. All have endemic species amongst their biota. The Terres Australes et Antarctiques Franyaises (TAAF) is responsible for sovereignty of...