Macquarie Island flora and fauna management interpreting progress and predictions for the future

• Published in: Papers and Proceedings of The Royal Society of Tasmania
• Main Authors: Brothers, N, Copson, GR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; RST; Van Diemens Land; natural history; science; ecology; taxonomy; botany; zoology; geology; geography; papers & proceedings; Australia; UTAS Library; Main Island; Macquarie Island
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13873/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13873/4/1988_Brothers_Macquarie_Island_flora.pdf

The flora and fauna of Macquarie Island, in the subantarctic, have been experiencing a gradual but sure deterioration since the introduction of alien species. The greatest single achievement in attempts to stop this has been success with controlling the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The a...