Changes in the cover of plant species associated with climate change and grazing pressure on the Macquarie Island coastal slopes, 1980-2009

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-136

  Scott, J J ^a   Kirkpatrick, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Long term monitoring; Rabbit grazing; Subantarctic; Vegetation disturbance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DISTURBANCE; FERAL ORGANISM; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND; LAGOMORPH; MONITORING; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SOIL WATER; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATERLOGGING;

MACQUARIE ISLAND;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84871428288     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1243-y     Document Type: Article

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