An Annotated Atlas of the Vascular Flora of Macquarie IslandThe atlas shows the known distribution and abundance of each vascular species on Macquarie Island immediately prior to the commencement of control measures against rabbits in 1978. It gives a baseline against which changes in the vegetation can be monitored. The effects of the introduced vertebrates on the vegetation are discussed. Additional data are given on the habitat, gregarious performance and phenology of some species. |
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Acaena magellanica Agrostis magellanica altitude Antarctic areas associated Azorella selago alliance benefits from rabbit Blechnum penna-marina bog alliances bog communities burrows Callitriche antarctica Carex trifida Cerastium fontanum Colobanthus muscoides Colobanthus quitensis Coprosma Coprosma pumila Copson Crassula moschata David O'Sullivan Deschampsia Deschampsia chapmani Deschampsia penicillata dominant Eaten by rabbits favoured fen and bog Festuca contracta Grammitis poeppigeana Grazed by rabbits Green Gorge grid squares Habitat Hydrocotyle sp Juncus scheuchzerioides locally common Locally threatened Lusitania Bay Luzula campestris Lycopodium Lycopodium sp Macquarie Island Ocean and adjacent plateau Pleurophyllum hookeri Poa annua Poa foliosa Poa polaris Coprosma Polystichum vestitum Probably benefits Puccinellia macquariensis rabbit activity rabbit grazing rabbit population raised beach terrace recorded Sandy Bay Scirpus aucklandicus seral communities Southern Ocean Stellaria media Stellaria media Cerastium Stilbocarpa polaris Taylor Uncinia Uncinia compacta vascular flora vascular plants vegetation water-table wekas widespread and abundant Widespread and common Widespread but rare wind