| Title | Subantarctic terrestrial conservation and management |
| Author | Whinam, J.; Copson, G.; Chapuis, J.L. |
| Source | Trends in Antarctic terrestrial and limnetic ecosystems; Antarctica as a global indicator, edited by D.M. Bergstrom, P. Convey and A.H.L. Huiskes, p.297-316, . Publisher: Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. ISBN: 1-4020-5276-6; 978-1-4020-5276-7; 978-1- 4020-5277-4; 1-4020-5277-4 |
| Publication Date | 2006 |
| Notes | In English. 89 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 297105 |
| Index Terms | climate change; conservation; ecology; endangered species; environmental effects; environmental management; global change; global warming; human activity; natural resources; protection; tourism |
| Abstract | Describes conservation issues arising from combination of global warming, introduced species and management of human visitors in sub-Antarctic islands, and their threat to integrity of sub-Antarctic terrestrial environments. Includes quarantine and conservation; management plans; zoning; protection and management of geological features, flora and fauna, and cultural heritage; recovery programmes for endangered species; prevention of further introductions and management of alien species; and human impacts of station activities, transport, field huts and tracks, expeditioners and tourists, and fishing |
| Publication Type | monograph |
| Record ID | 87470 |