An Ecological Reconnaissance of Coppermine Island, hen and chickens group
- 1 September 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Botany
- Vol. 6 (3) , 285-294
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0028825x.1968.10428814
Abstract
The vegetation of Coppermine Island consists mainly of coastal scrub and pohutukawa-dominated forest on the steep slopes and kanuka scrub and forest on the upper ridges. Also present is a mahoe-puriri forest associated with a very friable soil that is burrowed by large numbers of flesh-footed shearwaters. This ecosystem has not been found elsewhere and appears to be related to the island§ unusual geology Doth from a wildlife and a scientific standpoint it is particularly important to prevent European rats reaching this island or any other islands of the Chicken group.Keywords
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