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A Red Data List for the Falkland Islands vascular flora

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2002

D. A. Broughton  and
J. H. McAdam
D. A. Broughton
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Plant Science, The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland. E-mail: jmcadam@dardni.gov.uk Present address: Falklands Conservation, PO Box 26, Stanley, Falkland Islands.
J. H. McAdam
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Plant Science, The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland. E-mail: jmcadam@dardni.gov.uk
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Abstract

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The Falkland Islands are situated in the South Atlantic and have a native flora of 171 vascular plant species. Although a relatively high proportion of the native flora is of conservation concern, this is poorly recognized, both nationally and internationally. Typically, threatened species occur as only a few small, isolated populations, and they are facing increasing pressure from land-use change, particularly agricultural intensification. This paper presents the first national Red Data List for the Falkland Islands, and provides an overview of the 23 threatened plants of the archipelago as well as covering another 16 species of relevance to the national conservation strategy. This Red List provides an important first step towards the recognition and conservation of the threatened native flora of the Falkland Islands at both the national and international level.

Keywords

Falkland IslandsfloraRed Listthreatened plants
Type
Articles
Information
Oryx , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , July 2002 , pp. 279 - 287
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© 2002 Flora & Fauna International