Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemma

Introduced mammals have had a major impact on the biota of islands in the Southern Ocean. Management plans for some islands include control measures for both introduced herbivores and carnivores that are justified on scientific grounds. In contrast, any active management of reindeer on South Georgia...

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Main Authors: N. Leader-Williams, D.W.H. Walton, P.A. Prince
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1989-07-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/775
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spelling doaj-acf4611bd88e41ec8506b137053aa6c32020-11-25T01:11:10ZengSeptentrio Academic PublishingRangifer1890-67291989-07-019210.7557/2.9.2.775723Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemmaN. Leader-WilliamsD.W.H. WaltonP.A. PrinceIntroduced mammals have had a major impact on the biota of islands in the Southern Ocean. Management plans for some islands include control measures for both introduced herbivores and carnivores that are justified on scientific grounds. In contrast, any active management of reindeer on South Georgia does not have a scientific justification since the survival of native species and communities are not at present threatened. Instead, the management option which is eventually chosen from those which are technically appropiate will be based on a value judgement by the management authority. Innførte reinsdyr på Syd-Georgia - et forvaltningsproblem. Abstract in Norwegian / Sammendrag: Innførte pattedyr har hatt en vesentlig innvirkning på de biologiske forhold på øyer i Sydishavet. Forvaltningsplaner for enkelte øyer omfatter kontrollmålinger av både innførte gressetere og kjøttetere rettferdiggjort av vitenskapelige grunner. I motsetning til dette, har en aktiv forvaltning av reinsdyr på Syd-Georgia ingen vitenskapelig begrunnelse, siden overlevelsen av lokale arter og samfunn ennå ikke er truet. Et eventuelt valg av forvaltningsmodell fra de som teknisk sett er hensiktsmessige, vil måtte basere seg på en vurdering gjort av den forvaltende myndighet.https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/775reindeerferalintroductionpopulation ecologyimpact on native speciesSouth Georgia
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author N. Leader-Williams
D.W.H. Walton
P.A. Prince
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D.W.H. Walton
P.A. Prince
Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemma
Rangifer
reindeer
feral
introduction
population ecology
impact on native species
South Georgia
author_facet N. Leader-Williams
D.W.H. Walton
P.A. Prince
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title Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemma
title_short Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemma
title_full Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemma
title_fullStr Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemma
title_full_unstemmed Introduced reindeer on South Georgia - a management dilemma
title_sort introduced reindeer on south georgia - a management dilemma
publisher Septentrio Academic Publishing
series Rangifer
issn 1890-6729
publishDate 1989-07-01
description Introduced mammals have had a major impact on the biota of islands in the Southern Ocean. Management plans for some islands include control measures for both introduced herbivores and carnivores that are justified on scientific grounds. In contrast, any active management of reindeer on South Georgia does not have a scientific justification since the survival of native species and communities are not at present threatened. Instead, the management option which is eventually chosen from those which are technically appropiate will be based on a value judgement by the management authority. Innførte reinsdyr på Syd-Georgia - et forvaltningsproblem. Abstract in Norwegian / Sammendrag: Innførte pattedyr har hatt en vesentlig innvirkning på de biologiske forhold på øyer i Sydishavet. Forvaltningsplaner for enkelte øyer omfatter kontrollmålinger av både innførte gressetere og kjøttetere rettferdiggjort av vitenskapelige grunner. I motsetning til dette, har en aktiv forvaltning av reinsdyr på Syd-Georgia ingen vitenskapelig begrunnelse, siden overlevelsen av lokale arter og samfunn ennå ikke er truet. Et eventuelt valg av forvaltningsmodell fra de som teknisk sett er hensiktsmessige, vil måtte basere seg på en vurdering gjort av den forvaltende myndighet.
topic reindeer
feral
introduction
population ecology
impact on native species
South Georgia
url https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/775
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