Remarkable Rocks, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Greg Brave/Shutterstock Januari 13, 2021 Enjoy them while you can? The ecotourism challenge facing Australia’s favourite islands Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia Australia’s island destinations attract millions of visitors a year. We need a better approach to ecotourism to protect their natural assets.
Macquarie Island. Subantarcic bedstraw was likely dispersed by sea birds who travelled across vast seas. Mei 10, 2019 How I stumbled on a lost plant just north of Antarctica Nick Fitzgerald, University of Tasmania This small herb hadn’t been seen on Macquarie Island since it was first recorded in 1983, despite several searches over the next 30 years.
End of an era? The Macquarie Island research base could close next year. AAP/Paul Carter September 18, 2016 Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking Indi Hodgson-Johnston, University of Tasmania The shock decision to close Australia’s year-round research station at Macquarie Island will make monitoring Antarctica and the Southern Ocean harder, and will force Tasmania to get creative.