Macquarie Island’s total of 43 native vascular plant species is low by most standards – some Tasmanian National Parks of similar size have more than ten times this diversity.* But amongst the Subantarctic islands, none come close to Macca’s species Read More …
There are no trees. No shrubs even. The tallest plants are ‘megaherbs’, which can just reach over head height. This is the unusual assemblage of plants which inhabit Macquarie Island. In contrast to the Northern Hemisphere tundra where low-growing shrubs Read More …
I’m a postgrad student at the University of Tasmania, studying plant ecology in alpine and Subantarctic environments. My studies focus on Macquarie Island, half way between Australia and Antarctica. (More about me here). Why travel for days across the notorious Read More …