The flora & vegetation of Open Bay Islands
- Author
- Burrows, C.J.
- Year
- 1972
- Journal / Source
- Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Volume
- 2
- Number
- 1
- Pages
- 15-42
- Summary
- The paper lists the flora of Open Bay Islands, South Westland, New Zealand, and describes the vegetation. Brief ecological notes are given for the terrestrial vegetation. The importance of seals, in particular, in affecting the vegetation is described. Notes about colonisation of the islands by plants are included and there are five appendices. The first describes small plots installed to exclude seals, the second describes the soils, the third describes glacial deposits on the islands, the fourth includes notes about some of the animal life and the fifth, by Dr and Mrs D. S. Horning, lists additional cryptogams collected by them.