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Securing South Georgia’s native habitats following invasive species control

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Darwin Plus
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£256,544
WHERE ICON
WHERE
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Summary

This project will safeguard South Georgia’s native habitats by monitoring and assessing vegetation changes following invasive non-native species control; estimating from soil seed bank and seed viability studies the risk of non-native plant species persisting past 2020 to inform future management strategy; quantifying the potential for non-native plant species to disperse into new areas following glacial retreat due to climate change; and, securing seed and fern spore collections of native plant species for conservation at Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank.
 
Status Completed
Reference DPLUS080
Round 6
Start 01/04/2018
End 30/09/2021

Project Leader


Project Partners
University of Durham, Indigena Biodiversity Limited


Regions
UKOT

Biomes
ISLAND BIODIVERSITY

Threats To Biodiversity
INVASIVE SPECIES

Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, EX SITU

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, MONITORING, GLOBAL PLANT STRATEGY, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, NBSAP

Countries
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Documents:
Download: Final Report - DPLUS080 FR - 21/01/2022

Download: Annual Report - DPLUS080 AR3 - 11/08/2021

Download: Annual Report - DPLUS080 AR2 - 21/01/2022

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS080 HYR2 - 26/08/2020

Download: Annual Report - DPLUS080 AR1 - 26/08/2020

Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS080 HYR1 - 26/08/2020

Download: Application Form - DPLUS080 App edited - 23/01/2019