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Titre :	Important Bird Areas Montserrat
Auteurs :	Steffen Oppel, Auteur ; Gerard Gray, Auteur ; James Daley, Auteur ; Stephen Mendes, Auteur ; Calvin Fenton, Auteur ; Gemma Galbraith, Auteur ; Shawn Daniel, Auteur ; James Millett, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (108(2) FEB 2015)
Article en page(s) :	80-96
Résumé :	Montserrat is a small jewel of an island in the eastern Caribbean. After a major volcanic eruption in 1995, two-thirds of the island became uninhabitable, and today Montserrat is off the beaten track for most tourists.The island is easily accessible, however, and a range of habitats support a variety of interesting native biodiversity.Three hill ranges exist on the island, the southernmost being an active volcano and mostly devoid of vegetation.The Centre Hills, an area of semi-natural forest, is home to endemic species such as the Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi, the Montserrat Galliwasp Diploglossus montisserrati (a skink), and the 'Mountain Chicken' Leptodactylus fallax (a frog). Besides the Centre Hills forest, there are dry scrublands in the northern hill range, coastal cliffs, and some unspoilt beaches with scenic reefs suitable for snorkelling and diving. The island's habitats suffer from the effects of multiple non-native species such as feral pigs, goats, cattle, rats and cats. Efforts to control these are under way, and the Centre Hills forest is protected. Protecting the forest on Montserrat is the most critical target both for native biodiversity and for water supply on the island.

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