Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Macquarie Island' has mentioned 'Species' in the following places:
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There are over 45 vascular plant species and more than 90 moss species, as well as many liverworts and lichens. | WIKI |
Mammals found on the island include subantarctic fur seals, Antarctic fur seals, New Zealand fur seals and southern elephant sealsxc2xa0xe2x80x93 over 80,000 individuals of this species. | WIKI |
The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports about 3.5 million breeding seabirds of 13 species. | WIKI |
In about 1870, rabbits and a species of New Zealand rail (wekas) were left on the island by sealers to breed for food. | WIKI |
[25] This caused huge damage to the local wildlife, including the extinction of the Macquarie Island rail (Gallirallus macquariensis), the Macquarie parakeet (Cyanoramphus erythrotis), and an as-yet-undescribed species of teal. | WIKI |
Other species killed by the baits include giant petrels, black ducks and skuas. | WIKI |
The breeding population of Royal Penguins (Eudyptes schlegeli), a species endemic to Macquarie Island and nearby Bishop and Clerk Islets, is estimated at over 850,000 pairs, one of the greatest congregations of seabirds in the world. | UNESCO |
Four species of albatross nest on steep and rugged cliffs and are easily viewed when nesting. | UNESCO |
The commercial exploitation of seals and penguins, together with the introduction of alien species, resulted in the extinction of some native species and major declines in others. | UNESCO |
Resultant modifications to vegetation associations and nutrient cycles severely impacted on some species while benefiting others. | UNESCO |
A project to eradicate the remaining mammalian pest species (rabbits, black rats and mice) is underway, and is expected to be completed in 2016. | UNESCO |