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146Irving, RA, Schofield, AJ and Webster, CJ. Island Studies (1997). Bideford: Lundy Field SocietyBOTANICAL STUDIESand fauna undertaken in 1986 by the National Trust,owners of the island since 1969. The ensuing report(National Trust 1991) was based on the observations ofa team of scientists during a visit to the island,combined with references to previously publishedstudies and consultations with involved organisationsand specialist journals. The report is divided into anumber of sections describing the different vegetativecommunities which occur on Lundy. It highlights thepresence of a number of rare plants on Lundy such asthe Lundy cabbage Coincya wrightii, balm-leavedfigwort Scrophularia scordonia, dwarf adders tonguefern Ophioglossum azoricum, and hay-scented bucklerfern Dryopteris aemula. Mention is made too of therecords of plants which have appeared from time totime in disturbed ground, such as thorn apple Daturastramonium, henbane Hyoscyamus niger and smallfloweredcatchfly Silene anglica. The report includesuseful comments on the accuracy of some speciesidentifications which have been included in floral lists.In addition to flowering plants, mosses, liverworts,lichens, fungi, sedges, rushes and grasses were includedin the survey. Besides reporting on what was found,the report comments on the interaction between thevegetation, the grazing of farm animals, and the fauna.It also contains some suggestions for improving theisland's overall ecological balance.In conclusionLundy provides opportunities for further botanicalstudies and it may be that, because these can becarried out in a circumscribed geographical area,comparisons can be made and lessons learned whichcan be applied elsewhere in what is, on the whole,inhospitable terrain.Copyright (1997) Lundy Field Society and the author
Irving, RA, Schofield, AJ and Webster, CJ. Island Studies (1997). Bideford: Lundy Field SocietyISLAND STUDIESReferencesAnon. 1962. The Atlas of British Flora.Cassidi, M D, 1981. Status of the Lundy Cabbage Rhyncosinapis wrtghtii. Annual Report of the LundyField Society 31, 64-67.Chanter, J R, 1877. Lundy Island- a monograph.Dawkins, H C, 197 4a. The fescue blanket of Rat Island. Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society 25, 53-55.Dawkins, 1974b. The Ugly nanodrymion. Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society 25, 55-56.Dunn, A, and Bristow, H, 1971. Vegetation survey- Lundy 1971. Annual Report of the Lundy FieldSociety 22, 42-43.English Nature. 1994. Managing Lundy's Wildlife: a Management Planfor the Marine Nature Reserveand the Site of Special Scientific Interest. Okehampton: English Nature.Garbutt, P D, 1952. A study of the vegetation of the coastal slopes of Lundy. Annual Report of the LundyField Society 6, 36-49.Gibson, L, 1992. Lundy flora, 1989-1992. Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society 43, 104-112.Hubbard, E M, 1971. A contribution to the study of the Lundy flora. Annual Report of the Lundy FieldSociety 22, 13-24.Irving, R A, 1984. Notes on the distribution of the Lundy cabbage Rhyncosinapts wrightit.Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society 35, 25-27.Langham, A & M 1970. Lundy. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.Loyd, L R W, 1925. Lundy, its history and natural history. London: Longmans.Marren, P R, 1971. The Lundy Cabbage. Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society 22, 27-31.National Trust. 1991. Biological survey- Lundy, Devon. 1986 survey. Spitalgate, Cirencester: NationalTrust Biological Survey.Palmer, M G, 1946. Ilfracombejlora andfauna.Randall, R, 1980. The purple splurge [sic). Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society 31, 70.Takagt-Arigho, R, 1986. Notes on Lundy Graminae. Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society 37, 47-50.Watt, T A, 1979. Grass growth on two areas of Lundy in June 1978. Annual Report of the Lundy Field Society30, 37-38.147Copyright (1997) Lundy Field Society and the author
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