Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Lord Howe Island Group' has mentioned 'Species' in the following places:
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| His journal entry for 19 March 1788 noted that "the Supply, in her return, landed at the island she [discovered] in going out, and all were very agreeably surprised to find great numbers of fine turtle on the beach and, on the land amongst the trees, great numbers of fowls very like a guinea hen, and another species of fowl not unlike the landrail in England, and all so perfectly tame that you could frequently take hold of them with your hands but could, at all times, knock down as many as you thought proper, with a short stick. | WIKI |
| He was accompanied by Charles Moore, director of the Botanic Gardens in Sydney, and his assistant William Carron, who forwarded plant specimens to Ferdinand Mueller at the botanic gardens in Melbourne, who by 1875, had catalogued and published 195 species. | WIKI |
| Rodents have only been on the island since the SS Makambo ran aground in 1918, and have wiped out several endemic bird species and were thought to have done the same to the Lord Howe Island stick insect. | WIKI |
| There are 57 species of ferns, of which 25 are endemic: they are most abundant in the moist environments of the southern island, especially the higher parts of Mount Gower,[127] perhaps the most apparent being the four endemic tree ferns in the genus Cyathea that occur on the southern mountains. | WIKI |
| [129] Ten species of orchids are on the island, the most noticeable being the bush orchid (Dendrobium macropus subsp. | WIKI |
| [131] All four species are endemic to the island, often occurring in dense, pure stands, the one that has proved such a worldwide success as an indoor plant being the kentia or thatch palm (Howea forsteriana). | WIKI |
| Natural hybrids between these species occur on the island and a mature specimen of one is growing in the island nursery. | WIKI |
| Eighteen species of land birds breed on the island and many more migratory species occur on the island and its adjacent islets, many tame enough that humans can get quite close. | WIKI |
| [134] The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an endemic bird area, and the Permanent Park Preserve as an important bird area, because it supports the entire population of Lord Howe woodhens, most of the breeding population of providence petrels, over 1% of the world population of another five seabird species, and the whole populations of three endemic subspecies. | WIKI |
| Fourteen species of seabirds breed on the island. | WIKI |
| [140] The wedge-tailed and little shearwaters breed on the main island and surrounding islets, though only a small number of the latter species can be found on the main island. | WIKI |
| [148] Once common, the species is now endangered and a captive-breeding program is underway to save the snail from extinction. | WIKI |
| Marine environments are near-pristine with a mixtures of temperate, subtropical, and tropical species derived from cool-temperate ocean currents in the winter and the warm East Australian Current, which flows from the Great Barrier Reef, in summer. | WIKI |
| [154] Of the 490 fish species recorded, 13 are endemic and 60% are tropical. | WIKI |
| [155] Over 80 species of corals occur in the reefs surrounding the islands. | WIKI |
| Various species of cetaceans inhabit or migrate through the waters in vicinity, but very little about their biology in the area is known due to lack of studies and sighting efforts caused from locational conditions. | WIKI |
| Bottlenose dolphins are the most commonly observed and are the only species confirmed to be seasonal or yearly residents, while some other dolphin species have also been observed. | WIKI |
| [163] Two species of plants, nine terrestrial birds, one bat, and at least four invertebrates have become extinct since 1778. | WIKI |
| Iconic species include endemics such as the flightless Lord Howe Woodhen (Gallirallis sylvestris), once regarded as one of the rarest birds in the world, and the Lord Howe Island Phasmid (Dryococelus australis), the worldxe2x80x99s largest stick insect that was feared extinct until its rediscovery on Balls Pyramid. | UNESCO |
| Many species are at their ecological limits, endemism is high, and unique assemblages of temperate and tropical forms cohabit. | UNESCO |
| While sadly a number of endemic species disappeared with the arrival of people and their accompanying species, the Lord Howe Island Phasmid, the largest stick insect in the world, still exists on Balls Pyramid. | UNESCO |
| The islands are an outstanding example of an oceanic island group with a diverse range of ecosystems and species that have been subject to human influences for a relatively limited period. | UNESCO |
| Measures are being taken to prevent the introduction of new invasive plant species while significant resources are being directed towards the management and eradication of weeds. | UNESCO |