Absence of ship rat Rattus rattus, and Norway rat Rattus norvegiens, on ouvea (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia): Consequences for conservation

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 390-397

  Robinet, Olivier ^a   Salas, Michel ^b  

^a Province des Iles Loyauté

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ouvea (loyalty islands); Pacific; Rat spp; Rat trapping

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION;

EID: 0030319126     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc960390     Document Type: Article

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