Impact of rat species in Ouvea and Lifou (Loyalty Islands) and their consequences for conserving the endangered Ouvea Parakeet

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 223-232

  Robinet, O ^a   Craig, J L ^a   Chardonnet, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Loyalty Islands; Nest predation; Ouvea Parakeet; Population dynamics; Rats

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ISLAND; NATURE CONSERVATION; PREDATION RISK; RODENT; TRANSLOCATION;

NEW CALEDONIA;

ARATINGA; AVES; EUNYMPHICUS CORNUTUS; EUNYMPHICUS UVAEENSIS; PHASIANIDAE; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031659231     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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