Effects of alien rodent control on demography of the O'ahu 'Elepaio, an endangered Hawaiian forest bird

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-81

  Vanderwerf, Eric A ^a,b,c   Smith, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources   (United States)

^c Pacific Islands Office   (United States)

Author keywords

'Elepaio; Chasiempis sandwichensis; Demography; Hawai'i; Nest predation; Predator control; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; PEST CONTROL;

HAWAII; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CHASIEMPIS SANDWICHENSIS; HAWAIIA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036906775     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc020073     Document Type: Article

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