An attempt to recover the Po'ouli by translocation and an appraisal of recovery strategy for bird species of extreme rarity

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-375

  Groombridge, Jim J ^a,f   Massey, J Gregory ^b   Bruch, James C ^a,c   Malcolm, Trent ^a   Brosius, Chris N ^a   Okada, Marcy M ^a   Sparklin, Bill ^a   Fretz, J Scott ^d   VanderWerf, Eric A ^e  

^a Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project   (United States)

^b Maui Veterinary Services Office   (United States)

^c Maui Invasive Species Committee   (United States)

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

^e U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endangered; Honeycreeper; Po'ouli; Recovery; Translocation

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; PASSERINE; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

AVES; DREPANIDINAE; HAWAIIA; MELAMPROSOPS PHAEOSOMA;

EID: 1842845077     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.06.005     Document Type: Article

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