Experimental control of a native predator may improve breeding success of a threatened seabird in the California Channel Islands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 484-492

  Millus, Sarah A ^a   Stapp, Paul ^a   Martin, Paige ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peromyscus maniculatus; Predator control; Seabirds; Xantus's Murrelet

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR CONTROL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SEABIRD;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA BARBARA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

MUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS ELUSUS; SYNTHLIBORAMPHUS HYPOLEUCUS;

EID: 34547548015     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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