The untamed shrew: On the termination of an eradication programme for an introduced species

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 424-427

  Solow, Andrew ^a   Seymour, Adrian ^b   Beet, Andrew ^a   Harris, Stephen ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian musk shrew; Bayesian statistics; Eradication; Generalized Pareto distribution; Introduced species; Management; Mauritius

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PEST SPECIES; PROBABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TRAPPING;

ILE AUX AIGRETTES; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

SUNCUS; SUNCUS MURINUS;

EID: 40949136590     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01446.x     Document Type: Article

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