Improving the breeding success of a colonial seabird: A cost-benefit comparison of the eradication and control of its rat predator

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-276

  Pascal, Michel ^a   Lorvelec, Olivier ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^b   Culioli, Jean Michel ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Office de l'Environnement de la Corse   (France)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Calonectris diomedea; Control; Eradication; Rattus rattus; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIAL ORGANISM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; PREDATOR CONTROL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SEABIRD;

CORSE; CORSE DU SUD; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LAVEZZU; WESTERN EUROPE;

CALONECTRIS DIOMEDEA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 43149096002     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00080     Document Type: Article

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