Introduced mammal impacts on seabirds in the Îles Éparses, Western Indian Ocean

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Russell, James C ^a   le Corre, Matthieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Community; Conservation; Ecosystem; Hyperpredation; Indirect; Invasive; Mesopredator release

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAMMAL; PREDATION; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST);

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952275953     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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