Dramatic and immediate improvements in insular nesting success for threatened sea turtles and shorebirds following predator management

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 395, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 147-152

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Duffiney, Anthony ^b   Braem, Sally ^c   Olsen, Christina ^c   Constantin, Bernice ^b   Small, Parks ^c   Dunlap, John ^b   Griffin, J C ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^d Moody Air Force Base   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioeconomics; Endangered species; Feral swine; Least tern; Loggerhead turtle; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CARNIVORE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FERAL ORGANISM; ISLAND; MAMMAL; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PREDATOR CONTROL; TURTLE; WADER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; PROCYON; STERNA ANTILLARUM; SUIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77957904800     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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