Responses of an island endemic invertebrate to rodent invasion and eradication

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-73

  St Clair, J J H ^a   Poncet, S ^b   Sheehan, D K ^c   Szekely T ^a   Hilton, G M ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b Beaver Island LandCare Group   (United States)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falkland Islands; Invasive species; Malvinas; Orthoptera; Predation; Rodent eradication

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; VEGETATION TYPE;

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);

CEUTHOPHILUS; INVERTEBRATA; MUS; ORTHOPTERA; POA; POA FLABELLATA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79951573824     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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