Quantifying the success of feral cat eradication, San Nicolas Island, California

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-173

  Ramsey, David S L ^a   Parkes, John P ^b   Will, David ^c   Hanson, Chad C ^c   Campbell, Karl J ^c  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c ISLAND CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Felis catus; Monitoring; Pest management; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DECLINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIDEOGRAPHY;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; SAN NICOLAS ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 79955906894     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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