Assessing spatial variation and overall density of aerially broadcast toxic bait during a rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 480-487

  Engeman, Richard M ^a   Pitt, William C ^a   Berentsen, Are R ^a   Eisemann, John D ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait density estimation; Environmental sampling; Invasive species; Island conservation; Quadrat sampling; Rodent eradication

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BAIT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CRAB; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; RODENT; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

LINE ISLANDS; PALMYRA ATOLL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PALMYRA; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84871941450     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1050-6     Document Type: Article

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