Prioritizing islands for the eradication of invasive vertebrates in the United Kingdom overseas territories

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 143-153

  Dawson, Jeffrey ^a   Oppel, Steffen ^a   Cuthbert, Richard J ^a   Holmes, Nick ^b   Bird, Jeremy P ^c   Butchart, Stuart H M ^c   Spatz, Dena R ^d   Tershy, Bernie ^d  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b ISLAND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien invasive vertebrates; Biodiversity conservation; Eradication; Invasive species; Island restoration; Non native species; Reptiles; Rodents

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; INVASIVE SPECIES; ISLAND; NATIVE SPECIES; PRIORITIZATION; REPTILE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEABIRD; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; TERRITORY; TROPICAL REGION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAYMAN ISLANDS; GOUGH ISLAND; GUANA ISLAND; HENDERSON ISLAND; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LITTLE CAYMAN; PITCAIRN; SAINT HELENA; TRISTAN DA CUNHA; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH);

REPTILIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN REGION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GREAT BRITAIN; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84921323140     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12347     Document Type: Article

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