Invasive rats on tropical islands: Their population biology and impacts on native species

Global Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 607-627

  Harper, Grant A ^a,b   Bunbury, Nancy ^b  

^a Biodiversity Restoration Specialists ^*  (New Zealand)

^b SEYCHELLES ISLANDS FOUNDATION   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Diet; Norway rats; Pacific rats; Primary productivity; Rattus; Ship rats

Indexed keywords

AVES; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; RATTUS; RATTUS EXULANS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; REPTILIA;

EID: 84924715508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.02.010     Document Type: Review

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