Development of camera technology for monitoring nests
Photo and video technology has become increasingly useful in the study of avian nesting
ecology. However, researchers interested in using camera systems are often faced with …
ecology. However, researchers interested in using camera systems are often faced with …
The effects of investigator disturbance on procellariiform seabirds: a review
MJ Carey - New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Despite long‐held concerns about the effects of researchers on breeding birds, few studies
have focused on the impact of investigators on Procellariiformes. In this review, we …
have focused on the impact of investigators on Procellariiformes. In this review, we …
Have the harmful effects of introduced rats on islands been exaggerated?
DR Towns, IAE Atkinson, CH Daugherty - Biological invasions, 2006 - Springer
Introduced rats are now being eradicated from many islands. Increasingly, these
eradications are contested by activists claiming moral, legal, cultural, historic or scientific …
eradications are contested by activists claiming moral, legal, cultural, historic or scientific …
The archaeological record of human impacts on animal populations
DK Grayson - Journal of World Prehistory, 2001 - Springer
Recent archaeological research has fundamentally altered our understanding of the scope
of past human impacts on nondomesticated animal populations. Predictions derived from …
of past human impacts on nondomesticated animal populations. Predictions derived from …
Introduced predators and avifaunal extinction in New Zealand
RN Holdaway - Extinctions in near time: causes, contexts, and …, 1999 - Springer
At 270,000 km2, New Zealand is one-thirtieth the area of Australia, one-third that of
Madagascar, twice that of Cuba, and comparable in area to the British Isles, to the …
Madagascar, twice that of Cuba, and comparable in area to the British Isles, to the …
Depression of tree recruitment by the Pacific rat (Rattus exulans Peale) on New Zealand's northern offshore islands
DJ Campbell, IAE Atkinson - Biological conservation, 2002 - Elsevier
Recruitment of tree populations on islands with and without Rattus exulans Peale, and
recruitment changes on islands before and after rat eradication are compared using size …
recruitment changes on islands before and after rat eradication are compared using size …
Camera trapping: a contemporary approach to monitoring invasive rodents in high conservation priority ecosystems
Invasive rodent species have established on 80% of the world's islands causing significant
damage to island environments. Insular ecosystems support proportionally more biodiversity …
damage to island environments. Insular ecosystems support proportionally more biodiversity …
The impacts of rats on the endangered native flora of French Polynesia (Pacific Islands): drivers of plant extinction or coup de grâce species?
JY Meyer, JF Butaud - Biological Invasions, 2009 - Springer
Although rats have clearly contributed to bird extinctions on islands, their role in plant
extinctions is not as clear. Paleoenvironmental studies suggest rats were responsible for the …
extinctions is not as clear. Paleoenvironmental studies suggest rats were responsible for the …
[PDF][PDF] Impacts of introduced predators on seabirds
In 1767, Captain Samuel Wallis of HMS Dolphin made the first recorded European contact
with the people of Tahiti. Much of the crew was ill with scurvy. A highborn Tahitian who …
with the people of Tahiti. Much of the crew was ill with scurvy. A highborn Tahitian who …
Improving PCR detection of prey in molecular diet studies: Importance of group‐specific primer set selection and extraction protocol performances
D Zarzoso‐Lacoste, E Corse… - Molecular Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
While the morphological identification of prey remains in predators' faeces is the most
commonly used method to study trophic interactions, many studies indicate that this method …
commonly used method to study trophic interactions, many studies indicate that this method …