Camera trapping: a contemporary approach to monitoring invasive rodents in high conservation priority ecosystems

• Main Authors: Anthony Rendall, DR Sutherland, Raylene Cooke, John White
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Animals; Australia; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecosystem; Introduced Species; Islands; Mice; Photography; Population Density; Rats; Science & Technology; Multidisciplinary Sciences; Science & Technology - Other Topics; RATS RATTUS-RATTUS; PRINCE-EDWARD-ISLANDS; FERAL HOUSE MICE; NEW-ZEALAND; BLACK RATS; POPULATION-DYNAMICS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTRODUCED RATS; ANIMAL DENSITY; SEABIRDS; 050103 Invasive Species Ecology; 960805 Flora; Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment; School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Centre for Integrative Ecology; MD Multidisciplinary; Burrows; New Zealand; Prince Edward Islands; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30068043; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Camera_trapping_a_contemporary_approach_to_monitoring_invasive_rodents_in_high_conservation_priority_ecosystems/20925571

Invasive rodent species have established on 80% of the world's islands causing significant damage to island environments. Insular ecosystems support proportionally more biodiversity than comparative mainland areas, highlighting them as critical for global biodiversity conservation. Few techniqu...