Plans to eradicate invasive mammals on an island inhabited by humans and domestic animals (Corvo, Azores, Portugal)

• Main Authors: Oppel, S., Beaven, B.M., Bolton, M., Bodey, T.W., Geraldes, P., Oliveira, N., Hervias, S., Henriques, A., Silva, C.
• Other Authors: 8th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2011.09.26-30
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Julius Kühn-Institut 2011
• Subjects: Text; abstract_or_summary; ddc:630; Azores; cats; Corvo; eradication; invasive mammals; island; rats; Many Islands; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5073/jka.2011.432.018; https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00083147; https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/openagrar_derivate_00049403/JKA_432_018.pdf

Non-native invasive mammal species have been eradicated from many islands to conserve native species diversity. The Azores (Portugal) previously hosted very large seabird colonies, but since human colonization and the introduction of rodents (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus) and cats (Felis catus) m...