Invasive house (Rattus rattus) and brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) threaten the viability of red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) in Abrolhos National Park, Brazil

• Main Authors: Sarmento, Raissa, Silva, Daniel de Brito Candido da, Ladle, Richard James, Leal, Gustavo da Rosa, Efe, Marcio Amorim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2014
• Subjects: Seabird; Conservation; Eradication; Rattus; Population viability; Aves marinhas; Conservação; Erradicação; Viabilidade populacional; Sob’; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/ri/11896

Destruction of nests and predation by introduced species are among the main factors responsible for seabird declines.The red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) is a tropical, colonially nesting seabird whose distribution in Brazil is restricted to a small, isolated breeding colony located within...