ALASKA’S RAT SPILL RESPONSE PROGRAM

• Main Authors: Ebbert, Steven M., Sowls, Arthur, Byrd, G. Vernon
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2007
• Subjects: Alaska islands; invasive species; rapid response; rodents; rodenticide; seabirds; ship; shipwreck; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Refuge Islands; Aleutian Island; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nwrcinvasive/10; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nwrcinvasive/article/1009/viewcontent/Ebbert332_337_MVIS.pdf

The introduction of rodents on an island as a new predator usually interferes with natural island biodiversity, particularly on islands without any native mammalian predators. Many Alaskan islands, and most islands in the Aleutian Island region of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR)...