Population status of four endemic land bird species after an unsuccessful rodent eradication on Henderson Island

• Published in: Bird Conservation International
• Main Authors: Bond, AL, Brooke, MDL, Cuthbert, RJ, Lavers, JL, McClelland, GTW, Churchyard, T, Donaldson, A, Duffield, N, Forrest, A, Harrison, G, MacKinnon, L, Proud, T, Skinner, A, Torr, N, Vickery, JA, Oppel, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Univ Press 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental management; Conservation and biodiversity; Henderson Island; Many Islands; Pacific
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270918000072; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/125325

Invasive rodents detrimentally affect native bird species on many islands worldwide, and rodent eradication is a useful tool to safeguard endemic and threatened species. However, especially on tropical islands, rodent eradications can fail for various reasons, and it is unclear whether the temporary...