The recovery of seabird populations on Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, following the 1999/2000 rat eradication

Location

SPREP LIBRARY

Author(s)

Bell, E.A.

Bell, M.D.

Morgan, G.

Morgan, L.

Publisher

International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)

Publication Year:

2019

Publication Place

Gland, Switzerland

Physical Description:

6 p.

Call Number

[EL]

Material Type

Article

Language

English

Record ID:

727

Legacy PEIN ID:

82891

General Notes

Available online

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Subject Heading(s)

Invasive species

Abstract

This paper details the changes to the Manx shearwater population on Ramsey Island, including within the man-made habitat, and the subsequent colonisation of the island by European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) following the eradication of brown rats.

Species:

Rattus norvegicus (Brown rat)

Puffinus puffinus (Manx shearwater)

Hydrobates pelagicus (European storm petrel)

Theme(s):

Baseline and monitoring

Problem definition, Prioritisation, Decision-making

Restoration

Tag(s)

seabird populations