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It's not all up in the air: the development and use of ground-based rat eradication techniques in the UK
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Bell, E.A.

2019
Eradication techniques using ground-based devices were developed in New Zealand in the early 1970s to target invasive rodents. Since then, different bait station designs, monitoring tools and rodenticide baits have been developed, and changes in fiel
Eradication and control programmes for invasive mynas (Acridotheres spp.) and bulbuls (Pycnonotus spp.): defining best practice in managing invasive bird populations on oceanic islands
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Saavedra Cruz, S.

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Reynolds, S.J.

2019
Invasive plants and animals inflict much damage on native species and this is particularly the case on isolated oceanic islands with high degrees of endemism. Such islands commonly are important refugia for species of high conservation value. Some of
Successes and failures of rat eradications on tropical islands: a comparative review of eight recent projects
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Griffiths, R.

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Brown, D.

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Tershy, B.

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Pitt, W.C.

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Cuthbert, R.J.

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Wegmann, A.

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Keitt, B.

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Cranwell, S.

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Howald, G.

2019
Rat eradication is a highly effective tool for conserving biodiversity, but one that requires considerable planning effort, a high level of precision during implementation and carries no guarantee of success. Overall, rates of success are generally h
Special Issue Article: Tropical rat eradication. Seabird recovery and vegetation dynamics after Norway rat eradication at Tromelin Island, western Indian Ocean. Biological Conservation. Volume 185, May 2015
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M. Le Corre. M

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Danckwerts. D.K

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Ringler. D

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Bastien. M

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Orlowski. S

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Morey Rubio.C

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Pinaud. D

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Micol. T

2015
Seabirds are notoriously sensitive to introduced mammalian predators and eradication programs have benefitted seabird populations and their habitats on numerous islands throughout the world. However, less evidence is available from the tropics as to
The Isles of Scilly seabird restoration project: the eradication of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the inhabited islands of St Agnes and Gugh, Isles of Scilly
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Bell, E.

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Floyd, K.

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Boyle, D.

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Pearson, J.

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St Pierre, P.

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Lock, L.

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Buckley, P.

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Mason, S.

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McCarthy, R.

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Garratt, W.

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Sugar, K.

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Pearce, J.

2019
As part of the Isles of Scilly Seabird Recovery Project, and directed by Wildlife Management International Ltd, the eradication of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the inhabited islands of St Agnes & Gugh, Isles of Scilly was completed between Oct
Island invasives : scaling up to meet the challenge.
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Veitch, C.R.

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Clout, M.N.

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Martin, A.R.

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Russell, J.C.

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West, C.J.

2019
The papers in this volume were, with a few exceptions, presented at the third Island Invasives conference, held in Dundee, Scotland in July 2017. The papers demonstrate up-scaling in several aspects of eradication operations – not least in ambition,
The history of the aerial application of rodenticide in New Zealand
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Garden, P.

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McClelland, P.

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Broome, K.

2019
Following the incursion of rats (Rattus rattus) on Taukihepa (Big South Cape Island; 93.9 km²) off southern New Zealand in 1963, and the subsequent extirpation of several endemic species, the New Zealand Wildlife Service realised that, contrary to ge
Effort required to confirm eradication of an Argentine ant invasion: Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
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Green, C.

2019
Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand is a 220 ha restoration island managed by the Department of Conservation as an open sanctuary. Following eradication of the only mammalian predator, the Paci?c rat (Rattus exulans) in
Weed eradication on Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: progress and prognosis
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West, C.J.

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Havell, D.

2019
During the 45 years that the Raoul Island weed eradication programme has been underway, eleven species have been eradicated. To complete the restoration of Raoul Island's unique ecosystems supporting significant seabird biodiversity and endemic biota
Biological control of weeds in the Pacific Island countries and territories: current status and future prospects
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Day, Michael D.

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Winston, Rachel L.

2016
Biological control of introduced weeds in the 22 Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs) began in 1911, with the lantana seed-feeding fly introduced into Fiji and New Caledonia from Hawaii. To date, a total of 62 agents have been deliberatel

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