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A plan for the eradication of invasive alien species from Arctic islands

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Reaser, J.

Howald, G.

Veatch, S.

Invasive alien species represent one of the most significant threats to Arctic ecosystems and their inhabitants. Rapidly changing environmental conditions and a growing interest in resource extraction, settlement and tourism make the Arctic region pa

Working with the local community to eradicate rats on an inhabited island: securing the seabird heritage of the Isles of Scilly

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Pearson, J.

Pierre, P.

Lock, L.

Buckley, P.

Bell, E.

Mason, S.

McCarthy, R.

Garratt, W.

Sugar, K.

Pearce, J.

The inhabited Isles of Scilly, 45 km off the south-western tip of the UK, are home to 13 seabird species including European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) and Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), for which the UK has a global responsibility. Bet

Life-history comparisons between the native range and an invasive island population of a colubrid snake

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Fisher, S.R.

Fisher, R.N.

Alcaraz, S.E.

Gallo-Barneto, R.

Patino-Martinez, C.

López Jurado, L.F.

Rochester, C.J.

Invasive snakes can lead to the rapid extinction of endemic vertebrates on insular ecosystems, usually because snakes are an efficient and novel predator. There have been no successful (i.e. complete) eradications to date of invasive snakes on island

Control of the ladder snake (Rhinechis scalaris) on Formentera using experimental live-traps

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Pico, G.

Fernández, M.J.

Moreno, J.E.

Colomar, V.

The ladder snake (Rhinechis scalaris) is a recent alien invasive species found on Formentera (83 km2), in the Balearic Archipelago (4,492 km2). It has been introduced in the last decade as cargo stowaway hidden within ornamental olive trees from the

Spatial dynamics of invasion and distribution of alien frogs in a biodiversity hotspot archipelago

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Pili, A.N.

Supsup, C.E.

Sy, E.Y.

Diesmos, M.L.L.

Diesmos, A.C.

The endemic-rich amphibian fauna of the Philippine Archipelago (ca. 350,000 km2) includes six alien frogs: the American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), Asiatic painted toad (Kaloula pulchra), cane toad (Rhinella marina), Chinese bullfrog (Hoploba

Predation pressures on sooty terns by cats, rats and common mynas on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic

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Hughes, B.J.

Dickey, R.C.

Reynolds, S.J.

Despite the presence of invasive black rats (Rattus rattus), common mynas (Acridotheres tristis), and feral domestic cats (Felis catus), sooty terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) breed in large numbers on Ascension Island in the tropical South Atlantic Ocea

Population assessment of a novel island invasive: tegu (Salvator merianae) of Fernando de Noronha

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Abrahão, C.R.

Russell, J.C.

Silva, J.C.R.

Ferreira, F.

Dias, R.A.

Fernando de Noronha is an oceanic archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, 345 km off shore from the Brazilian coast. It comprises 21 islands and islets, of which the main island (FN) is 17 km2 with a rapidly growing tourism industry in the last decades. D

Five eradications, three species, three islands: overview, insights and recommendations from invasive bird eradications in the Seychelles

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Bunbury, N.

Haverson, P.

Page, N.

Agricole, J.

Angell, G.

Banville, P.

Constance A.

Friedlander J.

Leite, L.

Mahoune, T.

Melton-Durup, E.

Moumou, J.

Raines, K.

van de Crommenacker, J.

Fleischer-Dogley, F.

Management and eradication techniques for invasive alien birds remain in their infancy compared to invasive mammal control methods, and there are still relatively few examples of successful avian eradications. Since 2011, five separate eradication pr

House sparrow eradication attempt on Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile

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Hagen, E.

Bonham, J.

Campbell, K.

House sparrows (Passer domesticus) compete with native bird species, consume crops, and are vectors for diseases in areas where they have been introduced. Sparrow eradication attempts aimed at eliminating these negative effects highlight the importan

Rat and lagomorph eradication on two large islands of central Mediterranean: differences in island morphology and consequences on methods, problems and targets

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Sposimo, P.

Capizzi, D.

Cencetti, T.

De Pietro, F.

Giannini, F.

Gotti, C.

Puppo, F.

Quilghini, E.

Raganella Pelliccion, E.

Sammuri, G.

Trocchi, V.

Vagniluca, S.

Zanichelli, F.

Baccetti, N.

Montecristo and Pianosa islands, although approximately equal in surface area (c. 1,000 ha), di?er greatly in substrate, human presence, vegetation and altitude (650 m vs. 30 m asl, respectively). The former island hosts one of the largest yelkouan s

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