Globally threatened vertebrates on islands with invasive species

DR Spatz, KM Zilliacus, ND Holmes, SHM Butchart… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Global biodiversity loss is disproportionately rapid on islands, where invasive species are a
major driver of extinctions. To inform conservation planning aimed at preventing extinctions …

Improving invasive ant eradication as a conservation tool: A review

BD Hoffmann, GM Luque, C Bellard, ND Holmes… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
While invasive species eradications are at the forefront of biodiversity conservation, ant
eradication failures are common. We reviewed ant eradications worldwide to assess the …

[BOOK][B] The mathematics behind biological invasions

MA Lewis, SV Petrovskii, JR Potts - 2016 - Springer
Biological invasions are increasingly commonplace, driven primarily by the accidental
human transport of exotic species via ship** or trade. The economic impacts can be …

Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates

ND Holmes, DR Spatz, S Oppel, B Tershy, DA Croll… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Invasive alien species are a major threat to native insular species. Eradicating invasive
mammals from islands is a feasible and proven approach to prevent biodiversity loss. We …

A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species

A Novoa, R Shackleton, S Canavan, C Cybele… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alien species can have major ecological and socioeconomic impacts in their novel ranges
and so effective management actions are needed. However, management can be …

[PDF][PDF] New Zealand island restoration: seabirds, predators, and the importance of history

PJ Bellingham, DR Towns, EK Cameron… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2010 - sprep.org
New Zealand's offshore and outlying islands have long been a focus of conservation biology
as sites of local endemism and as last refuges for many species. During the c. 730 years …

Fifty years of rodent eradications in New Zealand: another decade of advances

JC Russell, KG Broome - New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 2016 - JSTOR
New Zealand has just passed half a century of rodent eradications on islands. Confirmation
of the first rat eradication in New Zealand on Maria Island/Ruapuke coincided with the …

Develo** gene drive technologies to eradicate invasive rodents from islands

CM Leitschuh, D Kanavy, GA Backus… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Island ecosystems are highly threatened by invasive rats and mice. Currently, the only
effective technology for eradicating rodents from islands is toxicants. Though effective, they …

The use and potential of pest-proof fencing for ecosystem restoration and fauna conservation in New Zealand

B Burns, J Innes, T Day - … : restriction of evolutionary potential or a riposte to …, 2011 - Springer
The use of fences designed to exclude all exotic mammals from natural habitats is a recent
conservation strategy being implemented on the main islands of New Zealand for ecosystem …

Guidance for interpretation of CBD categories on introduction pathways

CA Harrower, R Scalera, S Pagad, K Schonrogge… - 2018 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
Technical note prepared by IUCN for the European Commission. This note has been drafted
by a team of experts under the supervision of IUCN within the framework of the contract No …