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 …

Seabirds, with approximately 1 billion specimens, are the main exchangers of nutrients
between Terrestial and Marine Systems and they have become an emerging interest group …

Extinctions have altered island ecosystems throughout the late Quaternary. Here, we review
the main historic drivers of extinctions on islands, patterns in extinction chronologies …

Biological invasions pose a threat to nearly every ecosystem worldwide. 1, 2 Although
eradication programs can successfully eliminate invasive species and enhance native …

The global loss of biodiversity has inspired actions to restore nature across the planet.
Translocation and social attraction actions deliberately move or lure a target species to a …

Seabirds are the most threatened group of marine animals; 29% of species are at some risk
of extinction. Significant threats to seabirds occur on islands where they breed, but in many …

Seabirds concentrate nutrients from large marine areas on their nesting islands playing an
important ecological role in nutrient transfer between marine and terrestrial ecosystems …

Effective biosecurity and pest management are fundamental to sustainable development.
Invasive ants pose significant risks to the environment and economy, which are well …

Through unfamiliar and at times marginal environments, successful colonisation of the
Pacific Islands relied upon the introduction of domesticated flora and fauna as well as …

Gadfly petrels (genus Pterodroma) are one of the most threatened groups of birds. They are
exceptionally well adapted to forage over enormous areas to maximize chances of …