Introduced Mammal Impacts on Seabirds in the Îles Éparses, Western Indian Ocean

Introduced species remain the greatest threat to biodiversity on islands (Vitousek et al. 1997), and introduced mammals have had a particularly disproportionate impact on insular species (Ebenhard 1988, Clout & Russell 2008). The impacts of introduced mammals can be both direct and indirect. Direct impacts are readily demonstrated through predation and herbivory, but consistent indirect impacts have proven more difficult to demonstrate across systems and often involve unpredictable interactions.

• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Marine Ornithology

• Publication date

  2009-10-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.5038/2074-1235.37.2.827
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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