Past and estimated future impact of invasive alien mammals on insular threatened vertebrate populations

Invasive vertebrates can decimate native species living on islands. Using a model of global extirpation patterns, McCreless et al. identify the types of invasive species most harmful to natives and predict when controlling or eradicating the invasive species is likely to succeed as a conservation st...

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Main Authors: Erin E. McCreless, David D. Huff, Donald A. Croll, Bernie R. Tershy, Dena R. Spatz, Nick D. Holmes, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Chris Wilcox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12488