A review of methods for detecting rats at low densities, with implications for surveillance

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A review of methods for detecting rats at low densities, with implications for surveillance

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Invasive rats are the biggest threat to island biodiversity world-wide. Though the ecological impacts of rats on insular biota are well documented, introduced rats present a difficult problem for detection and management. In recent decades, improved approaches have allowed for island-wide eradications of invasive rats on small-medium sized islands and suppression on large islands, although both these still represent a formidable logistical and financial challenge. A key aspect of eradication ...

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2023-12-01

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Davis, Robert A. / Seddon, Philip J. / Craig, Michael D. / Russell, James C.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/20770

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Biodiversity & Conservation / Ecology / Environmental Sciences & Ecology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Science & Technology

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