Rodent control and island conservation
Abstract
Most rodent species are highly adapted, selected, boom-or-bust strategists. Such pre-adaptation to invasiveness allows them quickly to take advantage of abundant new resources and is why rodents are among the most successful mammalian colonizers of islands. This chapter discusses the impacts of alien invasive rodents on natural ecosystems, with emphasis on oceanic islands, and review management techniques to mitigate their effects.
Keywords
invasive species; rodent pests; rodent control; rodenticidesFields of Research
050103 Invasive Species Ecology; 050205 Environmental ManagementDate
2015Type
Book ChapterCollections
© CAB International 2015. Rodent Pests and their Control, 2nd Ed.