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1. Eradication of rock pigeons, Columba livia, from the Galápagos Islands

Author:
Phillips, R. Brand,   et al.   ; Cooke, Brian D.; Carrión, Victor; Snell, Howard L.;     Show all 4 Authors
Source:
Biological conservation 2012 v.147 no.1 pp. 264-269
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Columba livia; air; biodiversity; birds; introduced species; islands; mammals; Galapagos Islands
Abstract:
... Alien species can negatively affect global biodiversity, especially on islands. Significant advances in methods for eradicating mammals from islands have been achieved. In contrast, development of methods for eradicating birds from islands has lagged and few islands have had alien birds successfully eradicated. We report on a 7year campaign to remove rock pigeons from the Galapagos Islands. To dat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.013