Remote forest refugia for Fijian wildlife

On Pacific islands non-native rats and mongooses threaten many native species. In Fiji we compared visitation rates of rats and mongooses at bait stations and measured biomass of leaf-litter invertebrates to assess the relative predation pressure from these species in forest areas at different dista...

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Veröffentlicht in:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. - 1999. - 20(2006), 2 vom: 07. Apr., Seite 568-72
1. Verfasser: Olson, David (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Farley, Linda, Naisilisili, Waisea, Raikabula, Alipate, Prasad, Om, Atherton, James, Morley, Craig
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2006
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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