Rats dying for mice: Modelling the competitor release effect

By S. Caut, J. G. Casanovas, E. Virgós, J. Lozano, G. Witmer, F. Courchamp. 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 11. Rattus rattus, the Black Rat (Rodentia: Muridae) (2014, background): “…with R. rattus), and these may include (1) extensive population growth, (2) equivalent or larger impacts than those of introduced R. rattus, and (3) greater difficulty of eradication relative to R. rattus (e.g., Courchamp et al. 1999, Zavaleta et al. 2001, Caut et al. 2007, Meyer and Shiels 2009).”
Invasive rodents on islands: integrating historical and contemporary ecology (2009, background): “Understanding these broader, often indirect ecological effects is a critical precursor to successful restoration of insular ecosystems following rodent eradication (Zavaleta et al. 2001; Lorvelec and Pascal 2005; Courchamp et al. 2003; Caut et al. 2007, 2008a).”
The invasion ecology of mammals: a global perspective (2008, background): “‘Competition release’ may similarly occur when an introduced competitor is removed from a system (Caut et al. 2007).”
Seabird population changes following mammal eradications on islands (2018, background): “Such multiple operations are becoming increasingly feasible (Russell, 2011), and may have the additional advantage of reducing the chance of such effects as competitor or mesopredator release (Courchamp, Langlais & Sugihara, 1999; Caut et al., 2007; Dilley et al., 2016).”
Review of impacts of the introduced house mouse on islands in the Southern Ocean: are mice equivalent to rats? (2009, background): “endemic invertebrates) (Courchamp et al. 1999; Harris and Macdonald 2007; Caut et al. 2007, 2008 ); thus eradication of one invasive species could lead indirectly to the extinction of a native or endemic species (Zavaleta 2002).”
Indirect effects of invasive species removal devastate World Heritage Island (2009, background): “2007) and the creation of models of likely changes (see Tompkins & Veltman 2006; Caut et al. 2007), could go a long way to reducing the risks of unanticipated outcomes of invasive species management interventions.”
Predator interactions, mesopredator release and biodiversity conservation. (2009, background): “…above highlight that a better understanding of predator interactions and functional roles within a whole of ecosystem context are crucial before wildlife management is applied, to avoid unforseen deleterious effects (see Norbury 2001; Courchamp et al. 2003; Caut et al. 2007; Hoare et al. 2007).”
Review of negative effects of introduced rodents on small mammals on islands (2009, background): “musculus may not be limited by introduced rats there is accumulating evidence that its density is repressed by the latter and interference competition has been demonstrated (Micol and Jouventin 2002; Russell and Clout 2004; Caut et al. 2007; Harris and Macdonald 2007; Witmer et al. 2007).”
Feral Cats and Biodiversity Conservation: The Urgent Prioritization of Island Management (2013, background): “The eradication of feral cats can sometimes increase the impact of other invasive omnivores, such as rats (Rayner et al. 2007) and mice (Caut et al. 2007), or herbivores, such as rabbits (Bergstrom et”
When does invasive species removal lead to ecological recovery? Implications for management success (2018, background): “…lasting effects of their impacts, and if they play an important functional role will help to anticipate if and what management might be necessary post-invader removal to recover ecological systems (Atkinson 2001; Zavaleta 2002; Courchamp et al. 2003; Caut et al. 2007, 2009; Buckley and Han 2014).”
Avoiding surprise effects on Surprise Island: alien species control in a multitrophic level perspective (2009, background): “We called this process the competitor release effect (Caut et al. 2007).”