The invasion ecology of mammals: a global perspective
By M. Clout, James C. Russell. 2008
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Of the extant species of land mammals, 124 (2.6%) can be classed as 'successful invaders', whereas 1038 (21.6%) are classed as threatened, according to the 2006 IUCN Red List. Relatively high proportions of successful invaders are found among Artiodactyla, Carnivora, Lagomorpha and Perissodactyla. Compared with other organisms, mammals seem relatively likely to become established when introduced outside their natural range. Studies of determinants of invasion success indicate that the number of individuals released, the size of the natural range of the introduced species, and the temperateness of climate in the new range can all increase the probability of establishment of introduced mammals. Negative impacts of invasive mammals on native biodiversity include direct effects such as predation, browsing and competition, but can extend to disruption of patterns of nutrient flow, and trophic cascades. Eradication of several species of invasive mammals from increasingly large areas is now possible. In this context, it is important to better understand ecological interactions between such mammals (and between them and other species) to avoid unwanted consequences such as mesopredator or competitor release, after the removal of particular species. Finally, it is increasingly apparent that research is needed on the behaviour of dispersing and invading individuals, to improve the early detection of new mammal invasions or reinvasions.
Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation
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- Review of rat invasion biology: implications for island biosecurity. (2008, background): “However, rats have reinvaded some islands about a decade after eradications were completed (Clout & Russell 2008). early detection of such invasions is crucial, especially on large islands where the costs of repeated whole-island eradication campaigns are substantial.”
- Diversity, biogeography and the global flows of alien amphibians and reptiles (2017, background): “(Clout & Russell, 2008), and considerably lower than the percentage for birds (>6”
- Non-indigenous ungulates as a threat to biodiversity (2009, background): “…of island biotas to impacts by non-indigenous species, including grazing species, is widely acknowledged (Chapuis et al., 1994; Lonsdale, 1999; Courchamp et al., 2003; Blackburn et al., 2004; Frenot et al., 2005; Clout & Russell, 2007; Aguirre-Muñoz et al., 2008; Bergstrom et al., 2009).”
- Observed and predicted effects of climate on Australian seabirds (2011, background): “…populations, including pollution (Votier et al. 2005), commercial fisheries (Frederiksen et al. 2004; Lewison et al. 2004), tourism (Rodgers and Smith 1995; Carney and Sydeman 1999), and feral and invasive animals and plants (reviewed by Fischer and van der Wal 2007; Clout and Russell 2008).”
- Fifty years of rodent eradications in New Zealand: another decade of advances (2016, background): “The average time to reinvasion was estimated at around only ten years (Clout & Russell 2008).”
- A systematic review of the impacts and management of introduced deer (family Cervidae) in Australia (2016, background): “Globally, deer (family Cervidae) have been widely introduced outside their native ranges, with populations being established throughout the world (Long 2003; Clout and Russell 2008; Fig.”
- Intraguild predation and mesopredator release effect on long-lived prey (2009, background): “These impacts have been particularly pronounced on oceanic islands, where evolutionarily isolated species have been poorly adapted to predation by introduced species, especially introduced mammals (Courchamp et al., 2003; Clout and Russell, 2008).”
- The impacts of invasive rodents on island invertebrates (2011, background): “There is thus a clear need to know about their relative impacts when prioritising eradications, or when planning conservation management of sites at which two or more (potentially interacting) invasive rodent species are present (Clout and Russell, 2007).”
- When carnivores roam: temporal patterns and overlap among Madagascar's native and exotic carnivores (2015, background): “Opposite activity patterns between native and exotic carnivores could result from exploitative competition or interference competition (including intraguild predation) (Salo et al., 2007; Clout & Russell, 2008; Vanak & Gompper, 2010).”