A global review of the impacts of invasive cats on island endangered vertebrates

By F. M. Medina, E. Bonnaud, E. Vidal, B. Tershy, E. Zavaleta, C. Josh Donlan, B. Keitt, M. Le Corre, S. V. Horwath, M. Nogales. 2011

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Subfields: Ecology, Genetics

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A continental‐scale analysis of feral cat diet in Australia (2015, background): “Species like the red fox, Vulpes vulpes (Johnson, 2006), some rats, Rattus spp. (Jones et al., 2008; Capizzi et al., 2014), and the domestic cat, Felis catus (Dickman, 1996; Medina et al., 2011; Duffy & Capece, 2012), have caused numerous declines and extinctions of native species worldwide.”
Quantifying levels of biological invasion: towards the objective classification of invaded and invasible ecosystems (2011, background): “Invasion of novel predatory mammals in New Zealand is a similar case in point (Massaro et al., 2008), as are cats on islands (Medina et al., 2011).”
Feral Cats and Biodiversity Conservation: The Urgent Prioritization of Island Management (2013, background): “Reviews of the impact of mongooses ( Herpestes spp.; Hays and Conant 2007), rats ( Rattus spp.; Towns et al. 2006, Jones et al. 2008), and feral cats ( Felis silvestris catus ; Medina et al. 2011) on islands all note significant impacts on native mammals, birds, and reptiles.”
Invasive predators and global biodiversity loss (2016, background): “For this reason, we used a similar approach to that of previous studies (1, 19) and coded the degree of predator impacts as follows: mixed (0.”
Seabird population changes following mammal eradications on islands (2018, background): “Invasive non-native mammals (hereafter, invasive mammals) are the main cause of animal extinctions on islands and one of the most important threats to remaining insular biodiversity (Medina et al., 2011; Tershy et al., 2015; Bellard, Cassey & Blackburn, 2016).”
Origin matters: alien consumers inflict greater damage on prey populations than do native consumers (2013, background): “(2013) 19, 988–995 A J ou rn al o f Co ns er va y D iv er si ty a nd D is tr ib ut io ns Kats & Ferrer, 2003; Clavero & Garcia-Berthou, 2005; Parker et al., 2006; Clavero et al., 2009; Medina et al., 2011).”
The threat of invasive species to IUCN-listed critically endangered species: A systematic review (2021, background): “This systematic review, and others (e.g. Medina et al., 2011), found that many publications based on observational studies did not quantify the magnitude of interaction and that estimates of invasive species’ abundance are biased (e.g. rodents, Ruffino et al., 2015).”
Population impacts of free‐ranging domestic cats on mainland vertebrates (2017, background): “These impacts are most severe on islands without native predators (Medina et al. 2011).”
Hunting behaviour in domestic cats: An exploratory study of risk and responsibility among cat owners (2019, background): “Globally, domestic cats, and particularly feral populations, are considered a significant threat to vulnerable wildlife (Medina et al., 2011; Loss et al., 2013; Doherty et al., 2017; IUCN ISSG, 2018).”