Avian Extinction and Mammalian Introductions on Oceanic Islands
By T. Blackburn, P. Cassey, R. Duncan, K. Evans, Kevin J. Gaston. Science, 2004
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Subfields: Ecology, Geography, Planning and Development
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- Direct and indirect effects of rats: does rat eradication restore ecosystem functioning of New Zealand seabird islands? (2009, background): “…rats (Rattus spp.; Rodentia: Muridae) to islands across the globe, suppressing or eliminating populations of native seabirds (e.g. Atkinson 1985; Blackburn et al. 2004; Jones et al. 2008), reptiles (e.g. Whitaker 1973; Towns and Daugherty 1994; Cree et al. 1995), large invertebrates (e.g.…”
- Non-indigenous ungulates as a threat to biodiversity (2009, background): “…such as rats, which have been responsible for extinctions and population declines on islands (Sinclair et al., 1997; Courchamp et al., 2003; Blackburn et al., 2004; Jones et al., 2008), S. scrofa should be considered a substantial risk for island populations, especially of ground-dwelling…”
- A global assessment of endemism and species richness across island and mainland regions (2009, background): “Furthermore, effective measures need to be taken to address threats that cannot be mitigated by protected areas alone, including threats arising from invasive species (54, 55).”
- Cryptic genetic diversity in "widespread" Southeast Asian bird species suggests that Philippine avian endemism is gravely underestimated. (2010, background): “This is because islands generally support smaller populations that are more prone to inbreeding and are more susceptible to natural disasters and anthropogenic disturbance including habitat loss and predation by introduced predators (Blackburn et al., 2004; Duncan and Blackburn, 2007).”
- Review of rat invasion biology: implications for island biosecurity. (2008, background): “These data also allow inferences to be drawn about relationships between pest species introductions and species’ extinctions (Blackburn et al. 2004; Towns et al. 2006), which are important for prioritising eradications and island biosecurity (Jones et al. 2008).”
- Fluxes of dissolved organic and inorganic nitrogen in relation to stand characteristics and latitude in Scots pine and Norway spruce stands in Finland (2008, background): “Predation by introduced predators has caused some of the most rapid and severe changes in native bird and mammal populations; the devastation wrought by Brown tree snakes in Guam (Savidge 1987, Fritts and Rodda 1998), rats in Polynesia (Blackburn et al. 2004), and foxes and feral cats in Australia (”
- Deliberate introduction of invisible invaders: A critical appraisal of the impact of microbial inoculants on soil microbial communities (2020, background): “Human-mediated invasion (HMI) can decrease native species richness and evenness (Blackburn et al., 2004) as well as change the composition (Shiganova et al.”
- Understanding variation in behavioural responses to human-induced rapid environmental change: a conceptual overview (2013, background): “2007; Chaine & Clobert 2012), exotic species (Blackburn et al. 2004; McKenzie et al. 2007; Sih et al. 2010), pollution (Verhoeven et al.”
- Incursion and excursion of Antarctic biota: past, present and future (2006, positive): “Concurrently, there have been large-scale decreases of native fauna, and particularly endemic species and larger organisms (Vitousek et al., 1997; Vines, 1999; Blackburn et al., 2004).”
- Cascading effects of predator diversity and omnivory in a marine food web (2005, background): “On oceanic islands exotic mammal diversity is directly related to the number of native avian extinctions ( Blackburn et al. 2004 ), suggesting a direct link between changes in predator and prey diversity.”