The eradication of feral cats from Ascension Island and its subsequent recolonization by seabirds

By N. Ratcliffe, M. Bell, Tara Pelembe, D. Boyle, R. Benjamin, Richard White, Bj Godley, J. Stevenson, Sarah J. Sanders. Oryx, 2010

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Seabird population changes following mammal eradications on islands (2018, background): “Islands, abandoned by certain species, can be recolonized (Ratcliffe et al., 2010; Buxton et al., 2014), although this is not assured (Miskelly & Taylor, 2004).”
Feral Cats and Biodiversity Conservation: The Urgent Prioritization of Island Management (2013, background): “Feral cat eradications have led to rapid positive effects on native species (Drake et al. 2011), especially seabirds (Cooper et al. 1995, Bester et al. 2002, Keitt and Tershy 2003, Hughes et al. 2008, Ratcliffe et al. 2010, Smith et al. 2010).”
The diet of feral cats on islands: a review and a call for more studies (2011, background): “Eradicating cats from islands can protect native species from the threat of extinction (Keitt and Tershy 2003; Nogales et al. 2004; Ratcliffe et al. 2009) and research on the ecology of insular feral cats can improve the efficacy and prioritization of cat eradications, particularly when (i) complex…”