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DOI10.1016/j.biocon.2016.11.032
Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?
Legge, S.1; Murphy, B. P.2; McGregor, H.3; Woinarski, J. C. Z.2; Augusteyn, J.4; Ballard, G.5,6,7; Baseler, M.8; Buckmaster, T.9,10; Dickman, C. R.11; Doherty, T.12,13; Edwards, G.14,35; Eyre, T.15; Fancourt, B. A.16,36; Ferguson, D.15; Forsyth, D. M.17,37; Geary, W. L.17; Gentle, M.18; Gillespie, G.19,20; Greenwood, L.21; Hohnen, R.16; Hume, S.23; Johnson, C. N.22; Maxwell, M.24; McDonald, P. J.25; Morris, K.26; Moseby, K.27,28; Newsome, T.12,13,29,30; Nimmo, D.21; Paltridge, R.31,32,33; Ramsey, D.17; Read, J.27,33; Rendall, A.12,13; Rich, M.34; Ritchie, E.12,13; Rowland, J.15; Short, J.38,39; Stokeld, D.19; Sutherland, D. R.40; Wayne, A. F.24,41; Woodford, L.17; Zewe, F.6
通讯作者Legge, S.
来源期刊BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
ISSN0006-3207
EISSN1873-2917
出版年2017
卷号206页码:293-303
英文摘要

Feral cats (Fells caws) have devastated wildlife globally. In Australia, feral cats are implicated in most recent mammal extinctions and continue to threaten native species. Cat control is a high-profile priority for Australian policy, research and management. To develop the evidence-base to support this priority, we first review information on cat presence/absence on Australian islands and mainland cat-proof exclosures, finding that cats occur across >99.8% of Australia’s land area. Next, we collate 91 site-based feral cat density estimates in Australia and examine the influence of environmental and geographic influences on density. We extrapolate from this analysis to estimate that the feral cat population in natural environments fluctuates between 1.4 million (95% confidence interval: 1.0-23 million) after continent-wide droughts, to 5.6 million (95% CI: 2.5-11 million) after extensive wet periods. We estimate another 0.7 million feral cats occur in Australia’s highly modified environments (urban areas, rubbish dumps, intensive farms). Feral cat densities are higher on small islands than the mainland, but similar inside and outside conservation land. Mainland cats reach highest densities in arid/semi-arid areas after wet periods. Regional variation in cat densities corresponds closely with attrition rates for native mammal fauna. The overall population estimate for Australia’s feral cats (in natural and highly modified environments), fluctuating between 2.1 and 63 million, is lower than previous estimates, and Australian feral cat densities are lower than reported for North America and Europe. Nevertheless, cats inflict severe impacts on Australian fauna, reflecting the sensitivity of Australia’s native species to cats and reinforcing that policy, research and management to reduce their impacts is critical. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


英文关键词Feral cat Density Introduced predator Island Pest management Invasive species
类型Article
语种英语
国家Australia ; USA
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000394065900038
WOS关键词RANGING DOMESTIC CATS ; ARID SOUTH-AUSTRALIA ; FELIS-CATUS ; HOME-RANGE ; POPULATION-DYNAMICS ; GENETIC-ANALYSIS ; WILDLIFE ; PREDATION ; IMPACT ; REINTRODUCTION
WOS类目Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/197825
作者单位1.Australian Natl Univ, Fenner Sch Environm & Soc, Natl Environm Sci Programme Threatened Species Re, GPO Box 4, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia;
2.Charles Darwin Univ, Res Inst Environm & Livelihoods, Natl Environm Sci Programme Threatened Species Re, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia;
3.Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Mornington Sanctuary, Derby, WA 6728, Australia;
4.Queensland Parks & Wildlife Serv, Red Hill, Qld 4701, Australia;
5.Vertebrate Pest Res Unit, Biosecur NSW, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia;
6.Univ New England, Sch Environm & Rural Sci, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia;
7.Invas Animals Cooperat Res Ctr, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia;
8.Environm Resources Informat Network, Dept Environm, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia;
9.Univ Canberra, Animals Cooperat Res Ctr, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia;
10.Univ Canberra, Inst Appl Ecol, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia;
11.Univ Sydney, Sch Life & Environm Sci A08, Desert Ecol Res Grp, Natl Environm Sci Programme Threatened Species Re, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia;
12.Deakin Univ, Geelong, Vic, Australia;
13.Sch Life & Environm Sci, Ctr Integrat Ecol, Burwood, Vic, Australia;
14.NT Dept Land Resource Management, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia;
15.Queensland Herbarium, Dept Sci Informat Technol & Innovat, Brisbane, Qld 4066, Australia;
16.Univ Tasmania, Sch Biol Sci, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia;
17.Arthur Rylah Inst Environm Res, Dept Environm Land Water & Planning, Heidelberg, Vic 3084, Australia;
18.Invas Plants & Animals, Biosecur Qld, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia;
19.NT Dept Land Resource Management, Flora & Fauna Div, Palmerston, NT 0831, Australia;
20.Univ Melbourne, Sch BioSci, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia;
21.Charles Sturt Univ, Sch Environm Sci, Inst Land Water & Soc, Albury, NSW 2640, Australia;
22.Univ Tasmania, Sch Biol Sci, Natl Environm Sci Programme Threatened Species Re, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia;
23.Dept Natl Parks Sport & Racing, Qld Parks & Wildlife Serv, Jundah, Qld 4736, Australia;
24.Dept Parks & Wildlife, Sci & Conservat Div, Brain St, Manjimup, WA 6258, Australia;
25.Dept Land Resource Management, Flora & Fauna Div, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia;
26.Dept Parks & Wildlife, Bentley, WA 6983, Australia;
27.Univ Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia;
28.Arid Recovery, Box 147, Roxby Downs, SA 5725, Australia;
29.Oregon State Univ, Dept Forest Ecosyst & Soc, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA;
30.Univ Washington, Sch Environm & Forest Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA;
31.Desert Wildlife Serv, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia;
32.Charles Darwin Univ, Res Inst Environm & Livelihoods, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia;
33.Ecol Horizons, Kimba, SA 5641, Australia;
34.Natl Parks, Longreach, Qld 4730, Australia;
35.Univ Tasmania, Sch Biol Sci, Natl Environm Sci Programme Threatened Species Re, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia;
36.Invas Plants & Animals, Biosecur Qld, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia;
37.Dept Primary Ind, Vertebrate Pest Res Unit, Orange, NSW 2800, Australia;
38.Wildlife Res & Management, Kalamunda, WA 6926, Australia;
39.Murdoch Univ, Sch Biol Sci & Biotechnol, Murdoch, WA 6140, Australia;
40.Res Dept, Phillip Isl Nat Parks, Cowes, Vic 3922, Australia;
41.Murdoch Univ, Sch Vet & Life Sci, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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Legge, S.,Murphy, B. P.,McGregor, H.,et al. Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?[J],2017,206:293-303.
APA Legge, S..,Murphy, B. P..,McGregor, H..,Woinarski, J. C. Z..,Augusteyn, J..,...&Zewe, F..(2017).Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?.BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION,206,293-303.
MLA Legge, S.,et al."Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?".BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 206(2017):293-303.
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