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DOI	10.1111/emr.12388
	Removal and eradication of introduced species in a fenced reserve: Quantifying effort, costs and results
	Ruykys, Laura; Carter, Andrew
通讯作者	Ruykys, Laura
来源期刊	ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION
ISSN	1442-7001
EISSN	1442-8903
出版年	2019
卷号	20 期号:3 页码:239-249
英文摘要	Given the difficulty of effective landscape-scale control of introduced predators, fenced areas that exclude them (i.e. 'mainland islands') can play an important role in conserving threatened mammal species in Australia. Despite this, the effort required to eradicate or remove introduced species from within fenced areas remains poorly quantified. This study was conducted at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in semi-arid Western Australia, where a 43 km predator-exclusion fence surrounding 7832 ha was completed in June 2014. The subsequent effort expended in eradicating feral Cat (Felis catus) and removing European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations was logged daily during 11 months of active population removal and 3.5 months of monitoring. The total effort expended on cat eradication, rabbit removal and monitoring included over 4800 person-hours of work and nearly 67,000 km of driving (of which 6700 km was for spotlighting), and the conduct of over 15,000 trap nights, 2300 km of sand tracking transects, and over 7800 camera-trap nights. Total costs (in 2015 figures) were estimated at just over AUD $390,000, which equates to approximately $50 per hectare. Cage trapping was most efficacious for catching cats, although it took nine months to capture the last individual, which was detected independently by both sand tracking transects and camera traps. This research provides baseline data on the resources required for future eradication and removal projects, particularly those within fenced reserves.
英文关键词	conservation fence exclusion fencing introduced predators pest control predator control
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Australia
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000487645200008
WOS关键词	FOXES VULPES-VULPES ; CATS FELIS-CATUS ; WESTERN-AUSTRALIA ; FERAL CAT ; VERTEBRATE FAUNA ; CONSERVATION ; DECLINE ; PATTERNS ; POPULATION ; EXTINCTION
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/215224
作者单位	Australian Wildlife Conservancy, POB 8070, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ruykys, Laura,Carter, Andrew. Removal and eradication of introduced species in a fenced reserve: Quantifying effort, costs and results[J],2019,20(3):239-249.
APA	Ruykys, Laura,&Carter, Andrew.(2019).Removal and eradication of introduced species in a fenced reserve: Quantifying effort, costs and results.ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION,20(3),239-249.
MLA	Ruykys, Laura,et al."Removal and eradication of introduced species in a fenced reserve: Quantifying effort, costs and results".ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION 20.3(2019):239-249.