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DOI	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137631
	Managing feral cats through an adaptive framework in an arid landscape
	Lohr, Cheryl Anne; Algar, Dave
通讯作者	Lohr, CA
来源期刊	SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
ISSN	0048-9697
EISSN	1879-1026
出版年	2020
卷号	720
英文摘要	Adaptive management is the systematic acquisition and application of reliable information to improve natural resource management over time. We have employed an adaptive management framework in the control and monitoring of feral cats (Felis catus) on the Matuwa Indigenous Protected Area over the past 16 years. We used 120 Reconyx PC900 camera-traps and a rapid survey technique called the cat track activity index (TAI) to determine if aerial baiting with Eradicat (R) was more efficient and/or cost-effective than track baiting plus leg-hold trapping. We found that aerial baiting at $0.54 per percent decrease in cat detections is more cost-effective than track-baiting alone at $0.56 per percent decrease in cat detections. Track baiting plus leg-hold trapping, however, is more cost-effective than aerial baiting alone at reducing the number of feral cats detections at $0.39 per percent decrease in cat detections. Aerial baiting plus trapping was the most effective method of suppressing feral cats in an arid landscape with 97.7% reduction in cat detections. Trapping reduced the proportion of the population made up of adult cats from 51.5% to 38.7%, which may influence the efficacy of Eradicat (R). Additionally, we found that cats were twice as likely to be detected on spinifex sandplain habitats than stony or hardpan habitats. We make several recommendations for refining feral cat management programs and future research. Crown Copyright (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Feral cat Felis catus Baiting 1080 Sodium monofluroacetate Leg-hold trapping Indigenous protected area
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000525736600090
WOS关键词	FELIS-CATUS ; SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA ; NATURE CONSERVATION ; BAIT UPTAKE ; POPULATION ; ECOLOGY ; PREY ; PREDATORS ; ABUNDANCE ; PATTERNS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
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/2XILL650/324337
作者单位	[Lohr, Cheryl Anne; Algar, Dave] Dept Biodivers Conservat & Attract, Locked Bag 104,Bentley Delivery Ctr, Bentley, WA 6983, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lohr, Cheryl Anne,Algar, Dave. Managing feral cats through an adaptive framework in an arid landscape[J],2020,720.
APA	Lohr, Cheryl Anne,&Algar, Dave.(2020).Managing feral cats through an adaptive framework in an arid landscape.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,720.
MLA	Lohr, Cheryl Anne,et al."Managing feral cats through an adaptive framework in an arid landscape".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 720(2020).