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The role of apex predators in structuring ecosystems through the suppression of mesopredator activity and abundance is receiving increasing attention,...
Read moreThe mesopredator release theory predicts that the density of subordinate predators will increase as dominant predators decline. Persistent debate arou...
Read moreInvasive non-native species are one of the greatest drivers of the loss of biodiversity world-wide. Consequently, removing or controlling invasive pre...
Read moreManagement of domestic and wild animals is an integral part of conservation and is often based on how an animal is categorised. For example, feral cat...
Read more1. Feral cats Felis catus[Felis silvestris] introduced onto oceanic islands pose a major ecological threat to endemic vertebrates, but their control i...
Read moreApex predators can benefit ecosystems through top-down control of mesopredators and herbivores. However, apex predators are often subject to lethal co...
Read moreVirulent virus was introduced in 1977 to a feral cat population on the 290-km2 Marion Island, South Africa, where the cats were killing some 450 000 p...
Read moreThis article describes a six-step framework that includes local ecological, economic and social knowledge to select the best management strategies to ...
Read moreIntroduced carnivores are often cryptic, making it difficult to quantify their presence in ecosystems, and assess how this varies in relation to manag...
Read moreInappropriate anti-predator responses (naiveté) towards introduced predators is a key factor contributing to the extinction and endangerment of prey s...
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