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Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains
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Significance: Global conservation actions to prevent or slow extinctions and protect biodiversity are costly. However, few conservation actions have been evaluated for their efficacy globally, hampering the prioritization of conservation actions. Islands are key areas for biodiversity conservation because they are home to more than 15% of terrestrial species and more than one-third of critically endangered species; nearly two-thirds of recent extinctions were of island species. This research quantifies the benefits to native island fauna of removing invasive mammals from islands. Our results highlight the importance of this conservation measure for protecting the world's most threatened species.
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- Authors
- Jones, H. P., Holmes, N. D., Butchart, S. H. M., Tershy, B. R., Kappes, P. J., Corkery, I., Aguirre-Muñoz, A., Armstrong, D. P., Bonnaud, E., Burbidge, A. A., Campbell, K., Courchamp, F., Cowan, P. E., Cuthbert, R. J., Ebbert, S., Genovesi, P., Howald, G. R., Keitt, B. S., Kress, S. W., Miskelly, C. M., Oppel, S., Poncet, S., Rauzon, M. J., Rocamora, G., Russell, J. C., Samaniego-Herrera, A., Seddon, P. J., Spatz, D. R., Towns, D. R., & Croll, D. A.
- Affiliations
- Northern Illinois University (US)
- Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico (PR)
- BirdLife international (GB)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas, A.C., Ensenada, C.P. 22800, Baja California, Mexico;
- Massey University (NZ)
- Université Paris-Sud (FR)
- Private address, Floreat, WA 6014, Australia;
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (NZ)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (US)
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service (US)
- Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (IT)
- National Audubon Society (US)
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (NZ)
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (GB)
- South Georgia Surveys, Beaver Island LandCare, Stanley, FIQQ IZZ, Falkland Islands;
- Laney College (US)
- University of Seychelles (SC)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- ORCID
- Jones, Holly P.
- Holmes, Nick D.
- Butchart, Stuart H. M.
- Tershy, Bernie R.
- Kappes, Peter J.
- Corkery, Ilse
- Armstrong, Doug P.
- Bonnaud, Elsa
- Burbidge, Andrew A.
- Campbell, Karl
- Courchamp, Franck
- Cuthbert, Richard J.
- Genovesi, Piero
- Howald, Gregg R.
- Kress, Stephen W.
- Miskelly, Colin M.
- Oppel, Steffen
- Rocamora, Gérard
- Russell, James C.
- Seddon, Philip J.
- Spatz, Dena R.
- Towns, David R.
- Croll, Donald A.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2016-03-21
- Volume
- 113
- Issue
- 15
- Pages
- 4033-4038
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC4839448
- OpenAlex
- W2306435538
- Cited by
- 517
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 39 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 52 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 59 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 25
- FWCI
- 47.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- ResearchSpace (University of Auckland) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Northern Illinois University
- Biodiversa+
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-14-CE02-0021, ANR-13-EBID-0003)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Keywords
- invasive mammal eradication, island fauna, conservation impact assessment, extinction risk, IUCN Red List, threatened species, biodiversity loss, native species recovery, island biodiversity conservation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Mammals, Biodiversity, Introduced Species, Islands
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