Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP1095388
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
General theory for eradicating multiple invasive species from threatened island ecosystems. Invasive species threaten many of Australia's unique flora and fauna. Our island ecosystems have evolved in the absence of mammalian predators, and are therefore particularly vulnerable. When both cats and rats invade an island, they can quickly decimate the populations of native species, particularly seabirds, and threaten them with extinction. Unfortunately, poorly planned eradication of these invasive species can destabilise the complex island ecosystems, further endangering the native species. The results of this project will help conservation managers to plan eradication strategies that cost-effectively eradicate populations of two introduced species, without threatening native wildlife.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2010
End Date: 03-2013
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $248,364.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Wildlife And Habitat Management | Conservation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of pests and exotic species | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Control of pests and exotic species |
