S. Boudjelas

• University of Auckland

Invasive rodent eradications are one of the most effective conservation interventions to restore island ecosystems. However, achievements in the tropics are lagging behind those in temperate regions. Land crab interference in bait uptake has been identified as one of the main causes of rodent eradication failure on tropical islands, but the issue o...

Seedling transfer is commonly used for restoration ecology, however, still many projects do not take into consideration the risk of invasive species contaminants, especially invisible contaminants such as eggs, seeds, spores, mycelium, and small-sized organisms. Here we reviewed literature in order to provide a low cost and simple protocol to avoid...

Abstract Island restoration is expanding as a tool for enhancing conservation outcomes. The ability of conservation managers to eradicate multiple invasive species over increasingly complex or large areas is steadily improving, but progress inevitably presents new challenges. There is always a larger, even more complex operation ahead, and islands...

Invasive vertebrates are a leading cause of extinction on islands and rats (Rattus spp.) are one of the most damaging to island ecosystems. Methods to eradicate rats from islands are well established and there have been over 580 successful eradications to date. Increasingly, rat eradications are being implemented on tropical islands, a reflection o...

This chapter reviews public participation in invasive alien species (IAS) management. It explores why public participation is important, from ethical, legal, and practical standpoints. How the public engages in IAS management through different modes will be considered and related to the varying drivers of individual initiatives. Examples presented...

A time series of 165 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) visible band images covering the years 1982-1988 shows that the reflectance of the Irish Sea pulses on seasonal and spring-neap tidal time scales. The seasonal signal has been analysed by fitting a harmonic curve to a geographical grid of points. Maximum reflectance throughout th...