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SUMMARY:Island Conquerors: the population dynamics and management of invas
 ive rats on islands - James Russell (University of Auckland)
DTSTART:20131101T130000Z
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CONTACT:Jessica C. Walsh
DESCRIPTION:Islands are biodiversity hot-spots - less than 5% of the world
 ’s land area but containing over 20% of the world’s biodiversity\, and
  having experienced over half of recent extinctions. Invasive rats in part
 icular have conquered over 80% of the world’s island groups. New Zealand
  has exported to the world methods for the eradication of invasive rats fr
 om large (>10\,000 ha) islands. Management of invasive rats in this manner
  requires a comprehensive understanding of their population dynamics in or
 der to optimise eradication\, to prevent surprise effects after eradicatio
 n\, and to prevent reinvasion. In this talk\, I shall present a number of 
 case-studies which demonstrate the utility of a diverse scientific tool-ki
 t to addressing conservation issues in the management of invasive rats on 
 islands.\n\n
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology\, Downing Street\
 , Cambridge CB2 3EJ
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