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Restoring the Pontine Archipelago ecosystem through management of rats and other invasive alien species (LIFE PonDerat)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 31 mars 2020,
Background
The breeding success of bird species with unfavourable conservation status, such as Scopoliâs shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) and Yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan), is seriously threatened by the black rat (Rattus rattus), as demonstrated by international scientific literature. This negative trend is occurring in several Mediterranean ...
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AQUAtic INVAders: Early Detection, Control and Management (AQUAINVAD-ED)
Date du début: 1 juin 2015, Date de fin: 31 mai 2019,
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) are on the rise due to the synergistic effects of climate change and habitat destruction. The impacts of AIS on Biodiversity, human health, and loss of ecosystem services are well known, but their control and management has now become a worldwide priority. Successful management of AIS is challenging because it requires several steps in succession: (1) early detectio ...
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Protection of the largest population of Puffinus yelkouan on Earth and containment and eradication of invasive alien species (LIFE Puffinus Tavolara)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2013, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2017,
Background
Predation by the black rat (Rattus rattus) is threatening the worldâs largest population of Mediterranean Shearwaters (Puffinus yelkouan) â 9 991 to 13 424 pairs out of a global population of 15 337 to 30 519 pairs. On Tavolara, Shearwaters can only successfully reproduce at a reduced number of nests, located in caves in rat-free high cliff ...
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Montecristo 2010: eradication of invasive plant and animal aliens and conservation of species/habitats in the Tuscan Archipelago,Italy. (Montecristo 2010)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 30 juin 2014,
.... On the legislation side, the project actions for rat eradication, with particular reference to the use of poisoned baits, contributed to raising two crucial issues for nature conservation activities: the legislative deficiencies regarding the use of poisoned baits in protected areas and the risk that this kind of operations is strongly opposed by misinformed public audiences.
The approach used ...
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