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- Title
Inventory of alien birds and mammals in the Wallis and Futuna Archipelago.
- Authors
Theuerkauf, Jörn; Jourdan, Hervé; Rouys, Sophie; Gula, Roman; Gajewska, Marta; Unrug, Katarzyna; Kuehn, Ralph
- Abstract
In November 2007 and November 2008, we conducted a bird and mammal survey on Wallis and Futuna. We found two non-native bird species on Wallis: the Common Myna ( Acridotheres tristis) and the Chestnut-breasted Munia ( Lonchura castaneothorax), and one on Futuna: the Jungle Myna ( Acridotheres fuscus). We also recorded Black Rats (Rattus rattus) on Futuna, a recent introduction to this island. The introduction of 3 bird species and Black Rats in the last decade denotes a lack of preventive measures and demonstrates that the issue of invasive species has not received sufficient priority.
- Subjects
WALLIS &; Futuna; INTRODUCED birds; INTRODUCED mammals; BIOLOGICAL invasions; MYNAHS; LONCHURA striata; RATTUS rattus
- Publication
Biological Invasions, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 9, p2975
- ISSN
1387-3547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10530-010-9706-y