Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates.

Autor: Holmes ND; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America., Spatz DR; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America.; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America., Oppel S; Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kigndom., Tershy B; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America., Croll DA; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America., Keitt B; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America.; American Bird Conservancy, The Plains, Virginia, United States of America., Genovesi P; Institute for Environmental Protection and Research ISPRA and Chair IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group, Via V. Brancati, Rome, Italy., Burfield IJ; BirdLife International, Cambridge, United Kigndom., Will DJ; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America., Bond AL; Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kigndom.; Bird Group, Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Tring, Hertfordshire, United Kigndom., Wegmann A; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America.; The Nature Conservancy, Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, Hawai'i, United States of America., Aguirre-Muñoz A; Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas, A.C. Av. Moctezuma, Zona Centro, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico., Raine AF; Kaua`i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project, Hanapepe, Kaua`i, Hawai'i, United States of America., Knapp CR; John G. Shedd Aquarium, IUCN Iguana Specialist Group, S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America., Hung CH; School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan., Wingate D; Bermuda Zoological Society, Hamilton, Bermuda., Hagen E; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America., Méndez-Sánchez F; Grupo de Ecología y Conservación de Islas, A.C. Av. Moctezuma, Zona Centro, Ensenada, B.C., Mexico., Rocamora G; Island Biodiversity & Conservation center, University of Seychelles, Anse Royale, Mahé, Seychelles., Yuan HW; School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan., Fric J; Nature Conservation Consultants Ltd, Gytheiou Chalandri, Greece., Millett J; Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles., Russell J; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand., Liske-Clark J; Division of Fish & Wildlife, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Lower Base, Saipan Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands., Vidal E; Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Centre IRD de Nouméa, Nouméa cedex, New-Caledonia., Jourdan H; Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Centre IRD de Nouméa, Nouméa cedex, New-Caledonia., Campbell K; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America., Springer K; Rinaldi Avenue, The Pines Beach, North Canterbury, New Zealand., Swinnerton K; The Island Endemics Foundation, Boqueron, Puerto Rico, United States of America., Gibbons-Decherong L; Palau Conservation Society, Palau Conservation Society, Bai Ra Maibrel, Koror, Palau., Langrand O; Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America., Brooke ML; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kigndom., McMinn M; BIOGEOMED Group, University of the Balearic Islands, Cra, Valdemossa Balearic Islands, Spain., Bunbury N; Seychelles Islands Foundation, La Ciotat Building, Mont Fleuri, Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles.; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, United Kigndom., Oliveira N; Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Avenida Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisboa, Portugal., Sposimo P; NEMO Srl, Piazza D'Azeglio, Florence, Italy., Geraldes P; Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Avenida Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisboa, Portugal., McClelland P; Kennington-Roslyn Bush Road, Invercargill, New Zealand., Hodum P; Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, Kailua, Hawai'i, United States of America., Ryan PG; FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa., Borroto-Páez R; Sociedad Cubana de Zoología, La Habana, Cuba., Pierce R; Stoney Creek Rd, Speewah, Queensland, Australia., Griffiths R; Island Conservation, Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz California, United States of America., Fisher RN; U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, San Diego, California, United States of America., Wanless R; FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.; BirdLife South Africa, Parklands, Johannesburg, South Africa., Pasachnik SA; Fort Worth Zoo, IUCN Iguana Specialist Group, Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas United States of America., Cranwell S; BirdLife Pacific, MacGregor Road, Suva, Fiji., Micol T; Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux, Fonderies Royales, 8 rue du Docteur Pujos, Rochefort, France.; Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, rue Gabriel Dejean, Saint Pierre de la Réunion, France., Butchart SHM; BirdLife International, Cambridge, United Kigndom.; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kigndom.
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Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2019 Mar 27; Vol. 14 (3), pp. e0212128. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Mar 27 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212128
Abstrakt: Invasive alien species are a major threat to native insular species. Eradicating invasive mammals from islands is a feasible and proven approach to prevent biodiversity loss. We developed a conceptual framework to identify globally important islands for invasive mammal eradications to prevent imminent extinctions of highly threatened species using biogeographic and technical factors, plus a novel approach to consider socio-political feasibility. We applied this framework using a comprehensive dataset describing the distribution of 1,184 highly threatened native vertebrate species (i.e. those listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered on the IUCN Red List) and 184 non-native mammals on 1,279 islands worldwide. Based on extinction risk, irreplaceability, severity of impact from invasive species, and technical feasibility of eradication, we identified and ranked 292 of the most important islands where eradicating invasive mammals would benefit highly threatened vertebrates. When socio-political feasibility was considered, we identified 169 of these islands where eradication planning or operation could be initiated by 2020 or 2030 and would improve the survival prospects of 9.4% of the Earth's most highly threatened terrestrial insular vertebrates (111 of 1,184 species). Of these, 107 islands were in 34 countries and territories and could have eradication projects initiated by 2020. Concentrating efforts to eradicate invasive mammals on these 107 islands would benefit 151 populations of 80 highly threatened vertebrates and make a major contribution towards achieving global conservation targets adopted by the world's nations.
Competing Interests: Jakob Fric is employed at, holds shares at and is a member of the board at the Nature Conservation Consultancy Ltd. The data provided in the present manuscript has been collected though past and ongoing LIFE-Nature projects cofunded by the European Commission through LIFE financial instrument. Jakob Fric is a member at the Hellenic Ornithological Society (BirdLife Greece), Hellenic Zoological Society and ANIMA - Hellenic Wildlife Care Association (Greece). Paolo Sposimo is employed by NEMO Srl. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the funders; mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
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