Invasive species threaten biodiversity globally, and invasive mammalian predators are
particularly damaging, having contributed to considerable species decline and extinction. We …

Alien predators are widely considered to be more harmful to prey populations than native
predators. To evaluate this expectation, we conducted a meta-analysis of the responses of …

Climatic changes associated with the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can have a dramatic
impact on terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, but especially on arid and semiarid systems, …

Long‐term ecological studies are critical for providing key insights in ecology, environmental
change, natural resource management and biodiversity conservation. In this paper, we …

This report provides an overview of the impact of feral cats Felis catus on native fauna of the
Pacific region, with particular reference to Australia and its island territories. In Australia, cats …

In parts of the world such as the Pacific Islands, Australia, and New Zealand, introduced
vertebrate predators have caused the demise of indigenous mammal and bird species. A …

A revised set of propositions about ecology in arid Australia is presented, based on research
literature since publication of Stafford Smith and Morton (1990). Fourteen propositions distil …

This paper reviews the impacts of three species of introduced mammalian predators on native
fauna in Australia. The feral cat Felis catus, introduced over 200 years ago, is linked with …

(1) Species of terrestrial mammals, reptiles and amphibians were surveyed in patches of
semi-natural and disturbed vegetation within the City of Oxford. The patches were delimited by …

Mammalian carnivore populations are often intensively managed, either because the carnivore
in question is endangered, or because it is viewed as a pest and is subjected to control …