Invasive Argentine ants prey on Bulwer’s petrels nestlings on the desertas islands (Madeira) but do not depress seabird breeding success

Invasive ants have the potential to cause severe impacts on the structure and composition of native invertebrate communities and interfere with the natural processes of pollination and seed dispersal. Less frequently reported, direct and indirect impacts on vertebrates, namely birds, are also known...

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Main Author: Boieiro, Mário (author)
Other Authors: Catry, Paulo (author), Jardim, Carolina S. (author), Menezes, Dília (author), Silva, Isamberto (author), Coelho, Nádia (author), Oliveira, Paulo (author), Gatt, Marie Claire (author), Pedro, Patrícia I. (author), Granadeiro, José Pedro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Crevice-nesting seabirds
Invasive species
Linepithema humile
Nestling predation
Oceanic islands
Seabird conservation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6466
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/6466

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6466

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