@article{fdi:010063657,
  title = {{E}radications as scientific experiments : progress in simultaneous eradications of two major invasive taxa from a {M}editerranean island},
  author = {{R}uffino, {L}. and {K}rebs, {E}. and {P}assetti, {A}. and {A}boucaya, {A}. and {A}ffre, {L}. and {F}ourcy, {D}. and {L}orvelec, {O}. and {B}arcelo, {A}. and {B}erville, {L}. and {B}igeard, {N}. and {B}rousset, {L}. and {D}e {M}eringo, {H}. and {G}illet, {P}. and {L}e {Q}uilliec, {P}. and {L}imouzin, {Y}. and {M}edail, {F}. and {M}eunier, {J}ean-{Y}ves and {P}ascal, {M}. and {P}onel, {P}. and {R}ifflet, {F}. and {S}antelli, {C}. and {B}uisson, {E}. and {V}idal, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{BACKGROUNDB}lack rats, {R}attus rattus, and mat-forming iceplants, {C}arpobrotus aff. acinaciformis and {C}arpobrotus edulis, are pervasive pests on {M}editerranean islands. {T}heir cumulative impacts on native biotas alter the functioning of island ecosystems and threaten biodiversity. {A} report is given here of the first attempt to eradicate both taxa from a protected nature reserve in south-eastern {F}rance ({B}agaud {I}sland). {I}n order to minimise unwanted hazardous outcomes and produce scientific knowledge, the operations were embedded in a four-step strategy including initial site assessment, planning, restoration and monitoring. {RESULTST}rapping, which resulted in the removal of 1923 rats in 21045 trap-nights, made it possible to eliminate a substantial proportion of the resident rat population and to reduce the amount of rodenticide delivered in the second stage of the operation. {F}orty tons of {C}arpobrotus spp. were manually uprooted from a total area of 18000 m(2); yet careful monitoring over a decade is still required to prevent germinations from the seed bank. {CONCLUSIONT}wo years after the beginning of the interventions, both eradication operations are still ongoing. {B}iosecurity measures have been implemented to reduce reinvasion risks of both taxa. {W}ith the long-term monitoring of various native plants and animals, {B}agaud {I}sland will become a reference study site for scientific purposes.},
  keywords = {biological invasions ; biosecurity ; ecosystem engineers ; pest management ; restoration ; species interactions ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}est {M}anagement {S}cience},
  volume = {71},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {189--198},
  ISSN = {1526-498{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1002/ps.3786},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063657},
}