Schüttler E. Population ecology, impact and social acceptance of American mink (Mustela vison), a recent invasive species on Navarino Island, Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, Chil / Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ. - Leipzig: UFZ, 2009. - 116 p.: ill., graph. - (PhD Dissertation; 07). - ISSN 1800-0387  Место хранения:   029 | Институт систематики и экологии животных CO РАН | Новосибирск

Оглавление / Contents

Summary ......................................................... 1 Zusammenfassung ................................................. 2 Resumen ......................................................... 3 CHAPTER ONE General introduction ............................................ 5 Biological invasions ......................................... 5 The American mink ............................................ 6 The study area ............................................... 8 Aims of the dissertation ..................................... 9 Methods ...................................................... 9 Integrating science with management ......................... 11 Structure of the thesis ..................................... 11 CHAPTER TWO Exotic vertebrate fauna in the pristine sub-Antarctic Cape Horn Archipelago ............................................... 14 CHAPTER THREE Abundance and habitat preferences of the American mink on Navarino Island ................................................ 26 CHAPTER FOUR Diet of the American mink and its potential impact on the native fauna ................................................... 41 CHAPTER FIVE Vulnerability of ground-nesting waterbirds to predation by invasive American mink ...................................... 54 CHAPTER SIX Do you like the mink? Public perceptions of invasive mammals in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve ..................... 70 CHAPTER SEVEN Synthesis ...................................................... 90 Key findings ................................................ 90 Practical significance of the thesis ........................ 92 References ..................................................... 94 List of figures ............................................... 107 List of tables ................................................ 108 Populärwissenschaftliche Zusammenfassung ...................... 109 APPENDIX ...................................................... 115