Influence of alien mammals on survival of 'Dodo-tree' seedlings and implications for conservation management

Code (CO)	MSI05P4171
Author (AU)	Florens, F. B. V. Baider, C.
Title - English (ET)	Influence of alien mammals on survival of 'Dodo-tree' seedlings and implications for conservation management
Thesis-Parent title (TH)	Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation and Sociedade Brasileira Etologia., Frontiers in Tropical Biology and Conservation. Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, 24-28th July 2005, Uberlândia, Brazil. Books of Abstracts.
Document Type(DT)	Conference paper
Date of publication (DP)	2005
Source (SO)	p. 67
Language of text (LT)	en
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	The population decline of the Mauritius endemic Dodo-tree (Sapotaceae) has recently been attributed largely to a reduced reproductive output caused by alien species. We adopted an experimental approach to investigate the fate of nursery germinated seedlings re-introduced in the native forest. This allowed the identification of impacts of alien mammals and trends of relevance to both conservation of the species and conservation management of Mauritian upland forest in general.
Descriptors - English (DE)	FLORA dodo tree conservation management ecology mammals
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	Mauritius
Sort Key 1(K1)	Flora
Date record entered (DA)	2005-08-05
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Affiliation (AF)	Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
Location (LO)	HERB
Processing status (PS)	CAT
MSIRI Staff (MS)	HERB