2002 Proceedings
Preface
Turning the tide of biological invasion: the potential for eradicating invasive species
Keynote Address
Today Tiritiri Matangi, tomorrow the world! Are we aiming too low in invasives control?
Presented Papers
Overviews and Proposals
Cat eradication on Hermite Island, Montebello Islands, Western Australia
Eradication of introduced Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Nauru using male annihilation and protein bait application techniques
Man-made marinas as sheltered islands for alien marine organisms: Establishment and eradication of an alien invasive marine species
The eradication of alien mammals from five offshore islands, Mauritius, Indian Ocean
The eradication of possums from Kapiti Island, New Zealand
The impact of rabbit and goat eradication on the ecology of Round Island, Mauritius
Introduced mammal eradications for nature conservation on Western Australian islands: a review
Habitat refuges as alternatives to predator control for the conservation of endangered Mauritian birds
Control of invasive plants on the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand
Eradication planning for invasive alien animal species on islands – the approach developed by the New Zealand Department of Conservation
Eradication of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) on Airlie Island, Pilbara Coast, Western Australia
Eradications of invasive species to restore natural biological diversity on Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Control and eradication of the introduced grass, Cenchrus echinatus, at Laysan Island, Central Pacific Ocean
The eradication of Rattus rattus from Monito Island, West Indies
Changes in bird numbers on Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand, over the period of rat eradication
Spartina anglica eradication and inter-tidal recovery in Northern Ireland estuaries
Eradication of feral goats and pigs and consequences for other biota on Sarigan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The response of herbaceous vegetation and endemic plant species to the removal of feral sheep from Santa Cruz Island, California
Alien plant and animal control and aspects of ecological restoration in a small ‘mainland island’: Wenderholm Regional Park, New Zealand
Eradicating invasive plants: Hard-won lessons for islands
Eradication of Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) from Whenua Hou Nature Reserve (Codfish Island), Putauhinu and Rarotoka Islands, New Zealand
Alien mammal eradication and quarantine on inhabited islands in the Seychelles
Eradication of rats and rabbits from Saint-Paul Island, French Southern Territories
Cat eradication and the restoration of endangered iguanas (Cyclura carinata) on Long Cay, Caicos Bank, Turks and Caicos Islands, British West Indies
Comparison of baits and bait stations for the selective control of wild house mice on Thevenard Island, Western Australia
The eradication of the black rat (Rattus rattus) on Barrow and adjacent islands off the north-west coast of Western Australia
Eradication of introduced Australian marsupials (brushtail possum and brushtailed rock wallaby) from Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands, New Zealand
An attempt to eradicate feral goats from Lord Howe Island
Red mangrove eradication and pickleweed control in a Hawaiian wetland, waterbird responses, and lessons learned
When is eradication of exotic pest plants a realistic goal?
Management of indigenous and alien Malvaceae on islands near Perth, Western Australia
Practical concerns in the eradication of island snakes
An ecological basis for control of the mongoose Herpestes javanicus in Mauritius: is eradication possible?
Eradication of Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) from Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
Eradication of alien plants on Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Removing cats from islands in north-west Mexico
The evolution and execution of a plan for invasive weed eradication and control, Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
Impacts and control of introduced small Indian mongoose on Amami Island, Japan
It’s often better to eradicate, but can we eradicate better?
Abstracts
Eradication of Pacific rats (Rattus exulans) from Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
Eradication of alien plants on Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Removing cats from islands in north-west Mexico
The evolution and execution of a plan for invasive weed eradication and control, Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
Impacts and control of introduced small Indian mongoose on Amami Island, Japan
It’s often better to eradicate, but can we eradicate better?
Abstracts