Impacts of invasive rats on Hawaiian cave resources

Although there are no published studies and limited data documenting damage by rodents in Hawaiian caves, our incidental observations during more than 40 years of surveying caves indicate that introduced rodents, especially the roof rat, Rattus rattus, pose significant threats to vulnerable cave res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francis G. Howarth, Fred D. Stone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol49/iss1/5/