Unintended consequences of invasive predator control in an Australian forest: overabundant wallabies and vegetation change.

Over-abundance of native herbivores is a problem in many forests worldwide. The abundance of native macropod wallabies is extremely high at Booderee National Park (BNP) in south-eastern Australia. This has occurred because of the reduction of exotic predators through an intensive baiting program, co...

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Main Authors: Nick Dexter, Matt Hudson, Stuart James, Christopher Macgregor, David B Lindenmayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749205?pdf=render