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The Use of Predator Proof Fencing as a Management Tool in the Hawaiian Islands: A Case Study of Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve
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Title: | The Use of Predator Proof Fencing as a Management Tool in the Hawaiian Islands: A Case Study of Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve |
Authors: | Young, Lindsay C. VanderWerf, Eric A. Mitchell, Christen Yeun, Emma Miller, Christopher J. show 2 moreSmith, David G. Swenson, Chris show less |
LC Subject Headings: | Kaena Point State Natural Area Reserve (Hawaii) Predatory animals -- Control -- Hawaii -- Oahu. Fences -- Environmental aspects -- Hawaii -- Oahu. Sea birds -- Hawaii -- Oahu. Bird surveys -- Hawaii -- Oahu. |
Date Issued: | Mar 2012 |
Publisher: | Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Citation: | Young LC, Vanderwerf EA, Mitchell C, Yuen E, Miller CJ, Smith DG, Swenson C. 2012. The use of predator proof fencing as a management tool in the Hawaiian Islands: a case study of Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve. Honolulu (HI): Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Technical report, 180. 87 pages. |
Series: | Technical Report 180 |
Abstract: | The Ka`ena Point Ecosystem Restoration Project was the result of a partnership between the Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Divisions of Forestry and Wildlife and State Parks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Hawai`i Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve (NAR) hosts one of the largest seabird colonies in the main Hawaiian islands, three species of endangered plants, and is a pupping ground for the endangered Hawaiian monk seals. Prior to fence construction, nesting seabirds and native plants were under constant threat from predatory animals; up to 15% of seabird chicks were killed each year prior to fledging and many endangered plants were unable to reproduce as a result of seed predation. The project involved the construction of predator-proof fencing (2m tall) to prevent feral predators such as dogs, cats, mongoose, rats and mice from entering into 20ha of coastal habitat within Ka`ena Point, followed by removal of these species. |
Description: | Reports were scanned in black and white at a resolution of 600 dots per inch and were converted to text using Adobe Paper Capture Plug-in. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/34113 |
Rights: | CC0 1.0 Universal http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
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