What is the aim of the review?
To investigate the effectiveness of predator removal as a strategy for enhancing bird populations. To address the secondary question: "Do factors such as prey species, predator species, environmental or geographical factors (e.g. habitat type, island/mainland, latitude) or operational level variables (e.g. predator control method, size of control area, duration/timing of control, fencing of control area, duration of monitoring) alter the efficacy of predator control programmes in enhancing bird populations?"

Who's in the review team?

• Rebecca Smith (Lead reviewer) - Conservation Science Group, Cambridge University, UK
• Andrew Pullin
• Gavin Stewart
• William Sutherland
  

At what stage is the review?
This review is now complete.

What did the review find?
To read more about this review, its findings, and the implications for conservationists and researchers, please see the Summary or Full Report.

Note: if you wish to cite the main results of this systematic review, refer to the following:

Smith, R. K., A. S. Pullin, G. B. Stewart, and W. J. Sutherland. (2010) Effectiveness of predator removal for enhancing bird populations. Conservation Biology, 24: 820 – 829.

Smith, R. K., A. S. Pullin, G. B. Stewart, and W. J. Sutherland.  (2010) Is nest predator exclusion an effective strategy for enhancing bird populations?  In press, Biological Conservation.

Comments?
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