Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52275#.VI-HlcnQrzE Author(s) Kathryn Teare Ada Lambert * , Nigel R. Andrew , Paul G. McDonald Affiliation(s) Centre for Behavioural and Physiological Ecology, Zoology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia . ABSTRACT Identifying the factor causing species decline from a multitude of potential disturbances is essential for successful management. Invasive species are often drivers of decline, either through direct effects such as recruitment limitation, or through indirect effects such as habitat modification that facilitate biota changes in other taxa. In this study, we tested the importance of bird predation on arthropods ...
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