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Eric Vidal

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[HTML][HTML] Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates

…, J Fric, J Millett, J Russell, J Liske-Clark, E Vidal… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Invasive alien species are a major threat to native insular species. Eradicating invasive
mammals from islands is a feasible and proven approach to prevent biodiversity loss. We …

Underlying impacts of invasive cats on islands: not only a question of predation

FM Medina, E Bonnaud, E Vidal, M Nogales - Biodiversity and …, 2014 - Springer
The domestic cat has been introduced on most islands worldwide, where it has established
feral populations and is currently known to be one of the worst invasive mammalian predators…

The diet of feral cats on islands: a review and a call for more studies

E Bonnaud, FM Medina, E Vidal, M Nogales… - Biological …, 2011 - Springer
Cats are among the most successful and damaging invaders on islands and a significant
driver of extinction and endangerment. Better understanding of their ecology can improve …

Is the yellow-legged gull a superabundantbird species in the Mediterranean? Impacton fauna and flora, conservation measuresand research priorities

E Vidal, F Medail, T Tatoni - Biodiversity & Conservation, 1998 - Springer
In the Mediterranean basin, the yellow-legged gull Larus cachinnans has undergone a
widespread demographic increase for the past 30 years. Owing to its high ecological adaptability, …

A global review of the impacts of invasive cats on island endangered vertebrates

FM Medina, E Bonnaud, E Vidal… - Global change …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cats are generalist predators that have been widely introduced to the world's ~179 000
islands. Once introduced to islands, cats prey on a variety of native species many of which lack …

Effects of anthropogenic food resources on yellow-legged gull colony size on Mediterranean islands

C Duhem, P Roche, E Vidal, T Tatoni - Population ecology, 2008 - Springer
Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis populations have been studied on three archipelagos
consisting of 20 islands distributed along 80 km of the French Mediterranean coastline. …

Feral cats and biodiversity conservation: the urgent prioritization of island management

M Nogales, E Vidal, FM Medina, E Bonnaud… - Bioscience, 2013 - academic.oup.com
A great part of the Earth's biodiversity occurs on islands, to which humans have brought a
legion of invasive species that have caused population declines and even extinctions. The …

Opportunistic feeding responses of the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis to accessibility of refuse dumps

C Duhem, E Vidal, J Legrand, T Tatoni - Bird Study, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Capsule The gulls adjust their diet composition and diversity according to refuse dump
accessibility. Aims To examine the influence of the accessibility of open-air refuse dumps on the …

Invasional meltdown potential: facilitation between introduced plants and mammals on French Mediterranean islands

K Bourgeois, CM Suehs, E Vidal, F Médail - Ecoscience, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
In the increasingly important domain of insular invasion ecology, the role of facilitation
between different introduced taxa has been mentioned, but rarely studied. This paper outlines …

Seabird and reef conservation must include coral islands

…, J Handley, M Le Corre, A Millon, É Vidal - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Tropical seabirds exert key roles in reef ecosystems but face growing threats from climate
change, especially on coral reef islands (CRIs). Therefore, we advocate for a more …