Rodent pest management and predator communities in oil palm plantations in Indonesia: a comparison of two contrasting systems = Lutte contre les rongeurs et communautés de prédateurs dans des plantations de palmiers à huile en Indonésie : comparaison de deux systèmes contrastés

Verwilghen A.
2015

Rapid expansion of oil palm cultivation in Southeast Asia raises concerns about biodiversity conservation. Moreover, rats are invasive pests in oil palm plantations, often causing substantial damage. In Indonesia, rat control is generally based on field treatment using anticoagulant rodenticides and/or on reinforcement of predation by barn owls (Tyro alba), by providing nest boxes within the ...

Ecologie animale; Dégâts causés aux forêts et leur protection; Autres thèmes