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Author; Berruti, A.

dc.contributor.advisor	SAJAR	en_ZA
dc.contributor.author	Author	en_ZA
dc.contributor.author	Berruti, A.
dc.coverage.spatial	Antarctica	en_ZA
dc.coverage.spatial	Dassen Island
dc.date.accessioned	2018-08-23T07:58:06Z
dc.date.available	2018-08-23T07:58:06Z
dc.date.created	1971	en_ZA
dc.date.created	1986
dc.date.issued	1971	en_ZA
dc.date.issued	1986
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7510
dc.description.abstract	abstract	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	Feral cats Felis catus on Dassen Island, South Africa, ate mostly birds, primarily chicks of the jackass penguin Spheniscus demersus in March/April 1985. At least nine per cent of the penguin chicks produced annually were killed by cats. Subadult cats (<3 kg), ate a wide range of prey, but larger cats ate only penguins, rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus and mice Mus musculus. As a result of intensified cat predation on penguins, and the cats' probable prevention of breeding of small, colonial sea birds, it was decided to eliminate, or at least control, them. During a seven-day intensive hunting programme in March/April 1985, some 70 cats were killed. Fewer than 10 individuals were thought to survive. Control operations are being contined, the aim being total eradication.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored by the National Research Foundation (South Africa)	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored by the National Research Foundation (South Africa)
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Antarctic Legacy of South Africa	en_ZA
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Antarctic Legacy Project
dc.language	en_ZA	en_ZA
dc.language	en_ZA
dc.publisher	South African Journal of Antarctic Research	en_ZA
dc.publisher	South African Journal of Antarctic Research Vol 16, No 3
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol 4	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright
dc.subject	Antarctica	en_ZA
dc.subject	Dassen Island
dc.subject	Cats
dc.subject	Eradication
dc.title	Title	en_ZA
dc.title	The predatory impact of feral cats Felis catus and their control on Dassen Island
dc.type	Articles	en_ZA
dc.type	Articles
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