A spatially explicit population model to compare management using culling and fertility control to reduce numbers of grey squirrels

S. Croft, J.N. Aegerter, S. Beatham, J. Coats and G. Massei

Ecological Modelling, 2021, vol. 440, issue C

Abstract: In the UK the now widespread non-native grey squirrel produces problems for the forestry industry through damage from bark stripping and threatens the survival of native species most notably the red squirrel which, mainly as a result of resource competition and transmission of infection, has suffered dramatic declines. Reducing grey squirrel numbers is essential to decrease this species’ ecological and environmental impact.

Keywords: Contraception; Cost; Individual-based model; Invasive alien species; Population management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109386

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