The invasion of ecosystems by exotic species is currently viewed as one of the most
important sources of biodiversity loss. The largest part of this loss occurs on islands, where …

Although behaviours can contribute to the heterogeneity in parasite load among hosts, links
between consistent individual differences in behaviour and parasitic infection have received …

The unique plant and animal communities of the French subantarctic islands have been
greatly modified by the introduction of mammals since their discovery in 1552 and 1772 …

Foxes and cats are the most abundant medium‐sized urban carnivores. To date, however,
there has been a lack of effort to synthesize data on the spatial and trophic resources used …

The introduction of rabbits in 1874 into the Kerguelen archipelago had a significant impact
on plant communities: the most sensitive species Pringlea antiscorbutica and Azorella …

In contrast to most populations of sexually dimorphic ungulates, a 3-year study revealed a
tertiary sex ratio (the number of males per female at sexual maturity) strongly biased towards …

Numerous ecological studies, including of the polar environment, are now using the
remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI, eg PAL-NDVI or MODIS …

The diet of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus), introduced to the Kerguelen
archipelago in the 1800s, was studied at monthly intervals from August 1997 to July 1998 in …

The diets of the European hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas) and wild rabbit (Oryctolagus
cuniculus L.) in an agrosystem of Ile-de-France are compared. The results are based on …

The transport of nutrients by migratory animals across ecosystem boundaries can
significantly enrich recipient food webs, thereby shaping the ecosystems' structure and …