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PACIFIC SCIENCE
Volume 67, Issue 2, Pages 141-156Publisher
UNIV HAWAII PRESS
DOI: 10.2984/67.2.1
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- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship [2010094953]
- USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry [08-JV-11272177-074]
- W. T. Yoshimoto Foundation Endowed Fellowship in Animal Wildlife Conservation Biology
- USGS Invasive Species Program
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Domestic goats, Capra hircus, were intentionally introduced to numerous oceanic islands beginning in the sixteenth century. The remarkable ability of C. hircus to survive in a variety of conditions has enabled this animal to become feral and impact native ecosystems on islands throughout the world. Direct ecological impacts include consumption and trampling of native plants, leading to plant community modification and transformation of ecosystem structure. Although the negative impacts of feral goats are well known and effective management strategies have been developed to control this invasive species, large populations persist on many islands. This review summarizes impacts of feral goats on Pacific island ecosystems and management strategies available to control this invasive species.
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