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    Details of this species in Buck Is.
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Reported
    Source: Island Conservation and Ecology Group, 2004
    Arrival Date:
    Introduction:
    Species Notes for this Location:
    Management Notes for this Location:
    An eradication programme was undertaken in 2000 on Buck Island to remove Rattus rattus, using diphacinone (G. Witmer, pers. comm.).
    Location Notes:
    The vegetation of Buck Island (71 ha) is primarily grassy.
    Last Modified: 30/06/2006 10:33:56 a.m.
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