RCN: SEABRE: Seabird Islands and Introduced Predators: Impacts of Presence and Eradication on island functioning

拥有大量海鸟的岛屿因其大量稀有的本地植物和动物而对世界生物多样性作出了重要贡献。入侵的捕食者，如老鼠和猫已经消灭了大多数岛屿上的海鸟种群。作为恢复计划的一部分，这些食肉动物现在正在从数百个岛屿上被消灭。然而，关于海鸟及其捕食者如何改变岛屿植被和功能的研究通常仅限于单个岛屿群。该研究协调网络将汇集来自全球各地的科学家，比较海鸟、海鸟捕食者以及从不同系统中移除捕食者的影响，确定缺乏哪些关键信息，并制定改善岛屿恢复的策略。它将举行年度会议，开发一个网站以方便数据整理和分析，并编写一本编辑过的书、一套岛屿恢复准则和一部多语种公共教育录象。这个RCN将为了解海鸟和捕食者对岛屿功能的影响建立一个科学框架。它将通过改进将生态知识纳入恢复计划和确定成功恢复所需的其他行动，促进保护本地多样性和恢复岛屿。通过资源管理者和公众参与制定恢复指南，加强社区对科学的参与。RCN将通过场地交换增加国际合作，改善对年轻科学家的培训。

Islands with large populations of seabirds are important contributors to biodiversity worldwide because of their large populations of rare native plants and animals. Invasive predators such as rats and cats have eradicated seabird populations on most islands. Such predators are now being eradicated from hundreds of islands as part of restoration plans. However, studies on how seabirds and their predators change island vegetation and functioning are generally limited to single island groups. This Research Coordination Network will bring together scientists from across the globe to compare impacts of seabirds, seabird predators, and predator removal from different systems, identify what crucial information is lacking, and develop strategies for improving island restoration. It will hold annual meetings, develop a website to facilitate data collation and analysis, and produce an edited book, a set of guidelines for island restoration, and a multi-lingual public education video.This RCN will create a scientific framework for understanding impacts of seabirds and predators on island functioning. It will contribute to conservation of native diversity and restoration of islands by improving incorporation of ecological knowledge in restoration plans, and identifying additional actions needed for successful restoration. Community involvement in science will be enhanced through participation of resource managers and members of the public in the development of restoration guidelines The RCN will increase international collaboration and improve training of young scientists through site exchanges.