Kauaʻi record · KCA-EP-0179
Rat and cat predation on birds
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About Rat and cat predation on birds
Predation by introduced mammals on adult birds, chicks and eggs.
Names and classification
- Other names
- rat; cat predation on birds
- Family
- Invasive & Human-Altered Process Mechanisms
- Record type
- ecological_process
Habitat and ecology
- Ecological role
- Supports Atlas reasoning about ecosystem function, dependencies, threats, conservation leverage points and cross-module consequences.
Process and seasonal context
- Definition
- Predation by introduced mammals on adult birds, chicks and eggs.
- Drivers
- introduced species; land use; extraction; pollution; management
- Inputs
- pressure; propagules; contaminants; removals
- Outputs
- altered hydrology; food webs; regeneration; erosion; connectivity
- Spatial scales
- site → island → watershed
- Temporal scales
- event → decades
- Validity and limits
- Context-specific; do not extrapolate across habitat, season, elevation, salinity or disturbance state without evidence.