“Liaisons dangereuses”: The invasive red‐vented bulbul ( Pycnonotus cafer ), a disperser of exotic plant species in New Caledonia

作者：Martin Thibault; Felix Masse; Aurore Pujapujane; Guillaume Lannuzel; Laurent Bordez; Murray A Potter; Bruno Fogliani; éric Vidal; Fabrice Brescia

来源：Ecology and Evolution, 2018, 8(18): 9259-9269.

DOI：10.1002/ece3.4140

• Conservation
• Invasive bird
• Island
• Plant community
• Seed dispersal effectiveness

Abstract(#br)The biodiversity hotspot of New Caledonia hosts high levels of endemism (74% of flora) that is threatened increasingly by climate change, habitat reduction, and invasive species. The fruit‐eating red‐vented bulbul ( Pycnonotus cafer ) is currently invading the main island of the archipe...