When are eradication campaigns successful? A test of common assumptions

Abstrakt

Of the tested factors, only the spatial extent of the infestation was significantly related to the eradication outcome: local campaigns were more successful than regional or national campaigns. Reaction time, the level of knowledge and insularity were all unrelated to erad-ication success.

Hence, some factors suggested as being crucial may be less important than previously thought, at least for the organisms tested here. We found no differences in success rates among taxo-nomic groups or geographic regions.

Klíčová slova

• eradication
• invasions
• management