Invasive species in the Pacific: a technical review and draft regional strategy / technically edited by Greg Sherley
Biodiversity Conservation, BRB
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Pacilic island countries are particularly vulnerable to the effects of invasive species. After habitat destruction or modification, invasive species are responsible for more species extinctions than any other cause. Further, the rate of extinction of native species has been higher on islands than anywhere else in the world. Invasive species have also degraded native ecosystems.