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Invasive Alien Species in Seychelles. Why and how to eliminate them? Identification and management of priority species.
Rocamora, G. and Henriette E., 2015. Invasive Alien Species in Seychelles. Why and how to eliminate them? Identification and management of priority species. Island Biodiversity & Conservation centre, University of Seychelles. Biotope Editions, Mèze, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris [Inventaires & Biodiversité series] 384 p. (sample chapters on www.unisey.ac.sc ) Click here to read more
Revision of the genus Costularia (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) for the flora of Seychelles, including the re-discovery and resurrection of a rare endemic species.
Henriette, E., Larridon I., Morel C., Goetghebeur P. and Senterre B., 2015. Revision of the genus Costularia (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) for the flora of Seychelles, including the re-discovery and resurrection of a rare endemic species. Phytotaxa; 231(1): 31-41. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.231.1.3
Estimating the abundance of burrow-nesting species through the statistical analysis of combined playback and visual surveys.
Bonnet-Lebrun, A.-S., Calabrese L., Rocamora G. and López-Sepulcre A., 2016. Estimating the abundance of burrow-nesting species through the statistical analysis of combined playback and visual surveys. Journal of Avian Biology; 47(5): 642-649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jav.00909
Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Blue and Grey Noddies (Procelsterna)
Cibois, A., Thibault J.-C., Rocamora G., Pasquet E., 2016. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Blue and Grey Noddies (Procelsterna). Ibis; 158(2): 433-438. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12363
Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Jones, H.P., Holmes N.D., Butchart S.H.M., Tershy B.R., Kappes P.J., Corkery I., Aguirre-Muñoz A., Armstrong D.P., Bonnaud E., Burbidge A.A., Campbell K., Courchamp F., Cowan P.E., Cuthbert R.J., Ebbert S., Genovesi P., Howald G.R., Keitt B.S., Kress S.W., Miskelly C.M., Oppel S., Poncet S., Rauzon M.J., Rocamora G., Russell J.C., Samaniego-Herrera A., Seddon P.J., Spatz D.R., Towns D.R., Croll D.A., 2016. Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; 113 (15): 4033-4038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1521179113
Introduced mammals on Western Indian Ocean islands: species distribution, eradication attempts, and long-term island restoration prospects. Global Ecology and Conservation
Russell, J.C., Cole N., Zuel N., Rocamora G., 2016. Introduced mammals on Western Indian Ocean islands: species distribution, eradication attempts, and long-term island restoration prospects. Global Ecology and Conservation; 6: 132–144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2016.02.005
Importance of lethal control of invasive predators for island conservation. Conservation Biology
Russell, J.C., Jones H.P., Armstrong D.P., Courchamp F., Kappes P.J., Seddon P.J., Oppel S., Rauzon M.J., Cowan P.E., Rocamora G., Genovesi P., Bonnaud E., Keitt B.S., Holmes N.D. and Tershy B.R., 2016. Importance of lethal control of invasive predators for island conservation. Conservation Biology; 30(3): 670-672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12666
New record and new species in the fern genus Didymoglossum for the flora of Seychelles, with notes on the south-eastern Asian D. motleyi complex (Hymenophyllaceae)
Senterre, B., Rouhan G., Morel C., Dubuisson J.-Y., 2017. New record and new species in the fern genus Didymoglossum for the flora of Seychelles, with notes on the south-eastern Asian D. motleyi complex (Hymenophyllaceae). Phytotaxa; 292(3): 201-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.292.3.1
Out of southern East Asia of the brown rat revealed by large scale genome sequencing. Molecular Biology and Evolution
Zeng, L., Ming C., Li Y., Su L.Y., Su Y.H., Otecko N.O., Dalecky A., Donnellan S., Aplin K., Liu X.H., Song Y., Zhibin Z., Esmailizadeh A., Sohrabi S.S., Nanaei H.A., Liu H.Q., Wang M.S., Atteynine S.A., Rocamora G., Brescia F., Morand S., Irwin D.M., Peng M.S., Yao Y.G., Li H., Wu D.D., Zhang Y.P., 2017. Out of southern East Asia of the brown rat revealed by large scale genome sequencing. Molecular Biology and Evolution; 35(1):149-158. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msx276. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msx276
Human leptospirosis in Seychelles: A prospective study confirms the heavy burden of the disease but suggests that rats are not the main reservoir. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Biscornet, L., Dellagi K., Pagès F., Bibi J., de Comarmond J., Mélade J., Govinden G., Tirant M., Gomard Y., Guernier V., Lagadec E., Mélanie J., Rocamora G., Le Minter G., Jaubert J., Mavingui P., Tortosa P., 2017. Human leptospirosis in Seychelles: A prospective study confirms the heavy burden of the disease but suggests that rats are not the main reservoir. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 11(8): e0005831. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005831
Taxonomic study of the fern genera Abrodictyum C. Presl and Trichomanes L. (Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiidae) in the western Indian Ocean, and description of a new Abrodictyum species for Madagascar.
Dubuisson, J.-Y., Baureti L., Grall A., Senterre B., Said A.H.., Pynee K., Ebihara A., Hennequin S., 2017. Taxonomic study of the fern genera Abrodictyum C. Presl and Trichomanes L. (Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiidae) in the western Indian Ocean, and description of a new Abrodictyum species for Madagascar. Phytotaxa; 327 (3): 201-222. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.327.3.1
Seabird population changes following mammal eradications on islands.
Brooke, M. de L., Bonnaud E., Dilley B. J., Flint E. N., Holmes N. D., Jones H. P., Provost P., Rocamora G., Ryan P. G., Surman C., Buxton R. T., 2018. Seabird population changes following mammal eradications on islands. Animal Conservation; 21: 3-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12344
Enhancing the value of future island eradications needs improved understanding of past outcomes.
Brooke, M. de L., Bonnaud E., Dilley B. J., Flint E. N., Holmes N. D., Jones H. P., Provost P., Rocamora G., Ryan P. G., Surman C., Buxton R. T., 2018. Enhancing the value of future island eradications needs improved understanding of past outcomes. Animal Conservation; 21(1):19-20 https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/acv.12398
Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species- Seychelles.
Senterre B., Rocamora G., Morel C., Beaver K., Padayachy T., Henriette E., Wong L. J., Pagad S., 2018. Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species- Seychelles. Version 2.3. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG. Checklist Dataset accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-01-29. https://doi.org/10.15468/9e9pfi
Biogeography of Leptospira in wild animal communities inhabiting the insular ecosystem of the western Indian Ocean islands and neighboring Africa
Dietrich M., Gomard Y., Lagadec E., Ramasindrazana B., Le Minter G., Guernier V., Benlali A., Rocamora G., Markotter W., Goodman SM., Dellagi K., Tortosa P., 2018. Biogeography of Leptospira in wild animal communities inhabiting the insular ecosystem of the western Indian Ocean islands and neighboring Africa. Emerging Microbes & Infections; 7: 57. https://doi:10.1038/s41426-018-0059-4
Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages
Larridon I., Bauters K., Semmouri I., Viljoen J. & Prychid C., Muasya A, Bruhl J. & Wilson K., Senterre B., Goetghebeur P., 2018. Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Costularia (Schoeneae, Cyperaceae) reveals multiple distinct evolutionary lineages. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; 126: 196-209. https://doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.016
Endemic, endangered and evolutionarily significant: cryptic lineages in Seychelles’ frogs (Anura: Sooglossidae)
Labisko J, Griffiths, R.A., Chong-Seng L., Bunbury N., Maddock S.T., Kay S., Bradfield K.S., Taylor M., Groombridge J., 2019. Endemic, endangered and evolutionarily significant: cryptic lineages in Seychelles’ frogs (Anura: Sooglossidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society; XX: 1-19. Click Here
Eradication of invasive animals and other island restoration -practices in Seychelles: achievements, challenges and scaling up perspectives
Rocamora G., 2019. Eradication of invasive animals and other island restoration -practices in Seychelles: achievements, challenges and scaling up perspectives. In Veitch C.R., Clout M.N., Martin A.R., Russell J.C., West C.J., (eds.). Island invasives: scaling up to meet the challenge, pp. 588-599. Occasional Paper SSC no. 62. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. http://www.issg.org/pdf/publications/2019_Island_Invasives/Rocamora.pdf
Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates.
Holmes N.D., Spatz D.R., Oppel S., Tershy B., Croll D.A., Keitt B., Genovesi P., Burfield I.J., Will D.J., Bond A.L., Wegmann A., Aguirre-Muñoz A., Raine A.F., Knapp C.R., Hung C.-H., Wingate D., Hagen E., Méndez-Sánchez F., Rocamora G., Yuan H.-W., Fric J., Millett J., Russell J., Liske-Clark J., Vidal E., Jourdan H., Campbell K., Springer K., Swinnerton K., Gibbons-Decherong L., Langrand O., Brooke M. de L., McMinn M., Bunbury N., Oliveira N., Sposimo P., Geraldes P., McClelland P., Hodum P., Ryan P.G., Borroto-Páez R., Pierce R., Griffiths R., Fisher R.N., Wanless R., Pasachnik S.A., Cranwell S., Micol T., Butchart S.H.M., 2019. Globally important islands where eradicating invasive mammals will benefit highly threatened vertebrates. Public Library of Science ONE; 14: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212128
“Phylogenetic Affinity of an Enigmatic Rubiaceae from the Seychelles Revealing a Recent Biogeographic Link with Central Africa: Gen. Nov. Seychellea and Trib. Nov.
Razafimandimbison, S. G., Kainulainen K., Senterre B., Morel C., Rydin C., 2020. “Phylogenetic Affinity of an Enigmatic Rubiaceae from the Seychelles Revealing a Recent Biogeographic Link with Central Africa: Gen. Nov. Seychellea and Trib. Nov. Seychelleeae.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; 143: 106685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106685.
Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: Lessons learned from a pioneering project spanning Mauritania, Nepal, the Seychelles, and China.
Mills A.J., Tan D., Manji A.K., Vijitpan T., Henriette E., Murugaiyan P., Pantha R.H., Lafdal M.Y., Soule A., Cazzetta S., Bégat P., Vlieghe K.E.P., Lavirotte L., Kok J.T., Lister J., 2020. Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: Lessons learned from a pioneering project spanning Mauritania, Nepal, the Seychelles, and China. Plants, People, Planet; 00:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10126
Genetic structuring among colonies of a pantropical seabird: implication for subspecies validation and conservation.
Humeau L., Le Corre M., Reynolds S., Wearn C., Hennicke J.C., Russell J., Gomard Y., Magalon H., Pinet P., Gélin P., Couzi F-X., Bemanaja E., Tatayah V., Ousseni B., Rocamora G., Talbot P., Shah N., Bugoni L., Da Silva D., Jaeger, A., 2020. Genetic structuring among colonies of a pantropical seabird: implication for subspecies validation and conservation. Ecology and Evolution; 00: 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6635
The roles of vicariance and isolation by distance in shaping biotic diversification across an ancient archipelago: evidence from a Seychelles caecilian amphibian
Maddock S.T., Nussbaum R.A., Day J.J., Latta L., Miller M., Fisk D.L., Wilkinson M., Rocha S., Gower D.J., Pfrender M.E., 2020. The roles of vicariance and isolation by distance in shaping biotic diversification across an ancient archipelago: evidence from a Seychelles caecilian amphibian. BMC Evolutionary Biology; 20:110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01673-w
Are the Mascarene frog (Ptychadena mascareniensis) and Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus) really alien species in the Seychelles?
Williams R., Gower D.J., Labisko J., Morel C., Bristol R.M., Wilkinson M., Maddock S.T., 2020. Are the Mascarene frog (Ptychadena mascareniensis) and Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus) really alien species in the Seychelles? The Herpetological Bulletin; 153:17 – 21 https://doi.org/10.33256/hb153.1721
Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the genus Craterispermum (Rubiaceae) in the Seychelles Archipelago
Padayachy T., De Block P., Razafimandimbison S.G., Taedoumg H., Baguette F., Senterre B., 2020. Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the genus Craterispermum (Rubiaceae) in the Seychelles Archipelago. Phytotaxa; 464 (4): 261-276. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.464.4.1
Predicting the Presence of Leptospires in Rodents from Environmental Indicators Opens Up Opportunities for Environmental Monitoring of Human Leptospirosis
Biscornet L., Révillion C., Jégo S., Lagadec E., Gomard Y., Le Minter G., Rocamora G., Guernier-Cambert V., Mélade J., Dellagi K., Tortosa P., Herbreteau V., 2021. Predicting the Presence of Leptospires in Rodents from Environmental Indicators Opens Up Opportunities for Environmental Monitoring of Human Leptospirosis. Remote Sensing; 13(2):325. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13020325
Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life
Hime P.M., Lemmon A.R., Moriarty-Lemmon E.C., Prendini E., Brown J.M., Thomson R.C., Kratovil J.D., Noonan B.P., Pyron R.A., Peloso P.L.V., Kortyna M.L., Keogh S., Donnellan S.C., Lockridge-Mueller R., Raxworthy C.J., Kunte K., Ron S.R., Das S., Gaitonde N., Green D., Labisko J., Che J., Weisrock D.W., 2021. Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life. Systematic Biology; 70(1):49-66. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Factors leading to successful island rodent eradications following initial failure
Samaniego A., Kappes P., Broome K., Cranwell S., Griffiths R., Harper G., McClelland P., Palmer R., Rocamora G., Springer K., Will D., Siers S., 2021. Factors leading to successful island rodent eradications following initial failure. Conservation Science and Practice; e404. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.404
Molecular phylogenetics of sub-Saharan African natricine snakes, and the biogeographic origins of the Seychelles endemic Lycognathophis seychellensis.
Deepak V., Maddock S.T, Williams R., Nagy Z.T., Conradie W., Rocha S., Harris D.J., Perera A., Gvoždík V., Doherty-Bone T.M., Kamei R.G., Menegon M., Labisko J., Morel C., Cooper N., Day J.J. Gower D.J., 2021. Molecular phylogenetics of sub-Saharan African natricine snakes, and the biogeographic origins of the Seychelles endemic Lycognathophis seychellensis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; available online 17 March 2021, 107152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107152
Exposure of pelagic seabirds to Toxoplasma gondii in the Western Indian Ocean points to an open sea dispersal of this terrestrial parasite
Poulle M.-L., Le Corre M., Bastien M., Gedda E., Feare C., Jaeger A., Larose C., Shah N., Voogt N., pper B.G., Lagadec E., Rocamora G., Geers R., Aubert D., Villena I., Lebarbenchon C., 2021. Exposure of pelagic seabirds to Toxoplasma gondii in the Western Indian Ocean points to an open sea dispersal of this terrestrial parasite. Public Library of Science ONE; 16(8):e0255664. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255664
