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    Details of this species in Society Islands
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Not specified
    Occurrence: Reported
    Source: SPREP, 2000
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    Impacts:
    Reduction in native biodiversity: Introduced by Europeans, feral cats contributed to the extinction of many species and they may be the direct cause of extirpation of ground doves Gallicolumba spp. On many islands.
    Last Modified: 6/01/2005 12:42:35 p.m.
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