N.Z.J.Ecol., Volume 40(1), 2016

Table of Contents


Review Article

Wetland reserves in New Zealand: the status of protected areas between 1990 and 2013

Hugh A. Robertson
Pages: 1-11
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Microbial ecology research in New Zealand

Matthew B. Stott
Michael W. Taylor
Pages: 12-28
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Repellents with potential to protect kea and other native birds from aerial poisoning for possum and rat control

Phil Cowan
Lynn Booth
Michelle Crowell
Pages: 29-41
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Research Article

Stability of bird repellents used to protect kea (Nestor notabilis) during aerial 1080 cereal operations

Michelle Crowell
Lynn Booth
Phil Cowan
Alastair Fairweather
Ian Westbrooke
Pages: 42-48
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Effect of the addition of bird repellents to aerially applied 1080 baits on rat and possum abundance

Michelle Crowell
Mark Martini
Elena Moltchanova
Pages: 49-59
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A novel device for controlling brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Helen Blackie
Jamie MacKay
Brent Barrett
Shane Inder
Duncan MacMorran
Jennifer Bothwell
Mick Clout
Charles Eason
Pages: 60-64
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Effective distances of wasp (Vespula vulgaris) poisoning using clustered bait stations in beech forest

Grant A. Harper*
Nik Joice
Dave Kelly
Richard Toft
B. Kay Clapperton
Pages: 65-71
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Avian malaria in introduced, native and endemic New Zealand bird species in a mixed ecosystem

Danielle C. Sijbranda
Jim Campbell
Brett D. Gartrell
Laryssa Howe
Pages: 72-79
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Introduced blackbirds and song thrushes: useful substitutes for lost mid-sized native frugivores, or weed vectors?

Archie E. T. MacFarlane
Dave Kelly*
James V. Briskie
Pages: 80-87
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Spatio-temporal changes in density and distribution of burrow-nesting seabird colonies after rat eradication

Rachel Buxton
Graeme Taylor
Christopher Jones
Philip O’B Lyver
Henrik Moller
Alison Cree
David Towns
Pages: 88-99
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Determining the spacing of acoustic call count stations for monitoring a widespread forest owl

Moira A. Pryde
Terry C. Greene
Pages: 100-107
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Snares crested penguins Eudyptes robustus population estimates 2000–2013

Johanna A. Hiscock
B. Louise Chilvers
Pages: 108-113
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Flexibility of diet of stoats on Fiordland islands, New Zealand

Elaine C. Murphy
Craig Gillies
Fraser Maddigana
Peter McMurtrie
Kerri-Anne Edge
Maheswaran Rohan
B. Kay Clapperton
Pages: 114-120
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Persistence of biodiversity in a dryland remnant within an intensified dairy farm landscape

Mike H. Bowie
Lesley Black
Stephane Boyer
Nicholas M. Dickinson
Simon Hodge
Pages: 121-130
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Native plant species richness in non-native Pinus contorta forest

Clayson J. Howell
Kate G. McAlpine
Pages: 131-136
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Hawkweed invasion does not prevent indigenous non-forest vegetation recovery following grazing removal

Susan Walker
Joy Comrie
Nicholas Head
Kate J. Ladley
Dean Clarke
Pages: 137-149
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Sampling method and sample size affect diversity and indigenous dominance estimates in a mixed grassland community

Susan Walker
Joy Comrie
Nicholas Head
Kate J. Ladley
Dean Clarke
Adrian Monks
Pages: 150-159
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Expanding an existing classification of New Zealand vegetation to include non-forested vegetation

Susan K. Wiser
Fiona J. Thomson
Miguel De Cáceres
Pages: 160-178
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Effects of sheep grazing exclusion on alpine tall tussock grasslands

David A. Norton
Laura M. Young
Pages: 179-185
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Short Communication

Movement and diet of domestic cats on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand

Vanessa Wood
Philip J. Seddon
Brent Beaven
Yolanda van Heezik
Pages: 186-190
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Feral pig (Sus scrofa) predation of a green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea)

Cheryl R. Krull
Bastian Egeter
Pages: 191-195
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