N.Z.J.Ecol., Volume 39(1), 2015

Table of Contents


Review Article

Significance of population genetics for managing small natural and reintroduced populations in New Zealand

Ian G. Jamieson
Pages: 1-18
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Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on indigenous birds of freshwater wetlands in New Zealand

Colin F. J. O’Donnell
B. Kay Clapperton
Joanne M. Monks
Pages: 19-33
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Research Article

Causes and consequences of ground disturbance by feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in a lowland New Zealand conifer–angiosperm forest

John P. Parkes
Tomás A. Easdale
Wendy M. Williamson
David M. Forsyth
Pages: 34-42
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Dispersal of banana passionfruit (Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima) by exotic mammals in New Zealand facilitates plant invasiveness

Merodie A. Beavon
Dave Kelly
Pages: 43-49
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Ecological impacts of ground cover weeds in New Zealand lowland forests

Kate G. McAlpine
Shona L. Lamoureaux
Ian Westbrooke
Pages: 50-60
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Scotch broom facilitates indigenous tree and shrub germination and establishment in dryland New Zealand

Larry Burrows
Ellen Cieraad
Nicholas Head
Pages: 61-70
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Creek habitats as sources for the spread of an invasive herb in a New Zealand mountain landscape

Alice L. Miller
Susan K. Wiser
Jon J. Sullivan
Richard P. Duncan
Pages: 71-78
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Using passive detection devices to monitor occupancy of ship rats (Rattus rattus) in New Zealand temperate rainforest

Jennifer E. Christie
Darryl I. MacKenzie
Terry C. Greene
Joanna L. Sim
Pages: 79-86
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Efficacy of chew-track-card indices of rat and possum abundance across widely varying pest densities

Jay Ruffell
John Innes
Raphael K Didham
Pages: 87-92
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Optimisation of a microsatellite panel for the individual identification of brushtail possums using low template DNA

Juan F. Dueñas
Robert Cruickshank
James Ross
Pages: 93-102
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Lingering genetic evidence of North American mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) introduced to New Zealand

Patrick-Jean Guay
Murray Williams
Randall W. Robinson
Pages: 103-109
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Seasonal variation in the song structure of tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)

Samuel D. Hill
Christophe Amiot
Miriam R. Ludbrook
Weihong Ji
Pages: 110-115
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Advances in the identification and assessment of ecologically significant habitats in two areas of contrasting biodiversity loss in New Zealand

Fleur J. F. Maseyk
Philippe Gerbeaux
Pages: 116-127
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Short Communication

Responding positively to plant defences, a candidate key trait for invasion success in the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica

Marie-Caroline Lefort
Susan P. Worner
Michael Rostas
Jessica Vereijssen
Stephane Boyer
Pages: 128-132
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Forum Article

What’s the end-game for biodiversity: is it time for conservation evolution?

Stephen C. Urlich
Pages: 133-142
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The GPS craze: six questions to address before deciding to deploy GPS technology on wildlife

A. David M. Latham
M. Cecilia Latham
Dean P. Anderson
Jen Cruz
Dan Herries
Mark Hebblewhite
Pages: 143-152
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