N.Z.J.Ecol., Volume 45(1), 2021

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Research Article

Do woody plants create ‘fertile islands’ in dryland New Zealand?

Amadou Camara
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The significance of sheep and beef farms to conservation of native vegetation in New Zealand

Jennifer L. Pannell
Hannah L. Buckley
Bradley S. Case
David A. Norton
Article: 3427
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Bioacoustic monitoring of lower North Island bird communities before and after aerial application of 1080

Roald Bomans
Asher Cook
Stephen Hartley
Article: 3435
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Managing and protecting native biodiversity on-farm – what do sheep and beef farmers think?

Fleur J. F. Maseyk
Bruce Small
Roxanne J. T. Henwood
Jennifer Pannell
Hannah L. Buckley
David A. Norton
Article: 3420
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Dual aerial 1080 baiting operation removes predators at a large spatial scale

Margaret Nichols
Helen Nathan
Nick Mulgan
Article: 3428
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Dactylanthus flower visitation by New Zealand lesser short-tailed bats appears to be influenced by daily rainfall

Zenon J. Czenze
Tertia Thurley
Article: 3436
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Assessing kea perception of cereal baits using modelling of spectral reflectance

Amy L. Brunton-Martin
Maggie Nichols
Anne C. Gaskett
Article: 3421
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Occupancy and relative abundances of introduced ungulates on New Zealand’s public conservation land 2012–2018

Paul D. Moloney
David M. Forsyth
David S. L. Ramsay
Mike Perry
Meredith McKay
Andrew M. Gormley
Benno Kappers
Elaine F. Wright
Article: 3437
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Protecting the unseen majority: Land cover and environmental factors linked with soil bacterial communities and functions in New Zealand

Steven A. Wakelin
Sean T. Forrester
Leo M. Condron
Maureen O'Callaghan
Peter Clinton
Rebecca L. McDougal
Murray Davis
Simeon J. Smaill
Sarah Addison
Article: 3422
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Measuring rat relative abundance using camera traps and digital strike counters for Goodnature A24 self-resetting traps

Markus Gronwald
James C. Russell
Article: 3430
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Networks and themes in the publications of the New Zealand Ecological Society over the last six decades

George L. W. Perry
Matt S. McGlone
Article: 3438
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Twenty years on: changes in lizard encounter rates following eradication of rats from Kāpiti Island

Jennifer F. Gollin
Nic Gorman
Doug P. Armstrong
Article: 3423
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Intake of sugar water by kākā in Orokonui Eco-sanctuary

Anna Aichele
Philip Seddon
Yolanda van Heezik
Article: 3431
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Using para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) as a tool to control feral cats in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

Natalie de Burgh
Al S. Glen
Kelly Mayo
Mark Mitchell
Article: 3424
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Penned release reduces area use by translocated barking geckos (Naultinus punctatus)

Tom P. Flynn-Plummer
Joanne M. Monks
Article: 3432
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Patterns of woody plant epiphytism on tree ferns in New Zealand

James M. R. Brock
Bruce R. Burns
Article: 3433
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Rivers as obstacles to home range expansion by the brushtail possum

Briar Cook
Nick Mulgan
Helen Nathan
Article: 3426
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Social networks and social stability in a translocated population of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense)

Vanitha Elangovan
Luke Bovill
Alison Cree
Joanne M. Monks
Stephanie S. Godfrey
Article: 3434
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Short Communication

Why have so few Māori or Moriori names been used in taxonomic description?

Ross Galbreath
Article: 3429
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Review Article

Good predators: the roles of weka (Gallirallus australis) in New Zealand’s past and present ecosystems

Joanna K. Carpenter
John G. Innes
Jamie R. Wood
Phil O'B. Lyver
Article: 3425
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Forum Article

Understory vegetation provides clues to succession in woody weed stands

Kate G. McAlpine
Shona L. Lamoureaux
Susan M. Timmins
Article: 3418
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