New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Editor-in-Chief: Thomas Etherington

Managing Editor: James Brock

Technical Editor: James Brock

The New Zealand Journal of Ecology is a peer-reviewed journal publishing ecological research relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific. It has been published since 1952 (as a 1952 issue of New Zealand Science Review and as the Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society until 1977).

The Journal is published by the New Zealand Ecological Society and is covered by Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Science, GEOBASE, Geo Abstracts, Google Scholar and Web of Knowledge.

Journal Metrics for 2022

Impact factor 1.6, 5-year Impact factor 1.9, Scopus CiteScore 3.7

 

The journal office will be closed from December 15th 2023 to January 15th 2024.  Therefore, issue 47(1) will be closed on December 15th, and any articles not published by December 15th will be included in issue 48(1).

 

Latest Special Issue:

Volume 47, issue 2, 2023. New Zealand native frogs: a special tribute to honour Phil Bishop (1957-2021)

All New Zealand Journal of Ecology special issues can be viewed in the Special Issues archive

 

Current Issue:

Research Article

Developing a new resetting tool for controlling rats : 3517
Elaine C. Murphy
Tom Agnew
Tim Sjoberg
Charles T. Eason
Duncan MacMorran
James G. Ross
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No evidence for sampling bias caused by capture method or time in Apteryx mantelli : 3525
Malin Undin
Isabel Castro
Richard Witehira
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Influence of weather on long-tailed bat detection in a North Island exotic forest : 3546
Kerry M Borkin
Justyna Giejsztowt
Joanna McQueen-Watton
Des HV Smith
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Growth rates and ages of some key tree species from subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands : 3509
Jonathan G. Palmer
Chris S. M. Turney
Zoë A. Thomas
Pavla Fenwick
Sarah J. Richardson
Janet M. Wilmshurst
Matt S. McGlone
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Nanopore sequencing of metagenomic DNA from rat stomach contents to infer diet : 3554
Nikki E. Freed
Adam N. H. Smith
Georgia Breckell
James Dale
Olin K. Silander
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Effects of altitude, seedfall and control operations on rat abundance in South Island Nothofagus forests 1998–2016 : 3502
Kelly Whitau
Dave Kelly
Tim N. H. Galloway
Archie E. T. MacFarlane
Josh C. C. M. van Vianen
Laureline Rossignaud
Kim J. Doherty
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The pattern of declines and local extinctions of endemic inland Lepidium species in the eastern South Island : 3547
Susan Walker
Michael A.C. Harding
Graeme Loh
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Trail cameras enhance understanding of lizard behaviour in a remote alpine environment : 3519
Aaron Bertoia
Alison Cree
Joanne Monks
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Effect of pitfall trap design on internal trap temperature and the implications for live-trapped lizards : 3540
Matthew K. Turner
Dave Kelly
Marieke Lettink
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Recovery of North Island kākā (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) within Pureora Forest Park, 2000–2020 : 3511
Terry C. Greene
Tertia Thurley
Britta Basse
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Interspecific variation in predation patterns of stoats and weasels in an alpine conservation programme : 3520
Jamie McAulay
Joanne Monks
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The effect of aerially applied 1080 on the nesting success and survival of kākā : 3541
Jason Malham
Graeme Elliott
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Ranges of woody plant species and ferns on forested elevational gradients on Aotea-Great Barrier Island, New Zealand: the role of zones of permanent and temporary establishment : 3512
John Ogden
George L. W. Perry
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The invasion of non-native epiphyte Platycerium bifurcatum in Auckland’s urban forest canopy : 3542
Jason Wu
James Brock
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Trials with non-toxic baits for stoats and feral cats : 3505
Jenny Rickett
Penny Wallace
Elaine Murphy
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Testing the effectiveness of a novel approach to measure a large roosting congregation in a wetland ecosystem : 3513
Nicolas Sandoval
Karen Denyer
Sasha Dowling
Dip Barot
Nathan Fan
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Invertebrate food supply and reproductive success of two native forest passerines along an elevational gradient : 3514
Ann-Kathrin V. Schlesselmann
John Innes
Neil Fitzgerald
Adrian Monks
Susan Walker
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Time-lapse cameras improve our understanding of invertebrate activity in the alpine zone : 3551
Aaron Bertoia
Tara Murray
Bruce C. Robertson
Joanne M. Monks
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LiDAR reveals drainage risks to wetlands have been under-estimated : 3523
Olivia R. Burge
Robbie Price
Janet M. Wilmshurst
James M. Blyth
Hugh A. Robertson
Population responses of common lizards inside a predator-free dryland sanctuary : 3544
Samantha Turner
Grant Norbury
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Recruitment, survival and breeding success in a declining rifleman population : 3507
Nyil Khwaja
Stephanie A. J. Preston
Ben J. Hatchwell
James V. Briskie
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The mycorrhizal communities of Lophomyrtus bullata Burret (Myrtaceae) within three natural forest associations of New Zealand : 3545
Marley Ford
Mahajabeen Padamsee
Luitgard Schwendenmann
Andrew Dopheide
Peter J. de Lange
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Determinants of hatching and recruitment success for captively reared kakī (Himantopus novaezelandiae) : 3508
Scott D. Bourke
Liz Brown
Philip J. Seddon
Yolanda van Heezik
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Short Communication

Evaluating the effectiveness of a feral cat control operation using camera traps : 3501
Margaret Nichols
Alistair S. Glen
James Ross
Andrew M. Gormley
Patrick M. Garvey
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Spatially explicit capture-recapture estimate of hedgehog population density in exotic grassland, New Zealand : 3555
Yolanda van Heezik
Lucie Simpson
Charlotte R. Patterson
Philip J. Seddon
Deborah J. Wilson
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Seed retention times in New Zealand’s largest gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, and implications for seed dispersal : 3539
Hayley Alena
Debra M. Wotton
George L.W. Perry
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Radio collaring reveals long-distance movements of reinvading ship rats following landscape-scale control : 3522
Joanna K. Carpenter
Adrian Monks
John Innes
James Griffiths
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Use of constructed rock piles by lizards in a grassland habitat in Otago, New Zealand : 3543
Sarah M. Herbert
Carey Knox
Debbie Clarke
Trent P. Bell
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Post-settlement extinction rates for the New Zealand avifauna : 3506
Jamie R. Wood
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Initial insights into leopard seal moult in Aotearoa New Zealand : 3553
Alexander A. Grabham
Krista van der Linde
Ingrid N. Visser
Ximena J. Nelson
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Review Article

Microbiomes of native Aotearoa New Zealand animals : 3518
Natalie J. Ayriss
Michael W. Taylor
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Robustness of field studies evaluating biodiversity responses to invasive species management in New Zealand : 3503
Robert B. Allen
David M. Forsyth
Darryl I. MacKenzie
Duane A. Peltzer
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Management of cats in Aotearoa New Zealand: a review of current knowledge and research needs : 3550
Alistair S. Glen
Sarah Edwards
Susanna Finlay-Smits
Chris Jones
Chris N. Niebuhr
Grant L. Norbury
Araceli Samaniego
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The rise and rise of predator control: a panacea, or a distraction from conservation goals? : 3515
John R. Leathwick
Andrea E. Byrom
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Detectability of ten invasive mammal pests in New Zealand: a synthesis of spatial detection parameters : 3552
Giorgia Vattiato
Rachelle N. Binny
Sam J. Davidson
Andrea E. Byrom
Dean P. Anderson
Michael J. Plank
Joanna K. Carpenter
Alex James
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International use of exotic plantations for native forest restoration and implications for Aotearoa New Zealand : 3516
Grace R. Marshall
Sarah V. Wyse
Bruce R. Manley
Adam S. Forbes
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Editorial

Initiating open access licensing in the New Zealand Journal of Ecology to further promote ecological science and better align copyright with the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi : 3510
Thomas R. Etherington
Phil O’B. Lyver
Leilani A. Walker
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Forum Article

Poorly designed biodiversity loss-gain models facilitate biodiversity loss in New Zealand : 3548
Ilse Corkery
Laurence P. Barea
Justyna Giejsztowt
Fleur J.F. Maseyk
Cassie Mealey
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Towards a framework for targeting national-scale, native revegetation in Aotearoa New Zealand’s agroecosystems : 3504
Bradley S. Case
Adam S. Forbes
Margaret C. Stanley
Graham Hinchliffe
David A. Norton
Febyanna Suryaningrum
Rebecca Jarvis
David Hall
Hannah L. Buckley
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Predicting ecological change in tussock grasslands of Aotearoa New Zealand : 3549
Nicola J. Day
Barbara I. P. Barratt
Brendon Christensen
Timothy J. Curran
Katharine J. M. Dickinson
Sandra Lavorel
David A. Norton
Hannah L. Buckley
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Connecting Science to Indigenous Knowledge: kaitiakitanga, conservation, and resource management : 3521
Tara McAllister
Daniel Hikuroa
Cate Macinnis-Ng
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Knowing when native regeneration is for you, and what you should do about it. The Aotearoa New Zealand context : 3524
Adam S. Forbes
Sarah J. Richardson
Fiona E. Carswell
Norman W. H. Mason
Larry E. Burrows
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