New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Editor-in-Chief: Thomas Etherington

Senior Editors: Jo Carpenter, Jo Monks, Sarah Wyse
 

Managing Editor: James Brock

Technical Editor: Kat Collier


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 2023

Impact factor 1.9, 5-year Impact factor 1.9, Scopus CiteScore 3.0

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

 

Research Article

Using population viability analysis and fossil records to inform the conservation of pāteke (Anas chlorotis) : 3585
Finnbar Lee
André M. Bellvé
Hayley Alena
Quinn Asena
George L.W. Perry
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Do fragmented forests host sufficient birds for forest restoration on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand? : 3593
Maia C Gerard
James V Briskie
Dave Kelly
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Spatial distribution of probable ship rat reinvaders in a pest-fenced ecosanctuary : 3578
Helen Nathan
Robert Schadewinkel
Nick Mulgan
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An ecological survey of Kuranui (Penguin Island) and Waikaia (Rabbit Island), western Bay of Plenty : 3586
James C. Russell
Peter Corson
Kathryn O’Toole
Ben Gordon
Craig Balsom
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Life in the slow and high lane: ecology of an alpine gecko (Mokopirirakau “Cascades”) in the Southern Alps | Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, Aotearoa New Zealand : 3594
Marieke Lettink
Alison Cree
Joanne M. Monks
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Understanding foraging and nesting behaviour of ground nesting bees in Dunedin, New Zealand : 3579
Zhuali Lim
Janice Lord
Sheri Johnson
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VKORC1 mutations in house mice in the Auckland Region (Aotearoa/New Zealand) : 3587
Francesco Gallozzi
Riccardo Castiglia
Paolo Colangelo
James C. Russell
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Video monitoring finds no bat interactions with resetting traps in Pureora Forest Park : 3595
Lucy Bridgman
Jade Watkin
Nic Gorman
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A spatial layer of human terrestrial pressures for New Zealand : 3580
Olivia R. Burge
Richard Law
Sandy Wakefield
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Habitat use of obligate alpine geckos from southern New Zealand : 3588
Jess Randall
Aaron Bertoia
Joanne M. Monks
Multiplex PCR reveals population structure in an inbred communal bird :
Sarah Babaei
Leanne A. Grieves
Ben Evans
James S. Quinn
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Preference and performance of Pūrerehua Kahukura (Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla) on native and introduced nettles of Aotearoa : 3581
Greer J Sanger
Janice M Lord
Jennifer M Jandt
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The karoro Larus dominicanus in northern Aotearoa | New Zealand: diet and evidence of changing trophic position from regurgitated pellets and stable isotope analysis of contemporary and historic feathers and bones : 3597
Mel Galbraith
Sarah J. Bury
Diane L. Fraser
Matt J. Rayner
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Evolutionary and ecological controls over leaf-level traits in New Zealand’s tussock grasses : 3590
Richard A. Gill
Steven I. Higgins
Matthew J. Larcombe
Benjamin Potter
William G. Lee
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Frog-predator interactions in Aotearoa New Zealand: observations and two case studies using molecular and visual gut-content analyses : 3583
Emily R. Hotham
Amanda Haigh
Sara Smerdon
Jennifer M. Germano
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Reproductive trait shift in Pinus contorta helps explain invasion success in Aotearoa New Zealand : 3584
Thomas F. Carlin
Matthew B. Scott
Thomas S.H. Paul
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Review Article

Ecology, history, threats, and management of gumland ecosystems in Aotearoa | New Zealand : 3589
Riki M. Taylor
Jamie R. Stavert
Dion L. Pou
Janet M. Wilmshurst
George L. W. Perry
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Forum Article

Native plantings for beneficial insects in Canterbury: scoping and researching economic, environmental, and social benefits in a simplified agricultural landscape : 3582
Brad G. Howlett
Melanie M. Davidson
The Biodiversity Compensation Model: a framework to facilitate better ecological outcomes : 3591
Matt Baber
Justine Quinn
John Craig
Gary Bramley
Mark Lowe
Claire Webb
Graham Ussher
Connor Whiteley
Gerry Kessels
Fiona Davies
Josh Markham
Dean Miller
Dylan van Winkel
Chris Wedding
Simon Chapman
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Facilitating better ecological outcomes from high-stakes decision-making requires evaluation of biodiversity models to address risk and transparency : 3592
Fleur J. F. Maseyk
Laurence P. Barea
Cassie Mealey
Ilse Corkery
Justyna Giejsztowt
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Short Communication

Assessment of pyroligneous acid as a pest bird deterrent in a New Zealand pest-exclusion fenced sanctuary : 3598
Nicolas Sandoval
Karen Denyer
Sasha Dowling
Hayden Smedts
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