N.Z.J.Ecol., Volume 39(2), 2015

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Review Article

Seed dispersal of fleshy-fruited environmental weeds in New Zealand

Debra M. Wotton
Kate G. McAlpine
Pages: 155-169
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Research Article

Survival and growth of planted seedlings of three native tree species in urban forest restoration in Wellington, New Zealand

Victor Anton
Stephen Hartley
Heiko U. Wittmer
Pages: 170-178
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Action on the ground: A review of community environmental groups’ restoration objectives, activities and partnerships in New Zealand

Monica A. Peters
David Hamilton
Chris Eames
Pages: 179-189
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Are current ecological restoration practices capturing natural levels of genetic diversity? A New Zealand case study using AFLP and ISSR data from mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus)

Mark I. Stevens
Andrew C. Clarke
Fiona M. Clarkson
Mary Goshorn
Chrissen E.C. Gemmill
Pages: 190-197
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Woody native and exotic species respond differently to New Zealand dryland soil nutrient and moisture gradients

Ellen Cieraad
Larry Burrows
Adrian Monks
Susan Walker
Pages: 198-207
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Variable pollinator dependence of three Gastrodia species (Orchidaceae) in modified Canterbury landscapes

Kristina J. Macdonald
Zoë J. Lennon
Lauretta L. Bensemann
John Clemens
Dave Kelly
Pages: 208-213
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Is domatia production in Coprosma rotundifolia (Rubiaceae) induced by mites or foliar pathogens?

Dean M. O’Connell
Adrian Monks
Katharine J. M. Dickinson
William G. Lee
Pages: 214-220
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Leaf damage by herbivores and pathogens on New Zealand islands that differ in seabird densities

Christa P. H. Mulder
David A. Wardle
Melody S. Durrett
Peter J. Bellingham
Pages: 221-230
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Assessing the impact of nest searches on breeding birds — a case study on Fiordland crested penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)

Ursula Ellenberg
Eric Edwards
Thomas Mattern
Johanna A. Hiscock
Rebecca Wilson
Hannah Edmonds
Pages: 231-244
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Predator control improves nesting success in Waikato forest fragments

John Innes
Carolyn King
Scott Bartlam
Guy Forrester
Robyn Howitt
Pages: 245-253
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Intraspecific variation in the foraging ecology of kea, the world’s only mountain- and rainforest-dwelling parrot

Amanda L. Greer
Gyula K. Gajdon
Ximena J. Nelson
Pages: 254-261
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Relative importance of sugar resources to endemic gecko populations in an isolated island ecosystem

Annette E. Evans
David R. Towns
Jacqueline R. Beggs
Pages: 262-272
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Placement period of artificial retreats affects the number and demographic composition but not the body condition of skinks

William G. Batson
Colin F. J. O’Donnell
Nicola J. Nelson
Joanne M. Monks
Pages: 273-279
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Predictors of relative abundance of tree weta (Hemideina thoracica) in an urban forest remnant

Priscilla M. Wehi
Murray Jorgensen
Dai K.J. Morgan
Pages: 280-285
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Using home-range data to optimise the control of invasive animals

Des H. V. Smith
Richard Clayton
Dean Anderson
Bruce Warburton
Pages: 286-290
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Seasonal patterns of resource selection by introduced sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Kaweka Forest Park Recreational Hunting Area, New Zealand

A. David M. Latham
Dan Herries
M. Cecilia Latham
Pages: 291-302
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Short-term influence of snow cover on movements and habitat use by brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Carlos Rouco
Grant Norbury
Pages: 303-308
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Short Communication

An updated assessment of indigenous cover remaining and legal protection in New Zealand’s land environments

Ellen Cieraad
Susan Walker
Robbie Price
James Barringer
Pages: 309-315
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Long-term protection of important seabird breeding colonies on Tasman Island through eradication of cats

Susan Robinson
Luke Gadd
Michael Johnston
Matthew Pauza
Pages: 316-322
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Native and adventive detritivores (Diplopoda, Isopoda and Amphipoda) in a modified landscape: influence of forest type and edge

Amie N. Parker
Maria A. Minor
Pages: 323-331
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