N.Z.J.Ecol., Volume 41(2), 2017

Table of Contents


Research Article

Liberation and spread of stoats (Mustela erminea) and weasels (M. nivalis) in New Zealand, 1883–1920

Carolyn M. King
Pages: 163-177
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Survival of PIT-tagged lesser short-tailed bats (Mystacina tuberculata) through an aerial 1080 pest control operation

Hannah Edmonds
Moira Pryde
Colin F. J. O'Donnell
Pages: 186-192
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Winter habitat use of New Zealand falcons (Falco novaeseelandiae ferox) in an intensively managed pine plantation, central North Island, New Zealand

Chifuyu Horikoshi
Phil F. Battley
Richard Seaton
Edward O. Minot
Pages: 193-206
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Kakapo habitat selection on Hauturu-o-toi in relation to plant phenology

Zoe L. Stone
Bruce Burns
Ron Moorhouse
Mick N. Clout
Pages: 207-217
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Molecular identification and distribution of native and exotic earthworms in New Zealand human-modified soils

Young-Nam Kim
Nicholas Dickinson
Mike Bowie
Brett Robinson
Stephane Boyer
Pages: 218-225
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Seed dispersal but not seed germination facilitated by seabirds: seed ecology of Cook’s scurvy grass

Esther Dale
Peter de Lange
Bruce Burns
Pages: 226-233
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Aerial glyphosate application reduces grey willow (Salix cinerea) canopy cover, increases light availability, and stimulates kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) growth

James W. Griffiths
Kate G. McAlpine
Pages: 234-239
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Genetic distinctiveness of the Waikawa Island mouse population indicates low rate of dispersal from mainland New Zealand

Ellie Bradley
Steven A. Trewick
Mary Morgan-Richards
Pages: 245-250
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Eradicating mammals on New Zealand island reserves: what is left to do?

John P. Parkes
Andrea E. Byrom
Kerri-Anne Edge
Pages: 263-270
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Review Article

Visual and taste cues for minimising native bird interactions with toxic 1080 baits – a review of current practices

Phil Cowan
Michelle Crowell
Pages: 178-185
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Short Communication

Bone stable isotopes indicate a high trophic position for New Zealand’s extinct South Island adzebill (Aptornis defossor) (Gruiformes: Aptornithidae)

Jamie R. Wood
R. Paul Scofield
Jill Hamel
Chris Lalas
Janet M. Wilmshurst
Pages: 240-244
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Forum Article

Using DNA metabarcoding to assess New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity

Robert J. Holdaway
Jamie R. Wood
Ian A. Dickie
Kate H. Orwin
Peter J. Bellingham
Sarah J. Richardson
Phil O'B. Lyver
Puke Timoti
Thomas R. Buckley
Pages: 251-262
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The case for ‘bottom-up’ pest management

Grant Norbury
Pages: 271-277
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Obituary

Ian George Jamieson, 2 March 1957 – 2 February 2015

Lloyd Spencer Davis
Pages: 278-283
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