N.Z.J.Ecol., Volume 45(2), 2021

Table of Contents


Research Article

The effects of beech masts and 1080 pest control on South Island robins (Petroica australis)

Mara A. N. Bell
Doug P. Armstrong
Joris S. J. Tinnemans
Tristan E. Rawlence
Christopher W. Bell
Anja McDonald
Kirsty J. Moran
Graeme P. Elliott
Article: 3452
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Invertebrate communities in adjacent Douglas fir and native beech forests in New Zealand

Alison M. Evans
Guadalupe Peralta
Floris M. van Beest
Krista Klijzing
Duane A. Peltzer
Article: 3446
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Dead frond “skirts” as tree fern defence: what is the evidence?

James M. R. Brock
Bruce R. Burns
Article: 3439
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European hedgehogs rear young and enter hibernation in New Zealand’s alpine zones

Nicholas J. Foster
Richard F. Maloney
Mariano R. Recio
Philip J. Seddon
Yolanda van Heezik
Article: 3448
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New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS): A standardised collection of spatial layers for environmental modelling and site characterisation

James K. McCarthy
John R. Leathwick
Pierre Roudier
James R. F. Barringer
Thomas R. Etherington
Fraser J. Morgan
Nathan P. Odgers
Robbie H. Price
Susan K. Wiser
Sarah J. Richardson
Article: 3440
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Species turnover in forest bird communities on Fiordland islands following predator eradications

Colin M. Miskelly
Terry C. Greene
Pete G. McMurtrie
Kim Morrison
Graeme A. Taylor
Alan J.D. Tennyson
Bruce W. Thomas
Article: 3449
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Factors limiting kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) populations across New Zealand

Joanna K. Carpenter
Susan Walker
Adrian Monks
John Innes
Rachelle N. Binny
Ann-Kathrin V. Schlesselmann
Article: 3441
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Habitat-specific densities of urban brushtail possums

Charlotte R. Patterson
Philip J. Seddon
Deborah J. Wilson
Yolanda van Heezik
Article: 3450
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Native and exotic grasses share generalist foliar fungi in a Canterbury high country grassland

Michelle L. Visscher
Warwick J. Allen
Ian A. Dickie
Article: 3451
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Individual specialists within a generalist niche: variable diet of stoats and implications for conservation

Jamie R. McAulay
Joanne M. Monks
Deborah J. Wilson
Philip J. Seddon
Article: 3443
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Review Article

Revised extent of wetlands in New Zealand

John R. Dymond
Marmar Sabetizade
Peter F. Newsome
Garth R. Harmsworth
Anne-Gaelle Ausseil
Article: 3444
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Forum Article

What effects must be avoided, remediated or mitigated to maintain indigenous biodiversity?

Susan Walker
Peter J. Bellingham
Geoff Kaine
Sarah Richardson
Suzie Greenhalgh
Robyn Simcock
Marie A. Brown
Theo Stephens
William G. Lee
Article: 3445
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Life history traits explain vulnerability of endemic forest birds and predict recovery after predator suppression

Susan Walker
Adrian Monks
John G. Innes
Article: 3447
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Short Communication

Archaic, terrestrial Hamilton’s frogs (Leiopelma hamiltoni) display arboreal behaviours

Joseph T. Altobelli
Sarah K. Lamar
Phillip J. Bishop
Article: 3442
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