N.Z.J.Ecol., Volume 8, 1985

Table of Contents


Research Article

Some observations on Hochstetter's frog in the catchment of the Motu River, East Cape

J. A. McLennan
Pages: 1-4
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A reappraisal of the distribution and dispersal of female Himalayan thar in New Zealand

J. P. Parkes
K. G. Tustin
Pages: 5-10
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Predictable Sequences of Species Loss with Decreasing Island Area - Land Birds in 2 Archipelagoes

Daniel Simberloff
Bruce Levin
Pages: 11-20
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Diet of brushtail possums over a pasture-alpine gradient in Westland, New Zealand

J. D. Coleman
W. Q. Green
J. G. Polson
Pages: 21-35
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Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) on the Noises and Motukawao Islands, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

P. J. Moors
Pages: 37-54
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Population ecology of rabbits in the Wairarapa, New Zealand

J. A. Gibb
A. J. White
C. P. Ward
Pages: 55-82
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A variable area plot method of assessment of forest condition and trend

C. L. Batcheler
D. G. Craib
Pages: 83-95
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Ecology of hard beech (Nothofagus truncata) in southern outlier stands in the Haast Ecological District, South Westland, New Zealand

A. F. Mark
W. G. Lee
Pages: 97-121
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Short Communication

Breeding status of cuckoos on offshore islands of New Zealand: some corrections

Ian G. McLean
Pages: 123-124
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Biomass and production estimates for an estuarine meiobenthic copepod, with an instantaneous assessment of exploitation by flatfish predators

Geoffrey R. F. Hicks
Pages: 125-127
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Note on measurement of woody plant diameter distributions

C. L. Batcheler
Pages: 129-132
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Book Review

Flora of New Zealand Lichens. Galloway, D. J. 1985. 662 pp., 13 figs. (inc. 4 maps, 9 plates). P. D. Hassellberg, Government Printer, Wellington.

J. A. Elix
Pages: 133-134
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The threat of nuclear war. A New Zealand perspective. The Royal Society of New Zealand, 1985. Miscellaneous Series 11. ISBN 0-908654-10-3. ISSN 0111.3895. 83pp. $10.00

Wren Green
Pages: 134-136
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Lake Taupo: ecology of a New Zealand lake. Edited by D. J. Forsyth and C. Howard-Williams, 1983, Science Information Publishing Centre, DSIR, Wellington (DSIR Information Series No. 158). ISSN 0077-9636, ISBpages. Price $21.00.

V. M. Stout
Pages: 136-137
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The New Zealand beeches. Ecology, utilisation and management. John A. Wardle, 1984, New Zealand Forest Service, Wellington ISBN 0-477-05753-5. 447 pp. Price $45.00.

J. P. Skipworth
Pages: 137-138
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Annual Report

Annual report for the year ending 31 March 1984

New Zealand Ecological Society Council
Pages: 154-156
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Annual report for the year ending 31 March 1985

New Zealand Ecological Society Council
Pages: 157-162
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Statement of Concern

The environmental consequences to New Zealand of nuclear warfare in the northern hemisphere

Council of the New Zealand Ecological Society
Pages: 163-174
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