A small predator removal experiment to protect North Island weka (Gallirallus australis greyi) and the case for single-subject approaches in determining agents of decline

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-43

  Bramley, Gary N ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Experimental design; Gallirallus australis; Single subject studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002006894     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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