Distribution and abundance of small mammals in relation to habitat in Pureora Forest Park

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-240

  King, C M ^a,b   Innes, J G ^c   Flux, M ^d   Kimberley, M O ^e   Leathwick, J R ^c   Williams, D S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d New Zealand Forest Res Inst Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^e SCION   (New Zealand)

^f DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Cats; Conservation; Distribution; Exotic conversion; Habitat preferences; Hedgehogs; Kokako; Logging; Mustelids; Pureora Forest Park; Rodents

Indexed keywords

FERRET; HEDGEHOG; HOUSE MOUSE; INTRODUCED MAMMAL; NORWAY RAT; SHIP RAT; STOAT; WEASEL;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, PUREORA FOREST PARK;

ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELA NIVALIS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 0030324608     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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