Mortality, distribution, numbers and conservation of the Chatham Island Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae chathamensis)

Notornis

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-77

  Grant, A D ^a   Powlesland, R G ^a   Dilks, P J ^a   Flux, I A ^a   Tisdall, C J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chatham Island Pigeon; Conservation; Distribution; Fruit pigeon; Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae chathamensis; Mortality; Numbers

Indexed keywords

BRUSHTAIL POSSUM; CAT; CATTLE; CHATHAM ISLAND PIGEON; CONSERVATION; FERAL; PIG; SHEEP;

NEW ZEALAND, CHATHAM ISLAND;

BOS TAURUS; FELIS CATUS; HEMIPHAGA NOVAESEELANDIAE CHATHAMENSIS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0031439191     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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