Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) on Hawke’s Bay farmland: Spatial distribution and population structure before and after a control operation

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-191

  Brockie, R E ^a,b   Ward, G D ^a,c   Cowan, P E ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Control; Distribution, abundance, movements; Farmland; Management; Poisoning; Possum; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

CONTROL OPERATION; FARMLAND; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, HAWKE'S BAY;

TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0031459770     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1997.9517531     Document Type: Article

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