Forest invertebrates found on baits used in pest mammal control and the impact of sodium monofluoroacetate (“1080”) on their numbers at ohakune, North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 279-302

  Sherley, Greg ^a,c   Wakelin, Michael ^a   McCartney, Jay ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Samoa)

Author keywords

1080; Baits; Forest invertebrates; Non target species; Pest management; Poisoning; Risk assessment; Sodium monofluoroacetate

Indexed keywords

BAIT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033494877     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1999.9518197     Document Type: Article

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