Effects of kiore (rattus exulans peale) on recruitment of indigenous coastal trees on northern offshore islands of new zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 265-290

  Campbell, D J ^a   Atkinson, I A E ^a  

^a Ecological Research Associates of New Zealand Inc   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forest composition; Island recovery model; Nestegis apetala; Pisoma brunomana; Pittosporum crassifolium; Poutena costata; Rhopalostyles sapida; Seed predation; Streblus banksu; Vitex lucens

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRANIVORY; RECRUITMENT; RODENT; SEED PREDATION; TREE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033506364     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1999.9517597     Document Type: Article

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