A case for multi-species management of sympatric herbivore pest impacts in the central Southern Alps, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-103

  Forsyth, David M ^a   Parkes, John P ^b   Hickling, Graham J ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpine; Conservation; Himalayan thar; Pest control; Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORE; PEST CONTROL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034059543     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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