Impact of management on the breeding success of the northern New Zealand dotterel (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) on Matakana Island, Bay of Plenty

Notornis

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Wills, D E ^a   Murray, J ^a   Powlesland, R G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Charadriidae; Charadrius obscurus aquilonius; Flooding; Matakana Island; New Zealand; Predator control; Public disturbance

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALOPIAS; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS OBSCURUS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; GALLUS GALLUS; LARUS; LARUS DOMINICANUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; PHALANGERIDAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0038608611     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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