Six yearsof intensive pest mammal control at trounson kauri park, a department of conservation “mainland island”, june 1996—july 2002

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-420

  Gillies, C A ^a   Leach, M R ^a   Coad, N B ^a   Theobald, S W ^a   Campbell, J ^a   Graham, P J ^a   Pierce, R J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b WILDLAND CONSULTANTS LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anas aucklandica chlorotis; Apteryx australis mantelli; Brown teal; Brushtail possum; Callaeas cinerea wilsoni; Felis catus; Feral cat; Ferret; Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae; Kukupa; Mainland island; Mouse; Mus musculus; Mustela furo; Mustela nivalis; North Island brown kiwi; North Island kokako; North Island robin; Norway rat; Pest control; Petroica australis longipes; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus; Ship rat; Stoat, Mustela erminea; Translocation; Trichosurus vulpecula; Weasel

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL; PREDATOR CONTROL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

TROUNSON KAURI PARK;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; AGATHIS AUSTRALIS; ALOPIAS; ANAS; ANAS AUCKLANDICA; APTERYX AUSTRALIS; APTERYX AUSTRALIS MANTELLI; AVES; CALLAEAS CINEREA; CALLAEAS CINEREA WILSONI; COLUMBA; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; GALLUS GALLUS; HEMIPHAGA NOVAESEELANDIAE; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELA NIVALIS; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE; PETROICA; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; PHALANGERIDAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; TURDUS;

EID: 1642429738     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2003.9518349     Document Type: Article

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