Lack of movement of stoats (Mustela erminea) between Nothofagus valley floors and alpine grasslands, with implications for the conservation of New Zealand's endangered fauna

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-52

  Smith, Des H V ^a   Jamieson, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chionochloa; Home range; Mustela erminea; Radio tracking; Takahe

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; MUSTELID; NATIVE SPECIES; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

AVES; CHIONOCHLOA; FAGUS; INVERTEBRATA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; NOTHOFAGUS; PORPHYRIO MANTELLI; REPTILIA;

EID: 23344444681     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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