Population structure, growth and longevity of Placostylus hongii (Pulmonata: Bulimulidae) on Tawhiti Rahi Island, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-247

  Stringer, I A N ^a   Parrish, G R ^a   Sherley, G H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bulimulidae; Conservation management; Harmonic radar; Population density; Pulmonata

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; LONGEVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR CONTROL; RECOVERY; SNAIL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND; POOR KNIGHTS ISLANDS; TAWHITI RAHI;

BULIMULIDAE; GASTROPODA; ORTHALICIDAE; PLACOSTYLUS; PLACOSTYLUS HONGII; PULMONATA; RODENTIA;

EID: 2342567699     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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