Developing population models for guiding reintroductions of extirpated bird species back to the New Zealand mainland

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-85

  Armstrong, Doug P ^a   Davidson, R Scott ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Mainland islands; Population modelling; Population viability; Predator control; Saddleback; Sustainable harvesting

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIRD; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PREDATOR CONTROL; REINTRODUCTION; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; CREADION CARUNCULATUS; MAMMALIA; PETROICA LONGIPES; PHILESTURNUS RUFUSATER;

EID: 33746905066     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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