Continuous monitoring of predator control operations at landscape scale

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-139

  King, Carolyn M ^a   McDonald, Roderick M ^b   Martin, Ross D ^c   MacKenzie, Darryl I ^d   Tempero, Grant W ^a   Holmes, Selena J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d Proteus Wildlife Research Consultants   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Mustelid; Predator control; Site occupancy modelling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MODELING; MONITORING SYSTEM; MUSTELID; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATOR CONTROL; PROTECTED AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 34447501937     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2007.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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