Selection of alpine grasslands over beech forest by stoats (Mustela erminea) in montane southern New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-97

  Smith, Des H V ^a   Wilson, Deborah J ^b   Moller, Henrik ^c   Murphy, Elaine C ^a   van Heezik, Yolanda ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chionochloa; Habitat use; Home range

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORY; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; MONTANE FOREST; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PREDATION;

AUSTRALASIA; FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHIONOCHLOA; FAGUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA;

EID: 36048958898     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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