Influence of food availability, predator density and forest fragmentation on nest survival of New Zealand robins

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 580-589

  Boulton, Rebecca L ^a   Richard, Yvan ^a   Armstrong, Doug P ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Livestock grazing; North Island robin; Petroica; Pitfall traps; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; PITFALL TRAP; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PETROICA; PETROICA AUSTRALIS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 39649095165     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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