The forgotten 60%: Bird ecology and management in New Zealand's agricultural landscape

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 240-255

  MacLeod, Catriona J ^a   Blackwell, Grant ^b   Moller, Henrik ^b   Innes, John ^c   Powlesland, Ralph ^d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Canterbury Plains; Kerer ; Predator prey interactions; Sustainable landscapes; T

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES;

EID: 58149234572     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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