Association between habitat size, brushtail possum density, and the mosquito fauna of native forests in the Auckland region, New Zealand

EcoHealth

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-238

  Derraik, José G B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brushtail possum; Forest; Habitat fragmentation; Invasion; Mosquito; Phytotelmata

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE; TRICHOSURUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION DENSITY; TREES; TRICHOSURUS;

AEDES NOTOSCRIPTUS; ANIMALIA; CULEX PERVIGILANS; MAMMALIA; PHALANGERIDAE;

EID: 77951023043     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0238-9     Document Type: Article

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