Long-term changes in the relative abundances of introduced deer in New Zealand estimated from faecal pellet frequencies

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-249

  Forsyth, D M ^a   Thomsonb, C ^b   Hartley, L J ^c   MacKenzied, D I ^d   Price R , ^e   Wright E F , ^c   Mortimer J A J , ^c   Nugentb G , ^c   Wilsonf L , ^c   Livingstone P , ^c  

^a Department of Sustainability and Environment   (Australia)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d Proteus Wildlife Research Consultants   (New Zealand)

^e LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Control; Culling; Faecal pellet counts; Harvesting; Index; Invasive species; Monitoring; Population dynamics; Presence absence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; CULLING; DATA SET; DECADAL VARIATION; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECAL PELLET; HARVESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTECTED AREA; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 80053281431     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2011.592200     Document Type: Article

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