Impacts of an invasive herbivore on indigenous forests

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1296-1305

  Gormley, Andrew M ^a   Penelope Holland, E ^a   Pech, Roger P ^a,b   Thomson, Caroline ^a   Reddiex, Ben ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Experimental management; Invasive species; Native forest; New Zealand; Pest management; Plant herbivore interactions; Tree mortality; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARSUPIAL; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; THRESHOLD; VEGETATION COVER;

NEW ZEALAND;

PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 84870380205     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02219.x     Document Type: Article

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