Purposes, outcomes and challenges of eradicating invasive mammals from New Zealand islands: An historical perspective

Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-107

  Towns, D R ^a,b   West, C J ^a   Broome, K G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

advances; case studies; community led; complexity; invasive; legal mandate; size; vertebrates

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIODIVERSITY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGISLATION; MAMMAL; NATIVE SPECIES; RESEARCH; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84878298620     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR12064     Document Type: Review

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