Understanding the role of birds in sustaining indigenous turf communities in a lacustrine wetland in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 206-213

  Korsten, Annika C ^a   Lee, William G ^a,b,c   Monks, Adrian ^b   Bastow Wilson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avian herbivory; Grazing; Positive feedback switch; Turf; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOMASS; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; FECES; FIRE; GRAZING; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LIVESTOCK; PHOSPHORUS; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84885738155     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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