When deer must die: Large uncertainty surrounds changes in deer abundance achieved by helicopter- and ground-based hunting in New Zealand forests

Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 447-458

  Forsyth, David M ^a   Ramsey, David S L ^a   Veltman, Clare J ^b   Allen, Robert B ^c   Allen, Will J ^d   Barker, Richard J ^e   Jacobson, Chris L ^f   Nicol, Simon J ^a   Richardson, Sarah J ^c   Todd, Charles R ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d Learning for Sustainability   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEER; FECAL PELLET; FOREST; HUNTING; ISLAND;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84887585813     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR13016     Document Type: Article

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