Correlated recovery of five lizard populations following eradication of invasive mammals

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 167-175

  Monks, Joanne M ^a   Monks, Adrian ^b   Towns, David R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Herpetofauna; Indicator species; Invasive species; Island; Population trends

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CORRELATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAGOMORPH; LIZARD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

KORAPUKI ISLAND; MERCURY ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO;

GEKKONIDAE; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84891159168     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0511-2     Document Type: Article

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