Treasure Islands: Biosecurity in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 250-266

  Bassett, Imogen E ^a   Cook, Jeff ^a   Buchanan, Finlay ^b   Russell, James C ^c,d  

^a AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Eradication; Incursion response; Island biosecurity; Rodent invasion; Social science; Surveillance; Vector control

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL; MARINE PARK; PROPAGULE;

HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84954271892     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: 11777788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20417/nzjecol.40.28     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Ansong M, Pickering C 2013. Long-distance dispersal of Black Spear Grass (Heteropogon contortus) seed on socks and trouser legs by walkers in Kakadu National Park. Ecological Management and Restoration 14: 71-74.
2. Ansong M, Pickering C 2014. Weed seeds on clothing: a global review. Journal of Environmental Management 144: 203-211.
3. Atkinson IAE 1973. Protection and use of the islands in Hauraki Gulf Maritime Park. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 20: 103-114.
4. Bagasra A, Nathan HW, Mitchell MS, Russell JC 2016. Tracking invasive rat movements with a systemic biomarker. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 40: 267-272.
5. Bamberg S, Moser G 2007. Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: a new meta-analysis of psychosocial determinants of pro-environmental behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology 27: 14-25.
6. Barbera M 2012. Towards an economic valuation of the Hauraki Gulf: a stock-take of activities and opportunities. Auckland Council technical report TR2012/035. Auckland, Auckland Council. 125 p.
7. Census Auckland 2015. Auckland Council. www. censusauckland.co.nz/census-area-unit-view/.
8. Clout MN, Russell JC 2008. The invasion ecology of mammals: a global perspective. Wildlife Research 35: 180-184.
9. Diamond JM, Veitch CR 1981. Extinctions and introductions in the New Zealand avifauna: cause and effect? Science 211: 499-501.
10. Dowding JE, O'Connor SM 2013. Reducing the risk of extinction of a globally threatened shorebird: translocations of the shore plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae), 1990- 2012. Notornis 60: 70-84.
11. Fewster RM, Miller SD, Ritchie J 2011. DNA profiling-a management tool for rat eradication. In: Veitch CR, Clout MN, Towns DR eds Island invasives: eradication and management. Gland, Switzerland, IUCN. Pp. 426-431.
12. Fransson N, Garling T 1999. Environmental concern: conceptual definitions, measurement methods, and research findings. Journal of Environmental Pysychology 19: 369-382.
13. Galbraith M 2013. Public and ecology-the role of volunteers on Tiritiri Matangi Island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 37: 266-271.
14. Gaskin CP, Rayner MJ 2013. Seabirds of the Hauraki Gulf: natural history, research and conservation. Hauraki Gulf Forum. 143 p.
15. Gattig A, Hendrickx L 2007. Judgemental discounting and environmental risk perception: dimensional similarities, domain differences, and implications for sustainability. Journal of Social Issues 63: 21-39.
16. Glen AS, Atkinson R, Campbell KJ, Hagen E, Holmes ND, Keitt BS, Parkes JP, Saunders A, Sawyer J, Torres H 2013. Eradicating multiple invasive species on inhabited islands: the next big step in island restoration? Biological Invasions 15: 2589-2603.
17. Griffiths R 2011. Targeting multiple species - a more efficient approach to pest eradication. In: Veitch CR, Clout MN, Towns DR eds Island invasives: eradication and management. Gland, Switzerland, IUCN. Pp. 172-176.
18. Griffiths R, Buchanan F, Broome K, Neilsen J, Brown D, Weakley M 2015. Successful eradication of invasive vertebrates on Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands, New Zealand. Biological Invasions 17: 1355-1369.
19. Gsell A, Innes J, de Monchy P, Brunton D 2010. The success of using trained dogs to locate sparse rodents in pest-free sanctuaries. Wildlife Research 37: 39-46.
20. Gsell AC, Seabrook-Davison MNH, Brunton DH 2014. Are wild rodents attracted to lure laboratory rats? Pacific Conservation Biology 20: 108-115.
21. Hauraki Gulf Forum 2014. State of Our Gulf 2014: Hauraki Gulf -Tīkapa Moana/Te Moananui a Toi-State of the Environment Report 2014. Auckland, Hauraki Gulf Forum, Auckland Council. 195 p.
22. Highham J, Carr A 2002. Ecotourism visitor experiences in Aotearoa/New Zealand: challenging the environmental values of visitors in pursuit of pro-environmental behaviour. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 10: 277-294.
23. Hughes KA, Convey P, Maslen NR, Smith RIL 2010. Accidental transfer of non-native soil organisms into Antarctica on construction vehicles. Biological Invasions 12: 875-891.
24. Hulme P 2014. Invasive species challenge the global response to emerging diseases. Trends in Parasitology 30: 267-270.
25. Ismar SMH, Baird KA, Gaskin CP, Taylor GA, Tennyson AJD, Rayner MJ, Bettesworth D, Fitzgerald N, Landers TJ, Imber MJ 2014. A case of natural recovery after the removal of invasive predators-community assemblage changes in the avifauna of Burgess Island. Notornis 61: 188-195.
26. Kalamas M, Cleveland M, Laroche M 2014. Pro-environmental behaviors for thee but not for me: green giants, greed Gods, and external environmental locus of control. Journal of Business Research 67: 12-22.
27. King CM, Veale A, Patty B, Hayward L 2014. Swimming capabilities of stoats and the threat to inshore sanctuaries. Biological Invasions 16: 987-995.
28. Lambert DM, King T, Shepherd LD, Livingston A, Anderson S, Craig JL 2005. Serial population bottlenecks and genetic variation: translocated populations of the New Zealand saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater). Conservation Genetics 6: 1-14.
29. Lee M 1999. Biota of seven islets off Waiheke Island, Inner Hauraki Gulf. Tane 37: 99-136.
30. Lockie S, Bishop C, Landers T, Khin J 2013. Monitoring and reporting biodiversity change in rural habitat fragments across the Auckland region. Oral paper presented to ECOTAS Conference, Auckland 24-29 November 2013.
31. MacKay JWB 2011. Improving the success of mouse eradication attempts on islands. PhD thesis. Auckland, University of Auckland. 119 p.
32. McClelland PJ 2011. Campbell Island-pushing the boundaries of rat eradications. In: Veitch CR, Clout MN, Towns DR eds Island invasives: eradication and management. Gland, Switzerland, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Pp. 204-207.
33. McKenzie-Mohr D 2000. Promoting sustainable behaviour: an introduction to community-based social marketing. Journal of Social Issues 56: 543-554.
34. McNeil M, Phillips C, Young S, Shah F, Aalders L, Bell N, Gerard E, Littlejohn R 2011. Transportation of nonindigenous species via soil on international aircraft passengers' footwear. Biological Invasions 13: 2799-2815.
35. Morgan S, Marshall A, Cook J, Ward D, Galbraith M, Fraser D 2014. Risk pathways of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) and the plague skink (Lapropholis delicata) from Rodney district businesses to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf. Paper presented to the New Zealand Ecological Society Conference, Palmerston North 16-19 November 2014.
36. Mount A, Pickering CM 2009. Testing the capacity of clothing to act as a vector for non-native seed in protected areas. Journal of Environmental Management 91: 168-179.
37. Nathan HW, Clout MN, MacKay JWB, Murphy EC, Russell JC 2015. Experimental island invasion of house mice. Population Ecology 57: 363-371.
38. Nathan HW, Clout MN, Murphy EC, MacKay JW 2013. Strategies for detection of house mice on a recently invaded island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 37: 26-32.
39. Ogden J, Gilbert J 2011. Running the gauntlet: advocating rat and feral cat eradication on an inhabited island - Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. In: Veitch CR, Clout MN, Towns DR eds Island invasives: eradication and management. Gland, Switzerland, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Pp. 467-471.
40. Pickering CM, Hill W 2007. Impacts of recreation and tourism on plant biodiversity and vegetation in protected areas in Australia. Journal of Environmental Management 85: 791-800.
41. Pickering CM, Bear R, Hill W 2007. Indirect impacts of nature based tourism and recreation: the association between infrastructure and the diversity of exotic plants in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia. Journal of Ecotourism 6: 146-157.
42. Pickering CM, Mount A, Wichmann MC, Bullock JM 2011. Estimating human-mediated dispersal of seeds within an Australian protected area. Biological Invasions 13: 1869-1880.
43. Podsakoff PM, MacKenzie SB, Lee J-Y 2003. Common method biases in behavioural research: a critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Journal of Applied Psychology 88: 879-903.
44. Ports of Auckland Limited 2015. Ports of Auckland. www. poal.co.nz. (accessed 20 January 2015).
45. Reaser JK, Meyerson LA, Cronk Q, De Poorter M, Eldrege LG 2007. Ecological and socioeconomic impacts of invasive alien species in island ecosystems. Environmental Conservation 34: 1-14.
46. Reaser JK, Meyerson LA, Von Holle B 2008. Saving camels from straws: how propagule pressure-based prevention policies can reduce the risk of biological invasion. Biological Invasions 10: 1085-1098.
47. Russell JC 2007. Invasion ecology and genetics of Norway rats on New Zealand islands. PhD thesis. Auckland, University of Auckland. 225 p.
48. Russell JC 2014. A comparison of attitudes towards introduced wildlife in New Zealand in 1994 and 2012. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 44: 136-151.
49. Russell JC, Beaven BM, MacKay JW, Towns DR, Clout MN 2008a. Testing island biosecurity systems for invasive rats. Wildlife Research 35: 215-221.
50. Russell JC, Broome KG 2016. Fifty years of rodent eradications in New Zealand: another decade of advances. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 40: 197-204.
51. Russell JC, Clout MN, McArdle BH 2004. Island biogeography and the species richness of introduced mammals on New Zealand offshore islands. Journal of Biogeography 31: 653-664.
52. Russell JC, Innes JG, Brown PH, Byrom AE 2015. Predator- Free New Zealand: conservation country. BioScience 65: 520-525.
53. Russell JC, McMorland AJ, MacKay JW 2010. Exploratory behaviour of colonizing rats in novel environments. Animal Behaviour 79: 159-164.
54. Russell JC, Towns DR, Clout MN 2008b. Review of rat invasion biology: implications for island biosecurity. Science for Conservation 286. Wellington, Department of Conservation. 53 p.
55. Ryan RL, Kaplan R, Grese RE 2001. Predicting volunteer commitment in environmental stewardship programmes. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 44: 629-648.
56. Shapira I 2014. Using social attraction to enhance trappability of invasive Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus). DOC Research and Development Series 342. Wellington, Department of Conservation. 13 p.
57. Shapira I, Shanas U, Raubenheimer D, Knapp C, Alberts S, Brunton D 2013. Laboratory rats as conspecific biocontrol agents for invasive Norway rats R. norvegicus. Biological Control 66: 83-91.
58. Sullivan JT, Timmins SM, Williams PA 2005. Movement of exotic plants into coastal native forests from gardens in northern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 29: 1-10.
59. Sullivan JT, Williams PA, Cameron EK, Timmins SM 2004. People and time explain the distribution of naturalised plants in New Zealand. Weed Technology 18: 1330-1333.
60. Sweetapple P, Nugent G 2011. Chew-track-cards: a multiplespecies small mammal detection device. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35: 153-162.
61. Towns DR, Borrelle SB, Thoresen J, Buxton RT, Evans A 2016. Mercury Islands and their role in understanding seabird island restoration. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 40: 235-249.
62. Tyrrell L, Fraser D, Cook J, Waipara N, Edwards L 2012. Hauraki Gulf island biosecurity survey. Unpublished report to Auckland Council.
63. Veale AJ, Clout MN, Gleeson DM 2012. Genetic population assignment reveals a long-distance incursion to an island by a stoat (Mustela erminea). Biological Invasions 14: 735-742.
64. Ward DF, Beggs JR, Clout MN, Harris RJ, O'Connor S 2006. The diversity and origin of exotic ants arriving in New Zealand via human-mediated dispersal. Diversity and Distributions 12: 601-609.
65. Ward DF, Harris RJ, Stanely MC 2005. Human-mediated range expansion of Argentine ants Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in New Zealand. Sociobiology 45: 1-7.
66. Weir BS, Paderes EP, Anand N, Uchida JY, Pennycook SR, Bellgard SE, Beever RE 2015. A taxonomic revision of Phytophthora Clade 5 including two new species, Phytophthora agathidicida and P. cocois. Phytotaxa 205: 21-38.