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The Forgotten 60%: bird ecology and management in New Zealand's agricultural landscape.
Production lands make up 58% of Aotearoa New Zealand’s landcover and contribute greatly not only to the national economy but also to patterns and trends in native and introduced avian biodiversity. However, unlike in native ...
Stoat density, diet and survival compared between alpine grassland and beech forest habitats
In New Zealand, alpine grasslands occur above the treeline of beech forest. Historically stoat control paradigms in New Zealand’s montane natural areas have assumed alpine grassland is a marginal habitat that limits dispersal ...
Looking after your ground: resource management practice by Rakiura Maori Titi harvesters
The annual harvest of Titi, Puifinus griseus, on islands adjacent to Rakiura (Stewart Island) by Rakiura Maori is one of the last large-scale customary uses of native wildlife in New Zealand. This study investigates whether ...
Recovery of a sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) breeding area after habitat destruction
We describe the recovery of an 88-m² area of sooty shearwater breeding habitat on Northeast Island, The Snares, New Zealand, during the eight breeding seasons after it was completely destroyed by excavation in December ...
Intensification of New Zealand agriculture: Implications for biodiversity
Intensification of New Zealand agricultural practices is an ongoing and accelerating process which potentially threatens the environment, biodiversity and even the sustainability of agricultural production. However, neither ...
Austral seabirds: challenges and opportunities for research and conservation
This paper draws together the themes of papers on procellariiform biology contained within this special issue of the Papers and Proceedings ofthe Royal Society ofTasmania which is a tribute to Irynej Skira. The role of ...
Using artificial nests to explore predation by introduced predators inhabiting alpine areas in New Zealand
Many bird species endemic to alpine New Zealand are now at critically low densities and restricted in range, making predator‐prey research difficult. We used artificial nests in the Borland Valley, Fiordland National Park, ...
Estimates of adult survival rate for three colonies of Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) in New Zealand
The Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus), also known in New Zealand as tītī or muttonbird, is an abundant, long-lived, trans-equatorial migrant that breeds in colonies in the southern hemisphere during the austral summer ...