New Zealand has long been a conundrum to biogeographers, possessing as it does
geophysical and biotic features characteristic of both an island and a continent. This schism …

The use of fences designed to exclude all exotic mammals from natural habitats is a recent
conservation strategy being implemented on the main islands of New Zealand for ecosystem …

Population ecology has matured to a sophisticated science with astonishing potential for
contributing solutions to wildlife conservation and management challenges. And yet, much …

Rocky shores occur at the interface of the land and sea. Typically they are open ecosystems,
with steep environmental gradients. Their accessibility to man has rendered them …

Holdaway (1989) described three phases of historical extinctions and declines in New
Zealand avifauna, the last of which (Group III, declining 1780–1986) was associated with …

Despite its recognised importance for species' persistence, integrating genetics into
conservation management has proved problematic, creating a “conservation genetics gap” …

A conceptual framework, adapted from the Value-Belief-Norm theory, is proposed for
understanding the role of studying abroad in nurturing global citizenship. The framework is …

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions
were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying …

As citizen science inherently relies upon unpaid contributors, providing a positive
experience for participants is critical. This case study describes the use of social media to …

Historically, New Zealand was dominated by forest below the alpine treeline, but about
1000years of Polynesian and European colonisation has resulted in the destruction of …