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 …

This book on Nothofagus contains chapters on the history and taxonomy of the New Zealand
southern beech species, the distribution and species composition of southern beech forests …

Kokako Callaeas cinerea wilsoni (Callaeidae) populations are declining in unmanaged
primary forests of the North Island, New Zealand. An 8-year experiment to determine the …

Worldwide declines in bird numbers have recently renewed interest in how well bird–plant
mutualisms are functioning. In New Zealand, it has been argued that bird pollination was …

We highlight three areas of significant progress in ecology since 1989 which are particularly
relevant to New Zealand, and three major challenges for the next two decades. Progress:(1) …

We investigated the role of introduced predators and competitors in the population decline of
kaka, Nestor meridionalis, a previously abundant forest parrot endemic to New Zealand. We …

We review and contrast the impacts on New Zealand's native forests of the two main types of
introduced mammalian herbivore;'arboreal'browsers, represented solely by the brushtail …

We radio‐tracked five male and four female rats for 6 nights in primary forest at Rotoehu,
North Island. New Zealand. From trapping we estimated rat density at the study site to be 6.2 …

Populations of ship rats (Rattus rattus), Norway rats (R. norvegicus), feral house mice (Mus
musculus), stoats (Mustela erminea), weasels (M. nivalis), and ferrets (M. furo) were …

The kaka Nestor meridionalis is a forest parrot endemic to New Zealand, whose numbers
have declined this century. We measured the energetics and breeding success of a remnant …