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Biodiversity of the Macroinvertebrate Community in a Re-created Tallgrass Prairie as Affected by Exclusion of Mammalian Predators

Biodiversity of the Macroinvertebrate Community in a Re-created Tallgrass Prairie as Affected by Exclusion of Mammalian Predators

... often be connected to the activities of insects. Avian and mammalian predators depend upon the abundance and location of food sources, including insects, to determine where to breed. Plant distribution is ...

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Does evolution in isolation from mammalian predators have behavioural and chemosensory consequences for New Zealand lizards?

Does evolution in isolation from mammalian predators have behavioural and chemosensory consequences for New Zealand lizards?

... as predators (Meyer-Rochow 1988; Meyer-Rochow & Teh 1991; Worthy & Holdaway ...novel mammalian predators that hunt primarily using scent and have a speed advantage over ectothermic prey, ...

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Habitat use by three rat species (Rattus spp.) on an island without other mammalian predators

Habitat use by three rat species (Rattus spp.) on an island without other mammalian predators

... Stewart Island, in southern New Zealand, is an ideal setting for an investigation of whether predation and interference competition cause niche partitioning in rats because three species are present on the main island ...

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How can we detect introduced mammalian predators in non-forest habitats? A comparison of techniques

How can we detect introduced mammalian predators in non-forest habitats? A comparison of techniques

... of mammalian predator species, most introduced into New Zealand since the late 18th century, have had a detrimental impact on the native flora and ...of mammalian predators at 19 sites on the open, ...

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Molecular forensics in avian conservation: a DNA based approach for identifying mammalian predators of ground nesting birds and eggs

Molecular forensics in avian conservation: a DNA based approach for identifying mammalian predators of ground nesting birds and eggs

... Nest predators are often challenging to identify due to the lack of species-specific signs left at nests, and because depredation events are seldom observed directly [7, ...of mammalian predators of ...

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Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on New Zealand’s alpine fauna

Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on New Zealand’s alpine fauna

... of mammalian predation on freshwater fish in the alpine zone, which is not surprising given the paucity of research on alpine ...that mammalian predators regularly take freshwater ...

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What evidence exists on the effectiveness of different types of olfactory lures as attractants for invasive mammalian predators? A systematic map protocol

What evidence exists on the effectiveness of different types of olfactory lures as attractants for invasive mammalian predators? A systematic map protocol

... sive mammalian predators (including carnivores and omnivores, but not herbivores, frugivores or insecti- vores) recorded by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS) as having “evidence ...

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Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on indigenous birds of freshwater wetlands in New Zealand

Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on indigenous birds of freshwater wetlands in New Zealand

... introduced mammalian predators on the viability of bird populations in forest, river and coastal habitats in New Zealand are well ...introduced mammalian predators on freshwater birds, ...

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Secondary poisoning of mammalian predators during possum and rodent control operations at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

Secondary poisoning of mammalian predators during possum and rodent control operations at Trounson Kauri Park, Northland, New Zealand

... radio-tagged predators were alive in and around Trounson Kauri Park suggests that the secondary poisoning effect was much reduced under the continuous baiting strategy compared to the initial 1080 poison ...

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Macroinvertebrate Community Effects From the Exclusion of Mammalian Predators

Macroinvertebrate Community Effects From the Exclusion of Mammalian Predators

... conditions, predators can increase prey diversity by feeding on the more plentiful, aggressive prey limiting their impact and allowing room for more niche species (Bonsall and Holt, ...

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Applied statistical modelling to guide the control of introduced mammalian predators in the Murchison Mountains (Fiordland, New Zealand)

Applied statistical modelling to guide the control of introduced mammalian predators in the Murchison Mountains (Fiordland, New Zealand)

... other mammalian taxa following control operations targeted toward apex predators (for example: Blackwell, Potter, McLennan, & Minot, 2003; Caut et ...

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Optimal monitoring and statistical modelling methods for feral cats and other mammalian predators in a pastoral landscape

Optimal monitoring and statistical modelling methods for feral cats and other mammalian predators in a pastoral landscape

... Invasive predators are one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity, and their impacts in Australia and New Zealand have been catastrophic (Salo et ...invasive predators is often hindered by the ...

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Population dynamics of house mice without mammalian predators and competitors

Population dynamics of house mice without mammalian predators and competitors

... Even at moderately high density, house mice may have significant ecological impacts. In biodiversity sanctuaries they may have several additional negative consequences. First, mice may interfere with monitoring devices ...

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Clearing islands as refugia for black-fronted tern (Chlidonias albostriatus) breeding colonies in braided rivers

Clearing islands as refugia for black-fronted tern (Chlidonias albostriatus) breeding colonies in braided rivers

... introduced mammalian predators has proven partially ...from mammalian predators and providing high quality bare gravel breeding ...the mammalian predators present on river banks, ...

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Assessing the use of artificial nests for predicting predation pressure in New Zealand forest fragments : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Ecology at Massey University

Assessing the use of artificial nests for predicting predation pressure in New Zealand forest fragments : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Ecology at Massey University

... The effect of the habitat was analysed in Chapter 4 Determining the influence of habitat structure on the probability of artificial nest depredation by avian and mammalian predators in N[r] ...

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Current rates of fruit removal and seed dispersal in NewᅠZealand fleshy-fruited mountain plants

Current rates of fruit removal and seed dispersal in NewᅠZealand fleshy-fruited mountain plants

... no mammalian predators present and large numbers of lizards, Wotton (2002) reported removal of Coprosma propinqua inside cages at levels not much higher than our study (47% vs 39% respectively), but much ...

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Mammalian Nest Predators Respond to Greenway Width, Habitat Structure, and Landscape Context

Mammalian Nest Predators Respond to Greenway Width, Habitat Structure, and Landscape Context

... nest predators were more abundant in greenways with fewer buildings in the adjacent landscape, however, the amount of building cover in the adjacent landscape was not extremely variable across ...that ...

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Eradicating mammals on New Zealand island reserves: what is left to do?

Eradicating mammals on New Zealand island reserves: what is left to do?

... introduced predators (possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), ship rats (Rattus rattus), Norway rats ...all mammalian predators (the key species as well as mice (Mus musculus), kiore ...have ...

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Growth and survival of nestlings in a population of red-crowned parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) free of introduced mammalian nest predators on Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand

Growth and survival of nestlings in a population of red-crowned parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) free of introduced mammalian nest predators on Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand

... nest predators on the breeding success of endemic New Zealand parrots are well documented, as is their role in the general decline of these ...exotic predators, the timing of clutch initiation and brood ...

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Visual field shape and foraging ecology in diurnal raptors

Visual field shape and foraging ecology in diurnal raptors

... ground predators may have adapted enlarged brows to avoid sun ...aerial/aquatic predators benefit from a narrow blind area over the head, enabling them to search for prey that move in three dimensions, ...

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