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A test of the humped-back theory of species richness in New Zealand native forest

... favourability to avoid the problems with significance levels that are explicit in multiple significance tests, and implicit in multiple regression (Flack and Chang, 1987). The direction of the soil favourability gradient ... See full document

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Native plant species richness in non-native Pinus contorta forest

... and native species richness at both ...in New Zealand have demonstrated a positive correlation between native plant species richness and stand age (Allen et ... See full document

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Long-term impacts of grazing on indigenous forest remnants on North Island hill country, New Zealand

... of native forest surrounded by extensive pastoral grasslands, characteristic of many New Zealand rural landscapes, represent an important reservoir of lowland ...indigenous forest ... See full document

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Recovery of short tussock and woody species guilds in ungrazed Festuca novae-zelandiae short tussock grassland with fertiliser or irrigation

... Island, New Zealand, we tested the propositions (1) that present regional trends in vascular plant species-richness in tussock grasslands are independent of current pastoral management, and ... See full document

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Estimating relative abundance of tree species in tropical rainforest using remotely sensed data

... precise accuracy. Variations o f spectral responses may also lead to feature heterogeneity. Therefore, there are challenges for estimating the forest species composition in a complex forest ecosystem ... See full document

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Honeyeaters and the New Zealand forest flora: The utilisation and profitability of small flowers

... Most New Zealand flowers are regarded as unspecialised and frequently promiscuous, receiving visits from several kinds of ...insects. New Zealand lacks many of the specialised pollinating ... See full document

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Molecular identification and distribution of native and exotic earthworms in New Zealand human-modified soils

... aided species discrimination, identification of new taxa, reconstruction of phylogeny, and biodiversity assessments in numerous invertebrate groups, including earthworms (King et ...accelerate new ... See full document

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Are introduced birds unimportant mutualists? A case study of frugivory in European blackbirds (Turdus merula)

... the New Zealand flora, they have rapidly developed important partnerships with native plants as frugivores in ...by native bird species. Many native frugivores in Zealandia ... See full document

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Impacts of exotic invertebrates on New Zealand’s indigenous species and ecosystems

... 14 species are polyphagous (across two or more plant families) (Hoare 2001), and some of these represent a threat to indigenous ...in New Zealand alone over 250 host plants are known – and it can be ... See full document

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"Acoustic anchoring" and the successful translocation of North Island kokako (Callaeas cinerea wilsoni) to a New Zealand mainland management site within continuous forest

... the species’ attractive song and significant public profile make it a desirable species for community groups engaged in the establishment and management of native forest ...the New ... See full document

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New Zealand island restoration: seabirds, predators, and the importance of history

... Where might we be in another 20 years in terms of island restoration? The frequency of eradications of non-native mammals from islands is likely to decline because they have already been achieved from many ... See full document

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Declining plant species richness in the tussock grasslands of Canterbury and Otago, South Island, New Zealand

... of species, however, increased in local abundance. Species of Chionochloa increased significantly in quadrat occupancy along transects but not in the total number of transects occupied, implying an increase ... See full document

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What’s the end-game for biodiversity: is it time for conservation evolution?

... threatened species in their home environment (PCE ...introduced species that are functionally integrated in novel ecosystems may lead to unintended and undesirable outcomes, such as release of exotic ... See full document

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The Application of Theory of Constraints in M...

... Abstract: This paper presents an in depth study of problems due to outsourcing of manufacturing operations. Influencing factors are identified and relationship between them is defined. The outsourcing problem is ... See full document

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Benthic Faunas of Forested Streams and Suggestions for Their Management

... many New Zealand stream insects have non-seasonal life history patterns (Win- terbourn, 1978; Towns, 1981) and occur in streams as larvae throughout the ...common species, although their relative ... See full document

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Understory Recovery in Coast Redwood Communities: A Case Study Comparing a Naturally Recovering and an Actively Managed Forest

... for native species cover supported the finding that there was sub- stantially more native understory cover in the naturally recovering stands at the Fall Creek Unit than in the actively managed ... See full document

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Comparative biogeography of New Zealand trees: species richness, height, leaf traits and range sizes

... New Zealand spans the same latitudes as regions with the tallest trees in the world (northwest North America, Tasmania, and Gippsland, Victoria) and has similar moist, equable ...of New ... See full document

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Variation in Species Richness and other Vegetational Parameters in Pine and Mixed Broadleaf Forest of Central Himalaya

... large-scale in 1960s and 1970s for timber and other industrial ra w material and thereafter the continued disturbances either geological or anthropogenic is severely threatening the biological d iversity (Singh 1998). ... See full document

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Documentation of Snakes Species Richness in Palpa, Nepal

... Snake Species According Family This district represents different agro-climate zones comprising of valley, flat land to middle hills and high ...the richness of snake ...snake species are decreasing ... See full document

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Thrips Pollination in the Lowland Forest of New Zealand

... same species, cross-pollinating en ...many New Zealand ...hermaphrodite species on which Thrips obscuratus were found, only one, lowland horopito, is known to be ...Most native plants ... See full document

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