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Titre :	Experimental management of Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli in central Northland, New Zealand
Auteurs :	Hugh A. Robertson, Auteur ; Rogan M. Colbourne, Auteur ; Peter J. Graham, Auteur ; Patrick J. Miller, Auteur ; Raymond J. Pierce, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Bird Conservation International (21(2) JUN 2011)
Article en page(s) :	207-220
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	The population growth of Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli was measured under four different management regimes: unmanaged, predator trapping, predator poisoning, and Bank of New Zealand Operation Nest Egg (TM) (BNZONE) - the removal of eggs for artificial incubation and return of resultant subadults to the wild. Life table analysis revealed that high adult mortality (7.3% per annum), caused mainly by domestic dog Canis familiaris and Ferret Mustela furo predation was the critical factor affecting Brown Kiwi populations in central Northland. The 13.8-year life expectancy of adults was only one-third of what can be expected in the absence of these two predators. Predation of Brown Kiwi chicks and juveniles (

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