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Kill rates by rabbit hunters before and 16 years after introduction of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in the southern South Island, New Zealand

Carlos Rouco, Auteur ; Grant Norbury, Auteur ; Dave Ramsay, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (41(2) 2014)

Context European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are serious economic and environmental pests in Australia and New Zealand. Since the illegal introduction of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) in New Zealand in 1997, the disease has persis[...]

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Lagomorph and sheep effects on vegetation growth in dry and mesic grasslands in Otago, New Zealand

Michael P. Scroggie, Auteur ; John P. Parkes, Auteur ; Grant Norbury, Auteur ; Ben Reddiex, Auteur ; Richard Heyward, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (39(8) 2012)

Context. Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are major pests in the semiarid grasslands of eastern South Island. As the benefits of a viral biological control agent (rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus) introduced in 1997 begin to wane, landowners are[...]

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Removal of introduced predators, but not artificial refuge supplementation, increases skink survival in coastal duneland

Marieke Lettink, Auteur ; Grant Norbury, Auteur ; Alison Cree, Auteur ; Philip J. Seddon, Auteur ; Richard P. Duncan, Auteur ; Carl J. Schwarz, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (143(1) JAN 2010)

Exotic predators can have detrimental impacts on indigenous fauna. Lethal predator control is commonly used to reduce predator impacts, but is not always feasible, effective or ethical. A promising non-lethal alternative is refuge supplementatio[...]

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