Research article
Population dynamics and resource use of red deer after release from harvesting in New Zealand
David M. Forsyth, Robert B. Allen, Anna E. Marburg, Darryl I. MacKenzie and Malcolm J. W. Douglas
Pages: 277–287
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 1.27 MB)

Research article
First results of feral cats (Felis catus) monitored with GPS collars in New Zealand
Mariano R. Recio , Renaud Mathieu, Richard Maloney and Philip J. Seddon
Pages: 288–296
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 2.75 MB)

Research article
Distance sampling to determine kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) density within Waipapa Ecological Area, Pureora
Terry Greene, Alan Jones, Gillian Dennis and Thalia Sachtleben
Pages: 297–305
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 657 KB)

Research article
Declining soil fertility does not increase leaf lifespan within species: evidence from the Franz Josef chronosequence, New Zealand
Sarah J. Richardson, Duane A. Peltzer, Robert B. Allen and Matt S. McGlone
Pages: 306–310
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 461KB)

Research article
Vegetation patterns and trajectories in disturbed landscapes, Great Barrier Island, northern New Zealand
George L. W. Perry, John Ogden, Neal J. Enright and Lucy V. Davy
Pages: 311–323
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 1.64 MB)

Research article
Decomposition dynamics of invasive alligator weed compared with native sedges in a Northland lake
Imogen E. Bassett, Jacqueline R. Beggs and Quentin Paynter
Pages: 324–331
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 578 KB)

Forum article
The nature of natural: defining natural character for the New Zealand context
Victoria A. Froude, Hamish G. Rennie and Janet F. Bornman
Pages: 332–341
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 411 KB)

Forum article
New Zealand’s exotic plantation forests as habitats for threatened indigenous species
S.M. Pawson, C.E. Ecroyd, R. Seaton, W.B. Shaw and E.G. Brockerhoff
Pages: 342–355
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 416 KB)

Short Communication
Non-invasive methods for genotyping of stoats (Mustela erminea) in New Zealand: potential for field applications
Dianne M. Gleeson, Andrea E. Byrom and Robyn L. J. Howitt
Pages: 356–359
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 309KB)

Short Communication
Multiple paternity in wild populations of invasive Rattus species
S.D. Miller*, J.C. Russell, H.E. MacInnes, J. Abdelkrim and R.M. Fewster
Pages: 360–363
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 283 KB)