Research article
Vegetation pattern of a lowland raised in eastern Fiordland, New Zealand
A. F. Mark, G. Rawson and J. B. Wilson
Pages: 1–10
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Research article
A century of change in the forests of the Ruahine range, North Island, New Zealand: 1870-1970
A. Cunningham
Pages: 11–21
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Research article
Conservation of the Cromwell chafer Prodontria lewisi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
J. C. Watt
Pages: 22–29
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 1.9 MB)

Research article
A fish survey in a Marlborough Sounds estuary from 1971 to 1978
G. J. Struik and J. R. Bray
Pages: 30–33
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 151 KB)

Research article
Status and management of black swans Cygnus atratus, Latham at Lake Ellesmere since the 'Wahine' storm, April 1968
Murray Williams
Pages: 34–41
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 387 KB)

Research article
How the Macquarie Island parakeet became extinct
R. H. Taylor
Pages: 42–45
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 202 KB)

Research article
A theoretical assessment of the ability of bird species to recover from an imposed reduction in numbers, with particular reference to 1080 poisoning
E. B. Spurr
Pages: 46–63
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 574 KB)

Research article
Observations on the food of feral cats Campbell Island
P. J. Dilks
Pages: 64–66
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 122 KB)

Research article
Trends in law related to conservation and preservation of natural resources
I. L. Baumgart and Patricia A. Howitt
Pages: 67–70
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 188 KB)

Research article
Use and conservation of New Zealand native grasslands in 2079
D. Scott
Pages: 71–75
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 581 KB)

Research article
The status and future of Australian grasslands
R. H. Groves
Pages: 76–81
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 844 KB)

Research article
Research problems associated with sustained yield harvesting of New Zealand fisheries
D. A. Robertson and R. C. Francis
Pages: 82–84
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 114 KB)

Conference Resumé
Diet and reproduction of ship rats in the Northern Tararuas
J. Innes
Pages: 85–86
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Conference Resumé
Communal breeding of pukeko: do the helpers really help?
J. L. Craig
Pages: 86–87
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Conference Resumé
The relative efficiency of energy and nitrogen utilisation in leafcutter bee larvae
John Wightman
Pages: 87–88
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Conference Resumé
The relationship of geology and soils to erosion in the south-eastern Ruahine range
C. B. Hubbard, M. Marden, V. E. Neall and J. A. Pollok
Pages: 88–89
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Conference Resumé
Breeding of the shining cuckoo at Kowhai Bush, Kaikoura
Brian J. Gill
Pages: 89–90
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Conference Resumé
Keebles Bush, Palmerston North—a lowland forest remnant. How should it be managed?
R. M. Greenwood and J. P. Skipworth
Pages: 91–92
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Conference Resumé
Inter-relationships of feral stock, sea birds and vegetation on Campbell Island
P. R. Wilson
Pages: 92–93
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Book Review
Cass-History and science in the Cass district, Canterbury, New Zealand. C. J. Burrows (Editor). Department of Botany, University of Canterbury. Price $12.00
A. F. Mark
Pages: 94–95
Article (pdf file, 207 KB)

Book Review
Energy, economic and ecological relationships for Gotland, Sweden-a Regional Systems study. By A. M. Jansson and J. Zucchetto Zucchetto. Ecological Bulletins Vol 28 (1978), 154 pp. Available from: Editorial ServicejNFR, Box 213136, 8-104 35 Stockholm, Sweden $16.00 ISBN 91-546-0256-7
John Wightman
Pages: 94
Article (pdf file, 207 KB)

Book Review
Analysis of Vertebrate Populations. Graeme Caughley. John Wiley and Sons, London. 234 pp.
C. L. McLay
Pages: 95–98
Article (pdf file, 207 KB)

Annual Report
Annual report for the year ending 30 June 1979
New Zealand Ecological Society Council
Pages: 99–102
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 148 KB)