Review article
A research strategy for biodiversity conservation on New Zealand’s offshore islands
David R. Towns, Peter J. Bellingham, Christa P. H. Mulder and Phil O’B. Lyver
Pages: 1–20
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Review article
Nitrogen cycling in gorse-dominated ecosystems in New Zealand
Guna N. Magesan, Hailong Wang and Peter W. Clinton
Pages: 21–28
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 234 KB)

Research article
Ecology of brushtail possums in a New Zealand dryland ecosystem
Alistair S. Glen, Andrea E. Byrom, Roger P. Pech, Jennyffer Cruz, Astrid Schwab, Peter J. Sweetapple, Ivor Yockney, Graham Nugent, Morgan Coleman and Jackie Whitford
Pages: 29–37
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 303 KB)

Research article
Modelling the distribution of stoats on New Zealand offshore islands
Andrew J. Veale, Oliver D. Hannaford, James C. Russell and Mick N. Clout
Pages: 38–47
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 608 KB)

Research article
Identification of predators at black-fronted tern Chlidonias albostriatus nests, using mtDNA analysis and digital video recorders
Kate E. Steffens, Mark D. Sanders, Dianne M. Gleeson, Kiri M. Pullen and Christopher J. Stowe
Pages: 48–55
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 776 KB)

Research article
Anthropogenic lead (Pb) exposure in populations of a wild parrot (kea Nestor notabilis)
Clio Reid, Kate McInnes, Jennifer M. McLelland and Brett D. Gartrell
Pages: 56–63
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 387 KB)

Research article
Breeding variation in female kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) on Codfish Island in a year of low food supply
Joanna Whitehead, Brad Case, Kerry-Jayne Wilson and Laura Molles
Pages: 64–74
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 1.22MB)

Research article
Demography of takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) in Fiordland: environmental factors and management affect survival and breeding success
Danilo Hegg, Glen Greaves, Jane M. Maxwell, Darryl I. MacKenzie and Ian G. Jamieson
Pages: 75–89
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 450 KB)

Research article
Is cool egg incubation temperature a limiting factor for the translocation of tuatara to southern New Zealand?
Anne A. Besson, Nicola J. Nelson, Cathy M. Nottingham and Alison Cree
Pages: 90–99
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 817 KB)

Research article
Invasional meltdown: pollination of the invasive liana Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima (Passifloraceae) in New Zealand
Merodie A. Beavon and Dave Kelly
Pages: 100–107
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 369 KB)

Forum article
Ecological areas – premier protected natural areas
David A. Norton and Fred B. Overmars
Pages: 108–120
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 452 KB)