User:Alan Liefting/Articles/Rodents in New Zealand

A Polynesian rat photographed in Hawaii.

New Zealand has no native rodents but several species have been introduced into the country and have caused a dramatic reduction in bird life.

Species

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Effect on indigenous biodiversity

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Beech mast ....

Control

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Massey University, New Zealand (2011-06-01). "Lure rats: a new conservation tool - Massey University". Retrieved 2012-04-10.


See also

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References

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  1. ^ The handbook of New Zealand mammals. Caroline King (ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Mammal Society, New Zealand Branch. 1995. ISBN 0195583205 (pbk.) :. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ King, Carolyn M (1985). Immigrant Killers: Introduced Predators and the Conservation of Birds in New Zealand. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195581157.
  3. ^ Pryde, M; Dilks, P; Fraser, Ian (2005). "The home range of ship rats (Rattus rattus) in beech forest in the Eglinton Valley, Fiordland, New Zealand: a pilot study" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 32 (3): 139–42. doi:10.1080/03014223.2005.9518406. ISSN 0301-4223.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Innes, J; Warburton, B; Williams, D; et al. (1995). "Large-Scale Poisoning of Ship Rats (Rattus rattus) in Indigenous Forests of the North Island, New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 19 (1): 5–17. ISSN 0110-6465. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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