Worldwide, introduced vertebrate pests impact primary production, native biodiversity, and
human health. In New Zealand, extensive pest control (~ 10 million ha) is undertaken to …

The relationship between the density of a pest and its impact on a valued resource is critical
for cost-effective management. Despite their simplistic representation of dynamic and often …

The goal to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050 has drawn strong praise and criticism,
but these critiques have focused largely on economic or technological feasibility of long-term …

Biological growth is driven by numerous functions, such as hormones and mineral nutrients,
and is also involved in various ecological processes. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately …

We review the recent rise to prominence in Aotearoa New Zealand of predation-focused
conservation management, critically assessing the likelihood that this will deliver outcomes …

The total impact of an alien species was conceptualised as the product of its range size,
local abundance and per-unit effect in a seminal paper by Parker et al.(Biol Invasions 1: 3 …

Abstract Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and remote image sensing cameras have
considerable potential for use in pest control operations. UAVs equipped with remote …

In ecology, plant–herbivore relationships are the crucial link generating animal biomass
from mere sunlight through photosynthesis. These interactions are basic in understanding …

Invasive herbivores can have large negative impacts on natural ecosystems. Management
of invasive populations often requires frequent, broadscale, expensive control, which must …

There are pressing needs to evaluate and manage the effects of biological invaders in forest
ecosystems in the face of long-term changes and anthropogenic influences on these …