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From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands
- D. R. Towns, K. Broome
- Biology
- 1 January 2003
Abstract Over the last four decades the eradication of rats from islands around New Zealand has moved from accidental eradication following the exploratory use of baits for rat control to carefully… Expand
New Zealand island restoration: seabirds, predators, and the importance of history
- P. Bellingham, D. R. Towns, +7 authors Jenny J. Ladley
- Biology
- 2010
New Zealand's offshore and outlying islands have long been a focus of conservation biology as sites of local endemism and as last refuges for many species. During the c. 730 years since New Zealand… Expand
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Response of lizard assemblages in the Mercury Islands, New Zealand, to removal of an introduced rodent: the kiore (Rattus exulans)
- D. R. Towns
- Biology
- 1 June 1991
Predation by kiore (Rattus exulans) has long been assumed to reduce the abundance and species diversity of lizards on islands around New Zealand. However, proof of this is hard to find, partly… Expand
Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in the New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation
- D. R. Towns, C. Daugherty
- Biology
- 1994
Abstract Evidence from subfossils and from present distributions confirming range contractions and extinctions of New Zealand amphibians and reptiles is consistent with that from New Zealand… Expand
Predation of seabirds by invasive rats: multiple indirect consequences for invertebrate communities
- D. R. Towns, D. Wardle, +5 authors Karen I. Bonner
- Biology
- 1 March 2009
Invasive species are a global problem but most studies have focused on their direct rather than indirect ecological effects. We studied litter and soil-inhabiting invertebrate communities on 18… Expand
Restoration of New Zealand islands: redressing the effects of introduced species
- D. R. Towns, D. Simberloff, I. A. Atkinson
- Biology
- 1997
Introduced species of mammals have now been removed from many islands around New Zealand, thus providing singular opportunities for ecological restoration. If island restoration is to be attempted,… Expand
Korapuki Island as a case study for restoration of insular ecosystems in New Zealand
- D. R. Towns
- Biology
- 1 May 2002
Aim
Success with eradicating invasive species from islands around New Zealand raises the prospect of reversing the loss of species by restoring biotic communities on modified islands. I seek to… Expand
Raising the prospects for a forgotten fauna: a review of 10 years of conservation effort for New Zealand reptiles
- D. R. Towns, C. Daugherty, A. Cree
- Biology
- 1 May 2001
Abstract The native terrestrial reptile fauna of New Zealand comprises the last representatives of the Sphenodontida — two species of tuatara (Sphenodon) — and about 60 species of lizards in four… Expand
Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Lacertilia : Scincidae) by translocation of small populations
- D. R. Towns, S. Ferreira
- Biology
- 1 April 2001
Abstract The successful removal of rodents from islands around New Zealand has enabled translocation of rare species of lizards to new sites within their former range. Four species of skinks were… Expand
Reproduction and growth of the black shore skink, Leiolopisma suteri (Lacertilia: Scincidae), in north‐eastern New Zealand
- D. R. Towns
- Biology
- 1 December 1975
Reproduction and growth of a boulder beach population of the nocturnal skink Leiolopisma suteri on Motutapu Island were studied for 19 months. Epididymes contain sperm from April to November, and… Expand