The impact of predation by introduced mammals on endemic shorebirds in New Zealand: A conservation perspective Journal Paper
- Author
- Dowding, J.E; Murphy, E.C.
- Year
- 2001
- Journal / Source
- Biological conservation
- Volume
- 99
- Pages
- 47-64
- Keywords
- New Zealand; islands; shorebirds; predators; extinctions; declines; vehicles on beaches
- Summary
- Ninety Mile Beach (Te Oneroa a Tohe), Northland, is recognised as an ecologically significant coastal area. The beach contains one of New Zealand’s few remaining toheroa populations, and also supplies around 80% of the green-lipped mussel seed to New Zealand’s aquaculture industry. Given the ecological importance of the beach there is concern, particularly amongst local Iwi, that the ecological health of the beach has changed over time. The Office of Treaty Settlements contracted the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research to conduct a literature review on the ecological health of Ninety Mile Beach. The aims of this literature review are; 1) to increase our understanding of the ecological health of the beach, 2) to ascertain whether or not the ecological health of the beach has changed over time, and 3) to identify any information gaps in the available research.