Diet of brushtail possums over a pasture-alpine gradient in Westland, New Zealand / by J.D. Coleman, W.Q. Green and J.G. Polson

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Diet of brushtail possums over a pasture-alpine gradient in Westland, New Zealand / by J.D. Coleman, W.Q. Green and J.G. Polson

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Index New Zealand

Description

Describes the diet of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) in mixed hardwood forests on a central Westland hillside from analysis of plant cuticle fragments and seeds in their faeces. Notes that faeces were collected monthly for 2.25 years from animals live-trapped from low altitude forest/ pasture margins through to high altitude alpine shrublands.

Format

Journal

Date created

1985

Creator

Coleman, J. D., (Jim D.), (Forest Research Institute, NZ Forest Service, Christchurch) / Green, W. Q., (Forest Research Institute, NZ Forest Service, Christchurch) / Polson, J. G., (Forest Research Institute, NZ Forest Service, Christchurch)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/30668850

Related subjects

Brush-tailed possums / Trichosurus vulpecula / Animals -- Food / Food habits / Observations

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