Applied statistical modelling to guide the control of introduced mammalian predators in the Murchison Mountains (Fiordland, New Zealand)

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Applied statistical modelling to guide the control of introduced mammalian predators in the Murchison Mountains (Fiordland, New Zealand)

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Since the rediscovery of Porphyrio hochstetteri (takahē), in the Murchison Mountains (Fiordland, New Zealand) in 1949, there have been continued efforts to protect the species. Takahē numbers have been increasing from a minimum of 120 individuals in 1981, peaking in 2006 when 297 takahē were recorded (168 in the Murchison Mountains). Between 2002 and 2008, an experimental trapping programme was implemented within the Murchison Mountains targeting Mustela erminea (Linnaeus, 1758) (stoats) and ...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2016

Creator

Wiseman, Benjamin

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/8364

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catch index / catch per unit effort / neural networks / GIS / software development / conservation management / predator control / machine learning / stoat / rats / Rattus rattus / Mustela erminea / Porphyrio hochstetteri / Takahe / Invasive Species Ecology / Wildlife and Habitat Management / Geomatic Engineering / Bioinformatics Software

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