Research article
Changes in vegetation states in grazed and ungrazed Mackenzie Basin grasslands, New Zealand, 1990-2000
Colin D. Meurk, Susan Walker, Roger S. Gibson and Peter Espie
Pages: 95–106
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 870 KB)

Research article
Impact of cattle on conservation land licensed for grazing in South Westland, New Zealand
Susan M. Timmins
Pages: 107–120
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 736 KB)

Research article
Contribution by possums to seed rain and subsequent seed germination in successional vegetation, Canterbury, New Zealand
Roger J. Dungan, Martyn J. O'Cain, M. Liza Lopez and David A. Norton
Pages: 121–128
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 454 KB)

Research article
Incubation behaviour and egg physiology of kiwi (Apteryx spp.) in natural habitats
Rogan Colbourne
Pages: 129–138
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 860 KB)

Research article
Comparative ecology of sympatric orange-fronted parakeets (Cyanoramphus malherbi) and yellow-crowned parakeets (C. auriceps), South Island, New Zealand
Jonathan C. Kearvell, James R. Young and Andrew D. Grant
Pages: 139–148
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 567 KB)

Research article
Growth and reproduction of New Zealand Acaena (Rosaceae) species in relation to rarity and commonness
Kelvin M. Lloyd, William G. Lee and J. Bastow Wilson
Pages: 149–160
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 610 KB)

Research article
Experimenting with methods to control Tradescantia fluminensis, an invasive weed of native forest remnants in New Zealand
Rachel J. Standish
Pages: 161–170
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 317 KB)

Short Communication
Population patterns of Paradoxaphis plagianthi, a rare New Zealand aphid
John M. Kean
Pages: 171–176
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 242 KB)

Book Review
Space: The final frontier for ecology?
Dieckmann, U., Law, R., and Metz, J.A.J. (Editors) 2000. The geometry of ecological interactions: simplifying spatial complexity. Cambridge Studies in Adaptive Dynamics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. xiv + 564 pages. Cloth, ISBN: 0- 521-64294-9, £47.50
George L. W. Perry
Pages: 177–178
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)

Book Review
Parasitology = ecology
Combes, C. 2001. Parasitism: The ecology and evolution of intimate interactions. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, U.S.A. xiii + 728 pp. Cloth, ISBN: 0-226-11445-7, US$55.00
Daniel M. Tompkins
Pages: 178
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)

Book Review
Wild about diseases
Hudson, P.J., Rizzoli, A., Grenfell, B.T., Heesterbeek, H. and Dobson, A.P. (Editors) 2002. The ecology of wildlife diseases. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. xii + 197 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 0-19-850619-8, £24.95
Robert Poulin
Pages: 179
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)

Book Review
Predictions and prognoses
Jørgensen, S.E. and G. Bendoricchio. 2001. Fundamentals of ecological modelling. Third edition. Elsevier, Oxford, U.K. xii + 530 pp. Cloth, ISBN:0- 080-44015-0, US$82.00
Susan P. Worner
Pages: 179–180
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)

Book Review
Wildlife study design: staying practical and obtaining reliable inference about a messy world
Morrison, M.L; Block, W.M.; Strickland, M.D; Kendall, W.L. 2001. Wildlife study design. Springer- Verlag, New York, U.S.A. ix + 210 pp. Cloth, ISBN 0-387-95118-0, US$44.95
Henrik Moller
Pages: 180–181
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)

Book Review
Slugs and snails and plenty of details
Barker, G.M. (Editor) 2001. The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, U.K. xiv + 558 pp. Cloth, ISBN: 0-85199-318-4, £75.00
Hamish G. Spencer
Pages: 181–182
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)

Book Review
Finding the botanical beasts lurking in suitcases and gardens
Groves, R.H.; Panetta, F.D. and Virtue, J.G. (Editors) 2001. Weed risk assessment. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia. x + 244 pp. Paper, ISBN 0- 643-06561-X, AUS$80.00
Jon J. Sullivan
Pages: 182–183
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)

Book Review
Competition: reviewing and scrutinizing the ecologist’s toolbox
Keddy, P.A. 2001. Competition. Second Edition. Population and Community Biology Series Volume 26. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 552 pages. Cloth, ISBN: 0-792-36064-8, £140.00
Duane Peltzer
Pages: 183
Article (pdf file, 51 KB)