Research article
Roost use by long-tailed bats in South Canterbury: examining predictions of roost-site selection in a highly fragmented landscape
Jane A. Sedgeley and Colin F. J. O'Donnell
Pages: 1–18
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 557 KB)

Research article
Diet and impacts of brushtail possum populations across an invasion front in South Westland, New Zealand
P. J. Sweetapple, K. W. Fraser and P. I. Knightbridge
Pages: 19–33
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 90 KB)

Research article
Insect assemblages in a native (kanuka – Kunzea ericoides) and an invasive (gorse – Ulex europaeus) shrubland
Richard J. Harris, Richard J. Toft, John S. Dugdale, Peter A. Williams and Joanna S. Rees
Pages: 35–47
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 89 KB)

Research article
Relationship between male head size and mating opportunity in the harem-defence, polygynous tree weta Hemideina maori (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)
Paul T. Leisnham and Ian G. Jamieson
Pages: 49–54
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 476 KB)

Research article
Survival of adult mountain stone weta Hemideina maori (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) along an altitude gradient as determined by markrecapture
Shelley J. Joyce, Ian G. Jamieson and Richard Barker
Pages: 55–61
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 152 KB)

Research article
Assessment of non-target impact of 1080-poisoning for vertebrate pest control on weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae and Rhaphidophoridae) and other invertebrates in artificial refuges
Eric B. Spurr and Peter H. Berben
Pages: 63–72
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 62 KB)

Research article
Responses of kukupa (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) and other birds to mammal pest control at Motatau, Northland
John Innes, Graham Nugent, Kevin Prime and Eric B. Spurr
Pages: 73–81
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 73 KB)

Research article
Cost effectiveness of endangered species management: the kokako (Callaeas cinerea) in New Zealand
Geoff A. Fairburn, Kenneth F.D. Hughey and Ross Cullen
Pages: 83–91
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 161 KB)

Research article
Effects of forest edges, fruit display size, and fruit colour on bird seed dispersal in a New Zealand mistletoe, Alepis flavida
Catherine E. Bach and Dave Kelly
Pages: 93–103
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 165 KB)

Research article
Phenology and parasitism of the red admiral butterfly Bassaris gonerilla (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Mandy C. Barron, Stephen D. Wratten and Nigel D. Barlow
Pages: 105–111
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 507 KB)

Research article
The impact of exotic weed competition on a rare New Zealand outcrop herb, Pachycladon cheesemanii (Brassicaceae)
Alice L. Miller and Richard P. Duncan
Pages: 113–124
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 324 KB)

Research article
Restoration of mountain beech (Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides) forest after fire
Nick Ledgard and Murray Davis
Pages: 125–135
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 469 KB)

Research article
Correlations between human-made structures, boat-pass frequency and the number of New Zealand dabchicks (Poliocephalus rufopectus) on the Rotorua Lakes, New Zealand
Ashleigh Bright, Joseph R. Waas and John Innes
Pages: 137–142
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 94 KB)

Short Communication
Bird species diversity and abundance before and after eradication of possums and wallabies on Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
Eric B. Spurr and Sandra H. Anderson
Pages: 143–149
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 74 KB)

Forum article
Terrestrial invertebrate surveys and rapid biodiversity assessment in New Zealand: lessons from Australia
Darren F. Ward and Marie-Claude Larivière
Pages: 151–159
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 192 KB)

Book Review
A new approach to modelling large herbivores and their food supplies
Owen-Smith, R.N. 2002. Adaptive herbivore ecology: from resources to populations in variable environments. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K. xvi + 374 pp. Hardback, ISBN: 0-521-81061-2, £65.00
Dave Forsyth
Pages: 161–162
Article (pdf file, 48 KB)

Book Review
Plant-animal interactions: an evolutionary approach
Herrera, C. M. and Pellmyr, O. (Editors) 2002. Plant-animal interactions: an evolutionary approach. Blackwell Science, Oxford, U.K. 313 pp. Cloth, ISBN 0-632-05267-8, £39.99
William G. Lee
Pages: 161
Article (pdf file, 48 KB)

Obituary
An appreciation of the contribution of Dr John Gibb to New Zealand ecology
Michael Rudge
Pages: 163–164
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 692 KB)