Research article
Biomass allocation, shade tolerance and seedling survival of the invasive species Berberis darwinii (Darwin’s barberry)
Kate G. McAlpine and Linley K. Jesson
Pages: 1–12
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 488 KB)

Research article
Site conditions affect seedling distribution below and outside the crown of kauri trees (Agathis australis)
Eric Verkaik, Rhys O. Gardner and Wim G. Braakhekke
Pages: 13–21
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 336 KB)

Research article
Secondary forest succession differs through naturalised gorse and native kānuka near Wellington and Nelson
Jon J. Sullivan, Peter A. Williams and Susan M. Timmins
Pages: 22–38
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 520 KB)

Research article
Kauri trees (Agathis australis) affect nutrient, water and light availability for their seedlings
Eric Verkaik and Wim. G. Braakhekke
Pages: 39–46
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 288 KB)

Research article
Estimating density of ship rats in New Zealand forests by capture- mark-recapture trapping
Deborah J. Wilson, Murray G. Efford, Samantha J. Brown, John F. Williamson and Gary J. McElrea
Pages: 47–59
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 508 KB)

Research article
Morphology, distribution and desiccation in the brown garden snail (Cantareus aspersus) in northern New Zealand
John K. Perrott, Iris I. Levin and Elizabeth A. Hyde
Pages: 60–67
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 684 KB)

Research article
Ratite and ungulate preferences for woody New Zealand plants: influence of chemical and physical traits
Meg L. Pollock, William G. Lee, Susan Walker and Guy Forrester
Pages: 68–78
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 460 KB)

Research article
Introduced red deer reduce tree regeneration in Pureora Forest, central North Island, New Zealand
Sean W. Husheer
Pages: 79–87
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 608 KB)

Research article
Selection of alpine grasslands over beech forest by stoats (Mustela erminea) in montane southern New Zealand
Des H. V. Smith, Deborah J. Wilson, Henrik Moller, Elaine C. Murphy and Yolanda van Heezik
Pages: 88–97
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 2.7 MB)

Short Communication
Rhodamine-B-marked eggs identify individual predators of artificial nests
Chris Jones
Pages: 98–103
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 248 KB)

Short Communication
Bait consumption and residual concentrations of diphacinone in the Wellington tree weta (Hemideina crassidens) (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)
Penny Fisher, Eric B. Spurr, Shaun C. Ogilvie and Charles T. Eason
Pages: 104–110
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 304 KB)

Short Communication
Detectability, movements and apparent lack of homing in Hoplodactylus maculatus (Reptilia: Diplodactylidae) following translocation
Marieke Lettink
Pages: 111–116
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 564 KB)