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Ahuahu : a conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Title
Ahuahu : a conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand / David Towns.
ISBN
9781988503264
1988503264
Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand : Canterbury University Press, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
380 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm
Summary
"Aotearoa New Zealand is renowned among biologists worldwide for spectacular ecological restoration work over the last 50 years, through advances in pest eradication and native species translocation. This book documents the development of these world-leading technologies. It uses examples from throughout the country, but has a special focus on one island group - the Mercury Islands off Coromandel, of which Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island) is the largest. The story is told through the eyes of pioneer conservation biologist David Towns, who was there from the start. It is a story of triumphs and setbacks, of opportunity and innovation, of teamwork and emerging bicultural collaboration. Today, all seven islands of the Mercury group are free of mammalian pests, providing a haven to native plants and animals. This book is the story of how that was made possible."--Publisher information.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 18, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Islands and archipelagos mentioned in this book
Ecosanctuaries and other protected areas mentioned in this book
Acknowledgements
He mihi
Foreword
Preface
1. Heroic explorers, movers and shakers
2. Footprinted on the landscape: The last great Polynesian migration
3. Hidden gems: The secret lives of seabird islands
4. Can pigs have wings? The role of seabirds in island ecosystems
5. Threats to island flora and fauna: Invasive species
6. External effects on seabird islands
7. Taking the offensive: Mercury Islands and the development of rodent eradications
8. Pest eradications as ecological lessons
9. Ecological restoration of island ecosystems
10. Conservation from inside the cell: Genetics
11. Are we there yet? Measuring the success of restoration projects
12. The art and science of people power
13. Communities at work
14. 'Thank Gos we played this game': Partnerships, philanthropy and ambition
15. Working with communities
16. New horizons
Appendix 1: Māori, common and scientific names of species mentioned in this book that are found in New Zealand
Appendix 2: The Mercury Islands and their conservation history
Notes
References
Image credits
Index.
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