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Effects of introduced Australian brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) on the fruiting of the endemic New Zealand nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida)

Pages 91-93 | Received 16 Oct 1990, Accepted 15 Jan 1991, Published online: 05 Dec 2011

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