Improving the efficacy of aerial poisoning of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) through reduced fragmentation of bait

References

• Batcheler , C L . 1982 . Quantifying ‘bait quality’ from number of random encounters required to kill a pest . NZ J Ecol. , 5 : 129 – 139 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Broome , K G , Fairweather , A AC and Fisher , P . 2008 . Sodium monofluoroacetate – a review of current knowledge , Wellington , NZ : Department of Conservation, Pesticide Information Review Series DOCDM-25427 .
   Google Scholar
• Brown , K P and Urlich , S C . 2005 . Aerial 1080 operations to maximise biodiversity protection , Wellington , NZ : Department of Conservation, DOC Research & Development Series 216 .
   Google Scholar
• Clout , M N . 2001 . Where protection is not enough: active conservation in New Zealand . Trends Ecol Evol. , 16 : 415 – 416 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Coleman , J D , Fraser , K W and Nugent , G . 2007 . Costs and benefits of pre-feeding for possum control . NZ J Zool. , 34 : 185 – 193 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cowan , P E and Clout , M . 2000 . “ Possums on the move: activity patterns, home ranges, and dispersal ” . In The brushtail possum: biology, impact and management of an introduced marsupial , Edited by: Montague , T . 24 – 34 . Lincoln , NZ : Manaaki Whenua Press .
   Google Scholar
• ERMA (Environmental Risk Management Authority Decision) . 2007 . Application for the Reassessment of a Hazardous Substance under Section 63 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080) and formulated substances containing 1080. Wellington, New Zealand
   Google Scholar
• Frampton , C M , Warburton , B , Henderson , R and Morgan , D R . 1999 . Optimising bait size and 1080 concentration (sodium monofluoroacetate) for the control of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) . Wildl Res. , 26 : 53 – 59 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harrison , M . 1978 . 1080. Wildlife. A review, No. 9 , 48 – 53 . Wellington , NZ : Wildlife Service, Department of Internal Affairs .
   Google Scholar
• Henderson , R J , Frampton , C M , Morgan , D R and Hickling , G J . 1999 . The efficacy of baits containing 1080 for control of brushtail possums . J Wildl Manage. , 63 : 1138 – 1151 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Howald , G , Donlan , C J , Russell , J , Parkes , J , Samaniego , A , Wang , Y , Veitch , D , Genovesi , P , Pascal , M and Saunders , A BT . 2007 . Invasive rodent eradication on islands . Conserv Biol. , 21 : 1258 – 1268 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• King C M Handbook of New Zealand mammals , 2nd ed Oxford University Press Auckland , NZ 2005
   Google Scholar
• Morgan , D R . Improved cost-effectiveness and safety of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) possum control operations . Proceedings of the science workshop on 1080 . Edited by: Seawright , A A and Eason , C T . The Royal Society of New Zealand, misc ser 28. p. 144–150
   Google Scholar
• Morgan , D R . 1996 . Aerial sowing buckets – a new tool for the job. Possum Research News 5 , 1 – 2 . Lincoln , NZ : Landcare Research .
   Google Scholar
• Morgan , D R . 2004 . Maximising the effectiveness of aerial 1080 control of possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) [PhD thesis] , Lincoln , NZ : Lincoln University .
   Google Scholar
• Morgan , D R and Hickling , G H . 2000 . “ Possum poisoning ” . In The brushtail possum: biology, impact and management of an introduced marsupial , Edited by: Montague , T . 143 – 153 . Lincoln , NZ : Manaaki Whenua Press .
   Google Scholar
• Morgan , D R , Morriss , G and Hickling , G J . 1996 . Induced 1080 bait-shyness in captive brushtail possums and implications for management . Wildl Res. , 23 : 207 – 211 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Morgan , D R , Thomas , M D , Meenken , D and Nelson , P C . 1997 . Less 1080 bait usage in aerial operations to control possums . Proc NZ Plant Protection Conference , 50 : 391 – 396 .
   Google Scholar
• O'Connor , C E and Matthews , L R . 1996 . “ Behavioural mechanisms of bait and poison avoidance ” . In Improving conventional control of possums. The Royal Society of New Zealand, misc ser 33 51 – 53 .
   Google Scholar
• Ogilvie , S C , Thomas , M D , Morriss , G A , Morgan , D R and Eason , C T . 2000 . Investigation of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) bait shyness in wild brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) populations . Int J Pest Manage. , 46 : 77 – 80 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Powlesland , R G , Knegtmans , J W and Marshall , I SJ . 1999 . Costs and benefits of aerial 1080 possum control operations using carrot baits to North Island robins (Petroica australis longipes) . Pureora Forest Park. NZ J Ecol. , 23 : 149 – 159 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Segal , S N and Castellan , N J . 1988 . Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral sciences , 2nd ed , New York , NY : McGraw-Hill .
   Google Scholar
• Spurr , E B . 2000 . “ Impacts of possum control on non-target species ” . In The brushtail possum: biology, impact and management of an introduced marsupial , Edited by: Montague , T . 175 – 186 . Lincoln , NZ : Manaaki Whenua Press .
   Google Scholar
• Thomas , M D , Henderson , R J and Hickling , G J . 1996 . Optimising the use of bait stations for possum control. In: Improving conventional control of possums . The Royal Society of New Zealand, misc ser 33 , : 65 – 69 .
   Google Scholar
• Warburton , B , Clayton , R , Nugent , G , Graham , G and Forrester , G . 2009 . Effect of prefeeding on foraging patterns of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) about prefeed transects . Wildl Res. , 36 : 659 – 665 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar