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• Author/Creator:Towns, D. R., author.
  
• 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
  

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  • Call Number: S934.N45 T68 2023 (LC) Oversize
    
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• 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:Book
• BibliographyIncludes 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.
  
• Subjects:Conservation of natural resources--New Zealand--Great Mercury Island.
  Restoration ecology--New Zealand--Great Mercury Island.
  Pests--Control--New Zealand--Great Mercury Island.
  Conservation of natural resources.
  Pests--Control.
  Restoration ecology.
  Great Mercury Island (N.Z.)
  New Zealand--Great Mercury Island.