Stock fencing and electric fence exclosures to prevent trampling of Chatham Island oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis eggs, Chatham Island, New Zealand
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Published source details
Moore P. (2005) Stock fencing and electric fence exclosures to prevent trampling of Chatham Island oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis eggs, Chatham Island, New Zealand. Conservation Evidence, 2, 76-77.
Published source details Moore P. (2005) Stock fencing and electric fence exclosures to prevent trampling of Chatham Island oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis eggs, Chatham Island, New Zealand. Conservation Evidence, 2, 76-77.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Protect nests from livestock to reduce trampling Action Link |
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Protect nests from livestock to reduce trampling
A study in the Chatham Islands from 1999 to 2005 (Moore 2005) found that the number of Chatham Island oystercatcher Haematopus chathamensis pairs in a 14 km stretch of coastal land increased from 16 to 35 within six years, following several interventions including erecting 10 x 10 m enclosures of 1 m high electric fencing around individual nests to reduce disturbance and trampling by livestock. Other interventions used are discussed in the relevant sections.
