Biogeography and Ecology in New Zealand (Monographiae Biologicae, 27)

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI The Geological History of New Zealand and its Biota....Pages 1-86 The Climate....Pages 87-138 The Distribution and Properties of Soils, and their Biota....Pages 139-175 Flora and Vegetation....Pages 177-229 The Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals....Pages 231-276 The Freshwater Fishes....Pages 277-299 The Kiwi....Pages 301-330 The Tuatara....Pages 331-352 The Marine Benthic Ecology and Biogeography....Pages 353-403 The Limnology....Pages 405-458 The Land Snail Fauna....Pages 459-492 The Spiders and Harvestmen....Pages 493-505 The Terrestrial Insects....Pages 507-535 The Freshwater Insects....Pages 537-559 The Insects in Relation to Plants....Pages 561-589 Adaptation and Change in Maori Culture....Pages 591-641 The Influence of Man on the Biota....Pages 643-661 Back Matter....Pages 663-689