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… total of mountain species is about 950. The lowland rain forest is gradually replaced by shorter trees which become … the lower groups of plants; fungi (especially in Nothofagus forest), lichens, mosses, and liverworts, also lycopods and …
… by high bluffs such as Panikiri and Wairere, and long forest-clad slopes parallel to the bedding. The whole … Rua and his followers. The lake, set in a large area of forest, is a well-known scenic, fishing, and shooting …
… and peaty soils supported a thick cover of indigenous forest (with Dracophyllum dominant), but much of this has been destroyed by fire and grazing livestock. Only the forest on the southern half of the island is now dominated …
… swift mountain streams of our more extensive and isolated forest areas. Before settlement was advanced its range was rather wider in both islands, but forest destruction and stream aggradation have spoiled a …
… be said to be the most distinctive feature of New Zealand forest. They occur in all forests and are even more plentiful in cut-over and degraded forests where they obtain more light to regenerate and …
… of man, it is probably the most familiar of all the native forest birds, for no one can mistake its multi-coloured, … by settlement and the clearing of much of the native forests. Taken for food and feathers by the old-time Maori … pigeon plays an important role in the ecology of native forests. It eats a variety of berries and fruits and so …
… and then characteristically flicked. Their habitat is the forest, and numbers are usually highest in beech forest where, apparently, the insects and spiders taken as … Little Barrier Islands, the species may be found in most forested areas of the North, South, and Stewart Islands. It …
… indigenous species of Pyrenula are found on the trunks of forest trees. …
… only by the maintenance of the strictest vigilance that the forest and bush resources of the Dominion are being …
… features of the region's economy – power, agriculture, and forestry. It will be the geysers and the Huka Falls of the … the still waters of the lake is the image of the coniferous forests which have been established largely during the past …