New Zealand: Environment

Paper Summary:

Man has been involved in changing the environment of New Zealand for over two thousand years. The paper shows how New Zealand extinctions can be divided into three periods of time, with only the first being prior to human occupation. It examines how human settlement impacted the plant and animal life of this island country.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
Early Settlement
20th Century New Zealand
Specific Problem Areas
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From the Paper:

"Exotic mammals are a growing problem in New Zealand. Prior to human contact, there were only two mammals native to the nation; these were two species of bats. Other mammals such as the European rabbit, Norway and ship rats, stoat, and the possum, are overrunning the country. They destroy or devour critical food sources or habitats. New Zealand has a lack of native mammal predators and native birds took to making their nests on the ground and lost some ability to fly to safety. When predator mammals were introduced to New Zealand, it wreaked havoc. The extensive damage to the native mixed forests on western South Island is caused by foliage browsing by brushtail possums."

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