Biologists were originally concerned to find the Stephens Island gecko living in Tradescantia, a weed which has vigorously spread within the remnant native forest on Stephens Island over recent years. Fortunately it turned out that Tradescantia is not a major habitat for the gecko and the weed is now being successfully controlled by the Department of Conservation.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 42
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57Biologists were originally concerned to find the Stephens Island gecko living in Tradescantia, a weed which has vigorously spread within the remnant native forest on Stephens Island over recent years. Fortunately it turned out that Tradescantia is not a major habitat for the gecko and the weed is now being successfully controlled by the Department of Conservation. Forest and Bird, Volume 23, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Page 42
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