Email yolanda.vanheezik@otago.ac.nz
Phone +64 3 479 4107
Teaching
- MARI 302 Biology and Behaviour of Marine Vertebrates
- ZOOL 417 Harvest Management
- WILM 402 Techniques of Wildlife Management
- WILM 403 Practice of Wildlife Management
- ZOOL 319: Conservation Biology
Research Interests
- Urban biodiversity
- Impacts of cats and other predators on urban wildlife
- Viability/distributions of urban wildlife populations
- Human dimensions of urban biodiversity
- Breeding ecology of seabirds
Current Projects
- Children's connection with nature in urban areas
- Vegetative and invertebrate diversity in private gardens
- Householder knowledge and attitudes towards biodiversity in their own gardens
- Hunting behaviour of domestic cats
- Resource use by native and exotic birds in urban forest fragments
- Fine-scale classification of biodiversity values of urban spaces
- Movements and habitat use of urban possums using GPS technology
- Tourism impacts on little penguins
- Life-time reproductive success in yellow-eyed penguins
- Diet of little penguins using stable isotopes
- Resource selection by Peripatus across the urban landscape
Current and Recent Postgraduate Students
- Emily Gray, "Seasonal resource use by native and exotic birds in mixed native/exotic urban forest fragments"
- Cayley Coughlin, "Instrumentation effects and the use of tri-axial accelerometers to detect hunting behaviour in domestic cats".
- Kate Hand, "Children's independent use of space in their neighbourhoods: do children access bio-diverse areas in proportion to their availability?"
- Sara Larcombe, "Impacts of visitor disturbance on breeding little penguin".
- Sam Haultain, "Maximising the conservation potential of the captive Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense) population".
- Amy Adams, "Spatial ecology and genetic population structure of the common brushtail possum within a NZ urban environment"
- Ed Waite, "Specimen trees as ecological keystone structures in the urban landscape".
- Dan Barrett, "Multiple-scale resource selection of an undescribed urban invertebrate (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) in Dunedin, New Zealand".
- Aviva Stein, "Lifetime reproductive success in yellow-eyed penguins: influence of life-history parameters and investigator disturbance"
- Scott Flemming, "Little penguin diet composition at three colonies: can stable isotope analysis be used to detect dietary trends?"
- Kat Manno, "Physical environmental influences on breeding performance of the fairy prion"..
- Mel Young, "Marine-based stochasticity and the impact upon Yellow-eyed penguins on mainland New Zealand; does it drive annual regional productivity?"
Publications
Guhlin, J., Wierenga, J. R., Douglas, J., Swindells-Wallace, P., Langsbury, H., Webster, T., Young, M. J., … Alden, B., Ruru, T. T., … van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., … Dearden, P. K., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2026). Population genomics of yellow-eyed penguins uncovers subspecies divergence and candidate genes linked to respiratory distress syndrome. Nature Ecology & Evolution. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41559-026-03062-w Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., Theis, J., Shanahan, D. F., Freeman, C., Pedersen Zari, M., & Woolley, C. K. (2026). Sowing the seeds of wildlife-friendly gardening: Does a garden biodiversity assessment promote uptake of pro-biodiversity gardening behaviours? Urban Ecosystems, 29(1), 24. doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01885-2 Journal - Research Article
Theis, J., Barratt, B. I. P., McLean, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens. The Conversation. doi: 10.64628/AA.v6cpqy5nj Journal - Research Other
Carlin, T. F., Barnard, T., Chapman, T., Morgenroth, J., Richards, D. R., Simcock, R., … van Heezik, Y., … Tapuke, S. (2025). Priorities, concerns, and potential compromises amongst urban forest stakeholders: International lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand. Urban Ecosystems, 28, 201. doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01801-8 Journal - Research Article
Otis, M., Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Long, R., Garcia Borboroglu, P., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). Inter-colony and inter-annual behavioural plasticity in the foraging strategies of a fjord-dwelling penguin-good news in the face of environmental change? PeerJ, 13, e19650. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19650 Journal - Research Article
2026
Journal - Research Article
Guhlin, J., Wierenga, J. R., Douglas, J., Swindells-Wallace, P., Langsbury, H., Webster, T., Young, M. J., … Alden, B., Ruru, T. T., … van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., … Dearden, P. K., & Geoghegan, J. L. (2026). Population genomics of yellow-eyed penguins uncovers subspecies divergence and candidate genes linked to respiratory distress syndrome. Nature Ecology & Evolution. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41559-026-03062-w
van Heezik, Y., Theis, J., Shanahan, D. F., Freeman, C., Pedersen Zari, M., & Woolley, C. K. (2026). Sowing the seeds of wildlife-friendly gardening: Does a garden biodiversity assessment promote uptake of pro-biodiversity gardening behaviours? Urban Ecosystems, 29(1), 24. doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01885-2
2025
Journal - Research Article
Carlin, T. F., Barnard, T., Chapman, T., Morgenroth, J., Richards, D. R., Simcock, R., … van Heezik, Y., … Tapuke, S. (2025). Priorities, concerns, and potential compromises amongst urban forest stakeholders: International lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand. Urban Ecosystems, 28, 201. doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01801-8
Otis, M., Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Long, R., Garcia Borboroglu, P., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). Inter-colony and inter-annual behavioural plasticity in the foraging strategies of a fjord-dwelling penguin-good news in the face of environmental change? PeerJ, 13, e19650. doi: 10.7717/peerj.19650
McNaughton, L. K., Barratt, B. I. P., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). Invertebrate richness and diversity in parks situated along a gradient of urbanisation. Urban Ecosystems, 28, 123. doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01728-0
Theis, J., Woolley, C. K., Seddon, P. J., Shanahan, D. F., Freeman, C., Pedersen Zari, M., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). The New Zealand Biodiversity Factor-Residential (NZBF-R): A tool to rapidly score the relative biodiversity value of urban residential developments. Land, 14, 526. doi: 10.3390/land14030526
Finkler, W., Vlietstra, L., Waters, D. L., Zhu, L., Gallagher, S., Walker, R., Forlong, R., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). Virtual nature and well-being: Exploring the potential of 360° VR. Applied Psychology: Health & Well-Being, 17, e70008. doi: 10.1111/aphw.70008
Journal - Research Other
Theis, J., Barratt, B. I. P., McLean, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens. The Conversation. doi: 10.64628/AA.v6cpqy5nj
2024
Journal - Research Article
Samus, A., Dickinson, K. J. M., Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2024). How to increase nature connectedness? Effectiveness and mechanisms of a gratitude journal intervention. People & Nature, 6, 2399-2417. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10735
Te Tana, M., Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2024). Overcoming the “fear of density”: Vegetational diversity in residential developments in the densifying city. Journal of Environmental Planning & Management. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2024.2403136
MacDonald, E., Farnworth, M., van Heezik, Y., Stafford, K., & Linklater, W. (2024). A conciliatory and persuasive social campaign changes owner behavior to reduce cats' hunting. Conservation Science & Practice, 6, e13152. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13152
Patterson, C. R., Lustig, A., Seddon, P. J., Wilson, D. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2024). Eradicating an invasive mammal requires local elimination and reduced reinvasion from an urban source population. Ecological Applications, 34, e2949. doi: 10.1002/eap.2949
Journal - Research Other
Varshney, K., MacKinnon, M., Pedersen Zari, M., Shanahan, D., Woolley, C., Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2024). Biodiverse residential development: A review of New Zealand policies and strategies for urban biodiversity. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 94, 128276. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128276
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wallace, K., Awatere, S., Van Heezik, Y., Breed, M., Hartley, S., & Clarkson, B. D. (2024). People, Cities & Nature: A future-thinking programme in urban ecological restoration research. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 138). Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2024
Theis, J., van Heezik, Y., Woolley, C., Freeman, C., Shanahan, D., & Pedersen Zari, M. (2024). Biodiverse residential spaces in a densifying city: Policy challenges and a biodiversity assessment tool. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 136). Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2024
Knight, A., van Heezik, Y., & Carpenter, J. (2024). Do cats still play when the rats are away? The impact of selected predator control on invasive mammalian predators in an urban environment. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 133). Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2024
Hickcox, R., van Heezik, Y., Mattern, T., Rodríguez Recio, M., Young, M., & Seddon, P. (2024). Marine distribution of yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes): Presence and preference. In P. Agnew (Ed.) New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 51(3-4), (pp. 427). doi: 10.1080/03014223.2024.2370252
Hickcox, R., van Heezik, Y., Young, M., Rodríguez-Recio, M., Mattern, T., & Seddon, P. (2024). Resources, risks and refugia: Assessing the spatial overlap between yellow-eyed penguin foraging distribution, prey, commercial fisheries, and marine protected areas. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 51(3-4), (pp. 438-439). doi: 10.1080/03014223.2024.2332118
2023
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., Simpson, L., Patterson, C. R., Seddon, P. J., & Wilson, D. J. (2023). Spatially explicit capture-recapture estimate of hedgehog population density in exotic grassland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(1), 3555. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3555
Bond, D. M., Ortega-Recalde, O., Laird, M. K., Hayakawa, T., Richardson, K. S., Reese, F. C. B., Kyle, B., McIsaac-Williams, B. E., Robertson, B. C., van Heezik, Y., Adams, A. L., … Gemmell, N. J., Alexander, A., & Hore, T. A. (2023). The admixed brushtail possum genome reveals invasion history in New Zealand and novel imprinted genes. Nature Communications, 14, 6364. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41784-8
Samus, A., Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). An examination of the factors influencing engagement in gardening practices that support biodiversity using the theory of planned behavior. Biological Conservation, 286, 110252. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110252
Hickcox, R. P., Mattern, T., Young, M. J., Rodríguez-Recio, M., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2023). Risks, resources, and refugia: Spatial overlap between yellow-eyed penguin foraging distribution and prey, commercial fisheries, and marine protected areas. Biological Conservation, 284, 110197. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110197
Woolley, C. K., Hartley, S., Innes, J. G., Shanahan, D. F., van Heezik, Y., Wilson, D. J., & Nelson, N. J. (2023). Conservation of skinks in New Zealand cities. Urban Ecosystems, 26, 1493-1508. doi: 10.1007/s11252-023-01398-w
van Heezik, Y., Barratt, B. I. P., Burns, B. R., Clarkson, B. D., Cutting, B. T., Ewans, R., Freeman, C., … Seddon, P. J. (2023). A rapid assessment technique for evaluating biodiversity to support accreditation of residential properties. Landscape & Urban Planning, 232, 104682. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104682
Bourke, S. D., Brown, L., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). Determinants of hatching and recruitment success for captively reared kakī (Himantopus novaezelandiae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(1), 3508. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3508
Erastova, D. A., Cain, K. E., Galbraith, J. A., van Heezik, Y., & Stanley, M. C. (2023). Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders. Emu, 123(1), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2022.2132961
Journal - Research Other
Erastova, D., Hume, E., Galbraith, J., Cain, K., Stanley, M., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). How to feed your garden birds if you want to attract and support native species. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/how-to-feed-your-garden-birds-if-you-want-to-attract-and-support-native-species-195434
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). Residential biodiversity in the densifying city. Proceedings of the State of Australasian Cities (SOAC) Conference. (pp. 64). Retrieved from https://apo.org.au
Finkler, W., Van Heezik, Y., Waters, D., Vlietstra, L., Zhu, L., Gallagher, S., Walker, R., & Forlong, R. (2023). Virtual nature for science marketing? A New Zealand pilot study on immersive 360° VR experiences for nature connectedness and wellbeing. Proceedings of the 17th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference. Retrieved from www.pcst2023.nl
2022
Journal - Research Article
Miller, K. F., Wilson, D. J., Hartley, S., Innes, J. G., Fitzgerald, N. B., Miller, P., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Invasive urban mammalian predators: Distribution and multi-scale habitat selection. Biology, 11, 1527. doi: 10.3390/biology11101527
Hickcox, R. P., Mattern, T., Rodríguez-Recio, M., Young, M. J., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2022). Staying close to home: Marine habitat selection by foraging yellow-eyed penguins using spatial distribution models. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 967741. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.967741
Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., Pütz, K., Agnew, P., Mattern, T., Hickcox, R. P., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Conservation implications for post-fledging dispersal of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 695, 173-188. doi: 10.3354/meps14124
Foster, N. J., Maloney, R. F., Seddon, P. J., Rodríguez-Recio, M., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). High-elevation landforms limit the movement of invasive small mammal species. Landscape Ecology, 37, 2651-2670. doi: 10.1007/s10980-022-01496-8
Samus, A., Freeman, C., Van Heezik, Y., Krumme, K., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2022). How do urban green spaces increase well-being? The role of perceived wildness and nature connectedness. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 82, 101850. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101850
Erastova, D. A., Galbraith, J. A., Cain, K. E., van Heezik, Y., Hume, E. A., & Stanley, M. C. (2022). Effects of urban sugar water feeding on bird body condition and avian diseases. Avian Biology Research, 15(3), 133-143. doi: 10.1177/17581559221110107
Elley, T., Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Young, M. J., Hickcox, R. P., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2022). Consistent site-specific foraging behaviours of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho breeding on Stewart Island, New Zealand. Biology, 11, 844. doi: 10.3390/biology11060844
Samus, A., Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Relationships between nature connectedness, biodiversity of private gardens, and mental well-being during the Covid-19 lockdown. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 69, 127519. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127519
Freeman, C., Buttery, Y., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Nature exposure and use of open spaces in three generation families: Implications for planning. Journal of Environmental Planning & Management, 65(4), 562-582. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1891870
Thacker, T., Seddon, P. J., van Heezik, Y., & McCormack, G. (2022). A myna problem: Alien species no obstacle to recovery for the Mangaia kingfisher. Oryx, 56(1), 44-49. doi: 10.1017/S0030605320000071
Journal - Research Other
Lepczyk, C. A., Duffy, D. C., Bird, D. M., Calver, M., Cherkassky, D., Cherkassky, L., … van Heezik, Y. (2022). A science-based policy for managing free-roaming cats. Biological Invasions, 24, 3693-3701. doi: 10.1007/s10530-022-02888-2
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Finkler, W., Van Heezik, Y., Waters, D., Vlietstra, L., Zhu, L., Gallagher, S., Walker, R., & Forlong, R. (2022). Virtual nature for marketing? A New Zealand pilot study on immersive 360° VR experiences for nature connectedness and wellbeing. In P. Harrigan & G. Brush (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) Conference: Reconnect and Reimagine. (pp. 648). Retrieved from https://anzmac.org
Erastova, D., Cain, K., Galbraith, J., van Heezik, Y., & Stanley, M. (2022). Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar water feeders. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Ornithological Conference. 94. Retrieved from https://aocauckland.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/
Other Research Output
van Heezik, Y (2022, May). Nature connections and biodiversity in our urban green spaces. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
2021
Journal - Research Article
Falloon, A., Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). Awareness, attitudes and the environmental engagement of young adults in New Zealand. New Zealand Geographer, 77, 230-241. doi: 10.1111/nzg.12309
Foster, N. J., Maloney, R. F., Recio, M. R., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). European hedgehogs rear young and enter hibernation in New Zealand's alpine zones. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(2), 3448. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.45.52
Erastova, D., Galbraith, J. A., Cain, K. E., van Heezik, Y., Filion, A., & Stanley, M. C. (2021). Sugar water feeding practices are associated with bird species composition in urban backyards. Journal of Urban Ecology, 7(1). doi: 10.1093/jue/juab018
Patterson, C. R., Seddon, P. J., Wilson, D. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). Habitat-specific densities of urban brushtail possums. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(2), 3450. doi: 10.20418/nzjecol.45.27
Alden, B., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., Reid, J., & Young, M. J. (2021). Fat chance? Endangered penguin rehabilitation has mixed conservation outcomes. Conservation Science & Practice, 3, e452. doi: 10.1111/csp2.452
Freeman, C., Buttery, Y., Waters, D. L., & Van Heezik, Y. (2021). Older adults’ domestic green environments: The preference for flowers. Landscape Research, 46(7), 897-915. doi: 10.1080/01426397.2021.1921132
van Heezik, Y., Freeman, C., Falloon, A., Buttery, Y., & Heyzer, A. (2021). Relationships between childhood experience of nature and green/blue space use, landscape preferences, connection with nature and pro-environmental behavior. Landscape & Urban Planning, 213, 104135. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104135
Foster, N. J., Maloney, R. F., Seddon, P. J., Recio, M. R., Khan, M. S. I., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). Altitudinal distribution of the entire invasive small mammal guild in the eastern dryland zone of New Zealand's Southern Alps. Biological Invasions, 23, 1837-1857. doi: 10.1007/s10530-021-02474-y
Freeman, C., Buttery, Y., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). Complexity and flexibility: Interviews with three-generation families in their homes. Qualitative Research, 21(4), 531-549. doi: 10.1177/1468794120936125
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bond, D. M., Ortega-Recalde, O. J., Laird, M. K., Richardson, K. S., Reese, F. C. B., Alexander, A. M., Adams, A. L., van Heezik, Y., Robertson, B. C., The Vertebrate Genomes Project, Gemmell, N. J., & Hore, T. A. (2021). Sequencing the genome of the New Zealand brushtail possum: A platform for biological discovery and pest control. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go
2020
Journal - Research Article
Aichele, A., Seddon, P., & van Heezik, Y. (2020). Intake of sugar water by kākā in Orokonui Eco-sanctuary. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(1), 3431. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.45.52
Young, M. J., Dutoit, L., Robertson, F., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2020). Species in the faeces: DNA metabarcoding as a method to determine the diet of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin. Wildlife Research, 47(6), 509-522. doi: 10.1071/wr19246
Bell, G., Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2020). Effects of unregulated visitor access on chick fledging mass and survival in yellow-eyed penguins. Wildlife Research, 47, 468-475. doi: 10.1071/WR19245
van Heezik, Y., Freeman, C., Davidson, K., & Lewis, B. (2020). Uptake and engagement of activities to promote native species in private gardens. Environmental Management, 66, 42-55. doi: 10.1007/s00267-020-01294-5
van Heezik, Y., Ray, S. M., Jamieson, I. G., Allen, O., & Schadewinkel, R. (2020). Impacts of aerial 1080 predator control on nest success and adult survival of South Island robins. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 44(2), 3407. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.44.14
van Heezik, Y., Freeman, C., Buttery, Y., & Waters, D. L. (2020). Factors affecting the extent and quality of nature engagement of older adults living in a range of home types. Environment & Behavior, 52(8), 799-829. doi: 10.1177/0013916518821148
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Woolley, C., Hartley, S., Hitchmough, R., Innes, J., van Heezik, Y., Wilson, D., & Nelson, N. (2020). Reviewing the past, present and potential lizard faunae of New Zealand cities. Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH). Retrieved from http://www.wchnz.com/wch2020
2019
Journal - Research Article
Linklater, W. L., Farnworth, M. J., van Heezik, Y., Stafford, K. J., & MacDonald, E. A. (2019). Prioritizing cat-owner behaviors for a campaign to reduce wildlife depredation. Conservation Science & Practice, 1(5), e29. doi: 10.1111/csp2.29
Woolley, C. K., Hartley, S., Hitchmough, R. A., Innes, J. G., van Heezik, Y., Wilson, D. J., & Nelson, N. J. (2019). Reviewing the past, present and potential lizard faunas of New Zealand cities. Landscape & Urban Planning, 192, 103647. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103647
Shanahan, D. F., Astell-Burt, T., Barber, E. A., Brymer, E., Cox, D. T. C., Dean, J., … van Heezik, Y., … Gaston, K. J. (2019). Nature–based interventions for improving health and wellbeing: The purpose, the people and the outcomes. Sports, 7(6), 141. doi: 10.3390/sports7060141
Muralidhar, A., Moore, F. L., Easton, L. J., Jamieson, I. G., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Know your enemy? Conservation management causes loss of antipredator behaviour to novel predators in New Zealand robins. Animal Behaviour, 149, 135-142. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.01.014
Freeman, C., Waters, D. L., Buttery, Y., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). The impacts of ageing on connection to nature: The varied responses of older adults. Health & Place, 56, 24-33. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.010
Bryan, S. A., Vink, C. J., Barratt, B. I. P., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Investigation of two new putative pheromone components of the invasive Australian redback spider, Latrodectus hasseltii, with potential applications for control. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 46(3), 189-200. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2018.1536067
Journal - Research Other
Hand, K. L., Freeman, C., Seddon, P., Recio, M. R., Stein, A., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Are city kids missing out on nature? Frontiers for Young Minds, 7, 71. doi: 10.3389/frym.2019.00071
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Patterson, C., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P., & Wilson, D. (2019). Reinvasion prevention of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecular) within a New Zealand urban centre via spatially explicit, agent-based modelling. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2019
Hartley, S., Balls, C., Fitzgerald, N., Innes, J., Miller, K., Ricardo, H., van Heezik, Y., & Wilson, D. (2019). Hotspots and habitat associations of urban mammals: Mice, rats, cats, possums and hedgehogs. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzes2019
Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., Pütz, K., Mattern, T., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Go forth and prosper? Post-fledging dispersal and the decline in juvenile survival of mainland yellow-eyed penguins. Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 96). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com
Young, M. J., Robertson, F., Dutoit, L., Mattern, T., Seddon, P. J., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Evidence for declining diet quality of mainland yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes): Is this their final dive? Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 73). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com
Houseman, M., Meyer, S., Young, M. J., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2019). Going my way? Validation of indicator sites for penguin population monitoring at a landscape scale. Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 38). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com
Hickcox, R. P., van Heezik, Y., Mattern, T., Young, M. J., & Seddon, P. J. (2019). Environmental, climatic, and biological interactions influencing the marine distribution of yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 36). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com
Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Seed, R., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. (2019). A birds-eye view on food: Using animal-borne cameras to study Yellow-eyed penguin foraging ecology. Proceedings of the 10th International Penguin Conference (IPC10). (pp. 18). Retrieved from https://www.penguin-conference.com
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Samus, A., Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. M. (2019, August). Promoting connection to nature and biodiversity in urban gardens. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Falloon, A., Freeman, C., & Van Heezik, Y. (2019, August). Young adults and biodiversity management. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2018
Authored Book - Research
Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2018). Children, nature and cities: Rethinking the connections. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 318p.
Chapter in Book - Research
Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2018). Nature in children's environments: A mixed methods study. In M. Tolich & C. Davidson (Eds.), Social science research in New Zealand: An introduction. (pp. 339-352). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.
Journal - Research Article
Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., Dickinson, K., Buttery, Y., Barratt, B., & Waters, D. (2018). Cities: Open space planning for the benefit of both people and native species: Understanding urban biodiversity and highlighting their relevance for planning and planners. Planning Quarterly, 211, 10-17.
Mattern, T., McPherson, M. D., Ellenberg, U., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2018). High definition video loggers provide new insights into behaviour, physiology, and the oceanic habitat of a marine predator, the yellow-eyed penguin. PeerJ, 6, e5459. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5459
Hand, K. L., Freeman, C., Seddon, P. J., Recio, M. R., Stein, A., & van Heezik, Y. (2018). Restricted home ranges reduce children’s opportunities to connect to nature: Demographic, environmental and parental influences. Landscape & Urban Planning, 172, 69-77. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.12.004
Freeman, C., Stein, A., Hand, K., & van Heezik, Y. (2018). City children’s nature knowledge and contact: It is not just about biodiversity provision. Environment & Behavior, 50(10), 1145-1171. doi: 10.1177/0013916517732108
Journal - Research Other
van Heezik, Y., & Brymer, E. (2018). Nature as a commodity: What’s good for human health might not be good for ecosystem health. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1673. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01673
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2018). Animal reintroductions in peopled landscapes: Moving towards urban-based species restorations in New Zealand. Pacific Conservation Biology, 24, 349-359. doi: 10.1071/PC18026
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
van Heezik, Y., Freeman, C., Buttery, Y., & Waters, D. (2018). Green spaces for all ages. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org
Hartley, S., Innes, J., Fitzgerald, N., Wilson, D., Ricardo, H., van Heezik, Y., Miller, K., & Balls, C. (2018). Broad-scale effects of city, habitat and season on tracking rates of urban mammals. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org
van Heezik, Y., Linklater, W., Farnworth, M., Stafford, K., & MacDonald, E. (2018). Working with cat owners' values, not against them: The social science of inclusion rather than conflict for better biodiversity policy and practice. Proceedings of the Society for Conservation Biology 5th Oceania Congress: Conservation in a Changing World. (pp. 90). Retrieved from http://wellington2018.scboceania.org
Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2018). Going solo: Conservation implications for post-fledging dispersal of yellow-eyed penguins. Proceedings of the Society for Conservation Biology 5th Oceania Congress: Conservation in a Changing World. (pp. 57). Retrieved from http://wellington2018.scboceania.org
Meyer, S., Young, M. J., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2018). Genetic and environmental trends of fitness and morphometric traits in a declining population of the Yellow-eyed penguin. Proceedings of the Society for Conservation Biology 5th Oceania Congress: Conservation in a Changing World. (pp. 56). Retrieved from http://wellington2018.scboceania.org
Mattern, T., Seed, R., Ellenberg, U., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. (2018). Penguin-cams: Gaining a whole new perspective on the foraging ecology and marine habitat of Yellow-eyed penguins. Proceedings of the Birds New Zealand Conference. (pp. 16). Retrieved from https://www.osnz.org.nz/
2017
Chapter in Book - Research
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2017). Counting birds in urban areas: A review of methods for the estimation of abundance. In E. Murgui & M. Hedblom (Eds.), Ecology and conservation of birds in urban environments. (pp. 185-207). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-43314-1_10
Journal - Research Article
Stein, A. M., Young, M. J., Darby, J. T., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2017). Evidence for high inter-generational individual quality in yellow-eyed penguins. PeerJ, 5, e2935. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2935
Mattern, T., Meyer, S., Ellenberg, U., Houston, D. M., Darby, J. T., Young, M., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2017). Quantifying climate change impacts emphasises the importance of managing regional threats in the endangered Yellow-eyed penguin. PeerJ, 5, e3727. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3272
Taylor, H. R., Dussex, N., & van Heezik, Y. (2017). Bridging the conservation genetics gap by identifying barriers to implementation for conservation practitioners. Global Ecology & Conservation, 10, 231-242. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.04.001
Spencer, J., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., & Barratt, B. I. P. (2017). Synergy between two invasive species, redback spiders and rabbits, threaten the endangered Cromwell chafer beetle. Biological Invasions, 19(5), 1379-1387. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1352-6
Stein, A., Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., Darby, J. T., & van Heezik, Y. (2017). Investigator disturbance does not reduce annual breeding success or lifetime reproductive success in a vulnerable long-lived species, the yellow-eyed penguin. Biological Conservation, 207, 80-89. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.01.013
Hand, K. L., Freeman, C., Seddon, P. J., Recio, M. R., Stein, A., & van Heezik, Y. (2017). The importance of urban gardens in supporting children's biophilia. PNAS, 114(2), 274-279. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1609588114
Journal - Research Other
Hand, K. L., Freeman, C., Seddon, P. J., Recio, M. R., & van Heezik, Y. (2017). Reply to Fattorini et al.: Children's selected avoidance of wild greenspace is driven by more than cultural factors. PNAS, 114(35), E216-E217. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1712175114
Taylor, H. R., Dussex, N., & van Heezik, Y. (2017). De-extinction needs consultation. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1, 0198. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0198
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., & Waters, D. (2017). Creating biodiverse cities for active lives from childhood to old age [Invited]. In S. Mandic, C. Ergler & A. Moore (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium Active Living and Environment: Towards a Healthier and More Sustainable Future. (pp. 35). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Abstract]
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Mattern, T., McPherson, M., Ellenberg, U., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2017). High definition video loggers provide new insights into behaviour, physiology, and the oceanic habitat of marine top predators. PeerJ Preprints. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.2765v1
2016
Journal - Research Article
Gray, E. R., & van Heezik, Y. (2016). Exotic trees can sustain native birds in urban woodlands. Urban Ecosystems, 19(1), 315-329. doi: 10.1007/s11252-015-0493-1
van Heezik, Y., & Adams, A. L. (2016). Vulnerability of native and exotic urban birds to housing densification and changing gardening and landscaping trends. Urban Ecosystems, 19(4), 1551-1563. doi: 10.1007/s11252-014-0379-7
Hall, C. M., Adams, N. A., Bradley, J. S., Bryant, K. A., Davis, A. A., Dickman, C. R., … van Heezik, Y., … Calver, M. C. (2016). Community attitudes and practices of urban residents regarding predation by pet cats on wildlife: An international comparison. PLoS ONE, 11(4), e0151962. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151962
van Heezik, Y., Dickinson, K. J. M., Freeman, C., Porter, S., Wing, J., & Barratt, B. I. P. (2016). To what extent does vegetation composition and structure influence beetle communities and species richness in private gardens in New Zealand? Landscape & Urban Planning, 151, 79-88. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.02.013
Hand, K. L., Freeman, C., Seddon, P. J., Stein, A., & van Heezik, Y. (2016). A novel method for fine-scale biodiversity assessment and prediction across diverse urban landscapes reveals social deprivation-related inequalities in private, not public spaces. Landscape & Urban Planning, 151, 33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.03.002
Goldsworthy, B., Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2016). Stomach flushing does not affect apparent adult survival, chick hatching, or fledging success in yellow-eyed penguins (Megadyptes antipodes). Biological Conservation, 196, 115-123. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.02.009
Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., Stein, A., & Hand, K. (2016). Technological inroads into understanding city children's natural life-worlds. Children's Geographies, 14(2), 158-174. doi: 10.1080/14733285.2015.1126552
Barrett, D., Recio, M. R., Barratt, B. I. P., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2016). Resource selection by an ancient taxon (Onychophora) in a modern urban landscape: A multi-scale analysis approach to assist in the conservation of an animal phylum. Landscape & Urban Planning, 148, 27-36. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.11.008
Snep, R. P. H., Kooijmans, J. L., Kwak, R. G. M., Foppen, R. P. B., Parsons, H., Awasthy, M., … van Heezik, Y. M. (2016). Urban bird conservation: Presenting stakeholder-specific arguments for the development of bird-friendly cities. Urban Ecosystems, 19(4), 1535-1550. doi: 10.1007/s11252-015-0442-z
Journal - Research Other
Wood, V., Seddon, P. J., Beaven, B., & van Heezik, Y. (2016). Movement and diet of domestic cats on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand [Short communication]. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 40(1), 186-190. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.40.20
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., Barratt, B. I. P., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2016, February). Domestic gardens in cities: An enigma. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Geographical Society Conference: Geographical Interactions, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Stein, A. M., Young, M. J., Darby, J., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2016). Evidence for high inter-generational individual quality in yellow-eyed penguins. PeerJ Preprints. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.2386v1
2015
Journal - Research Article
Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., Hand, K., & Stein, A. (2015). Making cities more child- and nature-friendly: A child-focused study of nature connectedness in New Zealand cities. Children, Youth & Environments, 25(2), 176-207. doi: 10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.2.0176
Bryan, S. A., van Heezik, Y., Vink, C. J., Seddon, P. J., Phillips, C. B., & Barratt, B. I. P. (2015). Invasive redback spiders (Latrodectus hasseltü) threaten an endangered, endemic New Zealand beetle (Prodontria lewisii). Journal of Insect Conservation, 19(5), 1021-1027. doi: 10.1007/s10841-015-9818-x
Barratt, B. I. P., Dickinson, K. J. M., Freeman, C., Porter, S., Johnstone, P. D., Wing, J., & van Heezik, Y. (2015). Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: A case study in a New Zealand city. Insect Conservation & Diversity, 8, 428-437. doi: 10.1111/icad.12120
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Haultain, S., van Heezik, Y., & Robertson, B. (2015). Inbreeding depression in a captive population of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense). In N. J. Nelson & S. N. Keall (Eds.), Recent developments in New Zealand herpetofauna research: Proceedings of the 15th and 16th biennial conferences of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ): DOC Research and Development Series 347. (pp. 15-16). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/series/doc-research-and-development-series
2014
Journal - Research Article
Coughlin, C. E., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Weighed down by science: Do collar-mounted devices affect domestic cat behaviour and movement? Wildlife Research, 41, 606-614. doi: 10.1071/WR14160
van Heezik, Y. M., Freeman, C., Porter, S., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2014). Native and exotic woody vegetation communities in domestic gardens in relation to social and environmental factors. Ecology & Society, 19(4), 17. doi: 10.5751/ES-06978-190417
Adams, A. L., van Heezik, Y., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Identifying eradication units in an invasive mammalian pest species. Biological Invasions, 16(7), 1481-1496. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0586-9
Adams, A. L., Recio, M. R., Robertson, B. C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Understanding home range behaviour and resource selection of invasive common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in urban environments. Biological Invasions, 16(9), 1791-1804. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0627-4
Flemming, S. A., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Stable isotope analysis as a tool to monitor dietary trends in little penguins Eudyptula minor. Austral Ecology, 39(6), 656-667. doi: 10.1111/aec.12128
Manno, K., Loh, G., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Buffering against food availability? The physical environment has little influence on breeding performance of fairy prions (Pachyptila turtur). Austral Ecology, 39(5), 548-559. doi: 10.1111/aec.12115
Journal - Research Other
van Heezik, Y. (2014). [Review of the book Birds and people]. Journal of Field Ornithology, 85(3), 339-340. doi: 10.1111/jofo.12073_1
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Rearing to release: Managing risks in the reintroduction of captive-bred birds. In M. M. Lamont (Ed.), Conservation through Aviculture: ISBBC 2007: Proceedings of the IV International Symposium on Breeding Birds in Captivity. (pp. 454-470). Hancock House Publishers. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Connecting to neighbourhoods: Children and mobility in New Zealand and the Pacific. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society with IBG (RGS-IBG) Annual International Conference. Retrieved from http://conference.rgs.org/AC2014/mobile
2013
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., Ellenberg, U., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes). In P. Garcia Borboroglu & P. D. Boersma (Eds.), Penguins: Natural history and conservation. (pp. 91-110). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.
Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Reintroductions to “ratchet up” public perceptions of biodiversity: Reversing the extinction of experience through animal restorations. In M. Bekoff (Ed.), Ignoring nature no more: The case for compassionate conservation. (pp. 137-151). University of Chicago Press.
Journal - Research Article
Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Houston, D. M., Lamare, M., Davis, L. S., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2013). Straight line foraging in yellow-eyed penguins: New insights into cascading fisheries effects and orientation capabilities of marine predators. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e84381. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084381
Adams, A. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). An evaluation of the accuracy and performance of lightweight GPS collars in a suburban environment. PLoS ONE, 8, e68496. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068496
van Heezik, Y., Freeman, C., Porter, S., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2013). Garden size, householder knowledge, and socio-economic status influence plant and bird diversity at the scale of individual gardens. Ecosystems, 16(8), 1442-1454. doi: 10.1007/s10021-013-9694-8
Flemming, S. A., Lalas, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) diet at three breeding colonies in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 37(2), 199-205.
Adams, A. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Predicting summer site occupancy for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e58422. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058422
Waite, E., Closs, G. P., van Heezik, Y., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2013). Resource availability and foraging of Silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis) in urban trees. Emu, 113(1), 26-32. doi: 10.1071/MU11093
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Coughlin, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Weighed down by science: Do collar-mounted tags affect cat behaviour? Proceedings of EcoTas13: The 5th Joint Conference of New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) and Ecological Society of Australia (ESA). (pp. 112). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/node/40
Hand, K., Seddon, P., Freeman, C., & Van Heezik, Y. (2013). Finding nature in the city: Biodiversity and children's habitat-use in the urban environment. Proceedings of EcoTas13: The 5th Joint Conference of New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) and Ecological Society of Australia (ESA). (pp. 65). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/node/40
van Heezik, Y. (2013). Managing humans and other wildlife to enhance biodiversity in urban landscapes in NZ. Proceedings of EcoTas13: The 5th Joint Conference of New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) and Ecological Society of Australia (ESA). (pp. 63). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/node/40
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
van Heezik, Y. (2013, January). Starting from scratch: A wish-list for wildlife in the city. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.
Adams, A., Dickinson, K., Robertson, B., & van Heezik, Y. (2013, January). Predicting distribution and habitat selection for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.
2012
Journal - Research Article
Waite, E. M., Closs, G., Van Heezik, Y., Berry, C., & Dickinson, K. (2012). Arboreal arthropod sampling methods for urban trees. Journal of Insect Conservation, 16(6), 931-939. doi: 10.1007/s10841-012-9480-5
van Heezik, Y. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Freeman, C. (2012). Closing the gap: Communicating to change gardening practices in support of native biodiversity in urban private gardens. Ecology & Society, 17(1), 34. doi: 10.5751/ES-04712-170134
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2012). Accounting for detectability when estimating avian abundance in an urban area. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 36(3), 391-397.
Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., Porter, S., & van Heezik, Y. (2012). “My garden is an expression of me”: Exploring householders' relationships with their gardens. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 32(2), 135-143. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.01.005
van Heezik, Y., & Ludwig, K. (2012). Proximity to source populations and untidy gardens predict occurrence of a small lizard in an urban area. Landscape & Urban Planning, 104(2), 253-259. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.10.016
2011
Journal - Research Article
Freeman, C., Clark, R. D., & van Heezik, Y. (2011). Creating ecologically based land use and habitat maps quickly and cheaply to support conservation planning at local scales: A New Zealand example. Geographical Research, 49(1), 99-111. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2010.00683.x
Browne, T., Lalas, C., Mattern, T., & van Heezik, Y. (2011). Chick starvation in yellow-eyed penguins: Evidence for poor diet quality and selective provisioning of chicks from conventional diet analysis and stable isotopes. Austral Ecology, 36(1), 99-108. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02125.x
2010
Journal - Research Article
Gordon, J. K., Matthaei, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2010). Belled collars reduce catch of domestic cats in New Zealand by half. Wildlife Research, 37(5), 372-378. doi: 10.1071/wr09127
Metsers, E., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. M. (2010). Cat-exclusion zones in rural and urban-fringe landscapes: How large would they have to be? Wildlife Research, 37(1), 47-56. doi: 10.1071/wr09070
van Heezik, Y., Smyth, A., Adams, A., & Gordon, J. (2010). Do domestic cats impose an unsustainable harvest on urban bird populations? Biological Conservation, 143(1), 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.09.013
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
van Heezik, Y. (2010). Pussyfooting around the issue of cat predation in urban areas [Editorial]. Oryx, 44(2), 153-154. doi: 10.1017/S003060531000027X
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Garcia-Borboroglu, P., Boersma, D., Trathan, P., Pütz, K., Wienecke, B., Le Maho, Y., … Mattern, T., … Ellenberg, U., Seddon, P., van Heezik, Y., … Davis, L., … Hindel, M. (2010). Penguin status in troubled oceans. In H. Urquhart, D. Laughlin & P. DiBona (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Penguin Conference. (pp. 44). Boston, MA: New England Aquarium. [Abstract]
van Heezik, Y., & Freeman, C. (2010). Urban areas: Integrating human dimensions with conservation biology. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 127). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme
Waite, E. M., Dickinson, K., Closs, G., & van Heezik, Y. (2010). The birds and the bees in the trees: The role of isolated speciman trees in supporting urban biodiversity. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 129). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme
2009
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., Maloney, R. F., & Seddon, P. J. (2009). Movements of translocated captive-bred and released critically endangered kaki (black stilts) Himantopus novaezelandiae and the value of long-term post-release monitoring. Oryx, 43(4), 639-647. doi: 10.1017/S0030605309990081
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
van Heezik, Y. (2009, July). Linking landscapes: Where there needs to be a focus on urban biodiversity? Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Research Cluster for Natural Resources Law Open Symposium: The Future of Public Conservation Lands and Waters? Dunedin, New Zealand.
2008
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., Smyth, A., & Mathieu, R. (2008). Diversity of native and exotic birds across an urban gradient in a New Zealand city. Landscape & Urban Planning, 87(3), 223-232. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.06.004
van Heezik, Y., Ludwig, K., Whitwell, S., & McLean, I. G. (2008). Nest survival of birds in an urban environment in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 32(2), 155-165.
2007
Journal - Research Article
Smith, D. H. V., Wilson, D. J., Moller, H., Murphy, E. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2007). Selection of alpine grasslands over beech forest by stoats (Mustela erminea) in montane southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 31(1), 88-97.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Freeman, C., Mathieu, R., & van Heezik, Y. (2007). Enhancing understanding of urban biodiversity: The Dunedin data base development project. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Wellington, New Zealand: PCE. 26p. Retrieved from http://www.pce.govt.nz/work_programme/reports_by_subject/all_reports/sustainable_development/sustainability_review_background_papers
2005
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., Lei, P., Maloney, R., & Sancha, E. (2005). Captive breeding for reintroduction: Influence of management practices and biological factors on survival of captive Kaki (black stilt). Zoo Biology, 24, 459-474.
Cameron, B. G., van Heezik, Y., Maloney, R. F., Seddon, P. J., & Harraway, J. A. (2005). Improving predator capture rates: Analysis of river margin trap site data in the Waitaki Basin, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 29(1), 117-128.
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2005). Structure and content of graduate wildlife management and conservation biology programs: An international perspective. Conservation Biology, 19(1), 7-14.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., & Darby, J. T. (2005). Is flipper banding bad for yellow-eyed penguins? What can Richdale tell us? New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 32(4), (pp. 265-266). doi: 10.1080/03014223.2005.9518418
2004
Journal - Research Article
Sancha, E., van Heezik, Y., Maloney, R., Alley, M., & Seddon, P. (2004). Iodine deficiency affects hatchability of endangered captive kaki (black stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae). Zoo Biology, 23(1), 1-13.
2003
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., Ismail, K., & Seddon, P. J. (2003). Shifting spatial distributions of Arabian oryx in relation to sporadic water provision and artificial shade. Oryx, 37(3), 295-304.
2002
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2002). Patch use and exploratory movements of a resident houbara bustard in northern Saudi Arabia. Journal of Arid Environments, 50(2), 683-686.
van Heezik, Y., Saint Jalme, M., & Seddon, P. J. (2002). Temperature and egg-laying experience influence breeding performance of captive female houbara bustards. Journal of Avian Biology, 33(1), 63-70.
2001
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2001). Born to be tame. Natural History, 6(1), 58-63.
van Heezik, Y., & Ostrowski, S. (2001). Conservation breeding for reintroductions: Assessing survival in a captive flock of houbara bustards. Animal Conservation, 4, 195-203.
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2001). Influence of group size and neonatal handling on growth rates, survival, and tameness of juvenile houbara bustards. Zoo Biology, 20, 423-433.
2000
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., Judas, J., Maloney, R. F., Combreau, O., & van Heezik, Y. (2000). The re-introduction of houbara bustards in the Kingsom of Saudi Arabia. In P. Soorae & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Re-introduction news: Special bird issue. No 19. (pp. 22-24). IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Hémon, S., Paillat, P., van Heezik, Y., & Judas, J. (2000). Captive breeding of Houbara bustards in Saudi Arabia: 11 successful years. British Poultry Science, 41(Suppl. 1), S49-S50.
1999
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (1999). Counting Houbara bustards in northern Saudi Arabia: An assessment of methods. In Counting Houbara bustards. (pp. 18-24). Abu Dhabi: IUCN/SSC/Birdlife Working Group on the Houbara Bustard.
Journal - Research Article
Seddon, P. J., Launay, F., van Heezik, Y., & Al Bowardi, M. (1999). Methods for live trapping Houbara bustards. Journal of Field Ornithology, 70(2), 169-181.
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (1999). Effects of season and habitat on bird abundance and diversity in steppe desert, northern Saudi Arabia. Journal of Arid Environments, 43, 301-317.
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (1999). Seasonal changes in habitat use by houbara bustards Chlamydotis [undulata] macqueenii in northern Saudi Arabia. Ibis, 141, 208-215.
van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., & Maloney, R. F. (1999). Helping reintroduced houbara bustards avoid predation: Effective anti-predator training and the predictive value of pre-release behaviour. Animal Conservation, 2(3), 155-163.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Seddon, P. J., van Heezik, Y., & Maloney, R. F. (1999). Short- and medium-term evaluation of leghold trapping injuries to two species of fox in Saudi Arabia. Verbal presentation at the Mammal Trapping COnference ALpha Wildlife Research, Alberta, Canada.
1998
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (1998). Home rangge and habitat use of an adult male caracal in northern Saudi Arabia. Journal of Arid Environments, 40, 109-112.
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (1998). Ontogeny of behaviour of hand-reared and hen-reared captive houbara bustards. Zoo Biology, 17, 245-255.
1997
Journal - Research Article
Leopold, M., & van Heezik, Y. (1997). Southern black-backed gulls Larus dominicanus roosting in trees. Sula, 11, 25-28.
Seddon, P. J., van Heezik, Y., & Nader, I. A. (1997). Mammals of the Harrat al-Harrah protected area, Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East, 14, 37-46.