Table of Contents “...Biological survey research for the Crown's conservation estate. 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 A brief synopsis of Crown research into the indigenous flora and fauna; 9.3 The establishment of the conservation estate and the need for scientific evaluation of the indigenous flora and fauna; 9.4 The nature of the indigenous ecosystem as conceived by Crown research; 9.5 The beginnings of Crown research in plant ecological surveys for conservation; 9.6 The 1967 biological survey of the North Cape district in Muriwhenua; 9.7 The beginnings of a national biological survey of reserves; 9.8 The beginning of systematic land district-based biological surveys of reserves; 9.9 Crown research and the Reserves Act 1977; 9.10 The development of the protected natural areas programme; 9.11 Crown research on the ecology of kereru; 9.12 Conclusions -- 10. ...”