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If you build it, will they come?
University of Canterbury PhD student Issie Barrett writes about ecological tipping points, and why some restoration projects don't always go as planned.
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Ngā Pī Ka Rere spotlight: Susanna Finlay-Smits, bringing anthropology to biosecurity
Susanna Finlay-Smits is a social scientist at AgResearch who works across numerous BioHeritage programmes. She brings a unique perspective and background to all of her mahi.
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Connections made at 4S Conference
For the 4S conference, a BioHeritage team assembled a panel titled “Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho: An experiment in transforming biodiversity and biosecurity research in Aotearoa New Zealand.” The panel was…
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Ngā Pī Ka Rere spotlight: PhD candidate champions RNAi research in Washington
Looking to deliver a gripping presentation at your next conference? Te Herenga Waka PhD candidate Rose McGruddy is happy to share her prize-winning approach . . . “I try to…
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Research Impact Award from University of Auckland for BioHeritage programme
Empowering community creativity and engagement has been recognised in BioHeritage’s Ngā Rākau Taketake (Saving our Iconic Trees) Mobilising for Action (MFA) programme with two co-leads being honoured with a Team…
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Mātauranga Māori special issue
Mātauranga Māori received long-overdue time in the spotlight in early December, at the launch of a special edition of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology (NZJE).
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BioHeritage involved in award-winning research on preventing ecosystem collapse
Jason Tylianakis (co-lead of the Crazy & Ambitious ThinkTank and lead of Tranche 1 Predicting and Preventing Ecosystem Decline) and Helen Warburton (co-lead for Freshwater for our Taonga and Ngā…
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Beyond Myrtle Rust: Marley Ford, a student of ecology’s underdogs
Masters student Marley Ford is investigating the mycorrhizal fungi communities of ramarama (Lophomyrtus bullata), a species that has recently become threatened by myrtle rust.
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Ngā Pī Ka Rere spotlight: Kevan Cote, using machine learning to answer ecological questions
Kevan Cote’s work at AgResearch first involved tracking the welfare of goats, and more recently for Eco-index he’s creating systems to distinguish between ecosystem types. Two very different subjects, but with a fascinating common factor at play: machine learning.
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New paper: how BioHeritage is charting a new course in knowledge governance
Using co-design to produce a research agenda or develop policy interventions is not a new concept. “It’s done in a lot of places, or at least it’s attempted,” says Ronlyn…
