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The tails of two invasive species: genetic responses to acute and chronic bottlenecks

Genetic diversity can affect population viability and can be reduced by both acute and chronic mechanisms. Using the history of the establishment and management of…

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Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure

Studying the efficacy of control methods is paramount to successful management of invasive pests and understanding why some colonies survive is important to improve management…

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Summary

BRIEF: Social discounting – Giving a voice to future generations and environments.

For environmental decisions, we need discounting practices that value the future in the way that societies, rather than businesses, think about the future: we need…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 3: He Tangata, He Taiao, He Ōhanga

Keynote Speaker: Graeme Marshall (Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital) Presentations from He Tangata, He Taiao, He Ōhanga: 1) Melanie Newfield (independent contractor) 2) Christine Reed (independent)…

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Data Set

BRIEF: Te Tiriti Guided National DNA Reference Library

DNA-based monitoring tools are routinely used for conservation, biodiversity, and biosecurity surveillance. Aotearoa New Zealand lacks a national DNA reference library for local species, which…

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BRIEF: Māori perspectives on potential new pest control

Genetic technologies could be very useful for pest control in Aotearoa New Zealand, but social acceptance and support is needed before these can be considered,…

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Crazy & Ambitious 4: Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library (Day 2)

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4 (Day 2): Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library, with Manpreet Dhami, from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Part of…

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Crazy & Ambitious – 2017

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge inaugural conference, Crazy & Ambitious. 8-10 May 2017, Te Papa Wellington

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Media

PhD students for University of Otago Josh Gilligan and Gemma McLaughlin talk about their fight against one of New Zealand’s smallest pests.

Sting-riddled students are removing wasp nests in Dunedin for free to further their research to stop the invasive pests costing the economy more than $130million…

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Biotechnologies in pest wasp control: taking the sting out of pest management for Māori businesses?

In Aotearoa New Zealand, the government’s ambitious target of becoming “predator-free” by 2050 has reignited public discussion on biotechnologies. The disproportionate abundance of German and…

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The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range

We examined the long-term population dynamics of the invasive common wasp, Vespula vulgaris, in its native range in England and its invaded range in New Zealand.…

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The ecology and management of mammal invasions in forests

Here we (1) review the ecological characteristics of mammal invasions in forests; (2) characterize the range of ecological impacts on forest communities and the economic…

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High-throughput chemical screening identifies compounds that inhibit different stages of the Phytophthora agathidicida and Phytophthora cinnamomi life cycles

Here, we have screened over 100 compounds for their anti-oomycete activity, as a potential first step toward identifying new control strategies. Our screening identified eight…

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Integrated Surveilance 2022

The ‘Integrated Surveillance’ team is elevating the status of the environment into Aotearoa New Zealand’s biosecurity surveillance system. The environment-centric surveillance framework focuses on…

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Ecological State Assessment Tool (ESAT): a cross-cultural natural resource management tool from Aotearoa, New Zealand

A cross-cultural approach to conservation and natural resource management will enable resource managers to access the full potential of dual knowledge epistemologies and facilitate genuine…

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Understanding divergent perspectives on introduced trout in Aotearoa: a relational values approach

To make coherent and just choices about introduced species management in postcolonial contexts such as Aotearoa, a nuanced understanding of human relationships to introduced species…

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Biosecurity - Control

The tails of two invasive species: genetic responses to acute and chronic bottlenecks

Improving wasp control by identifying likely causes of eradication failure

BRIEF: Social discounting – Giving a voice to future generations and environments.

Crazy & Ambitious 3: He Tangata, He Taiao, He Ōhanga

BRIEF: Te Tiriti Guided National DNA Reference Library

BRIEF: Māori perspectives on potential new pest control

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library (Day 2)

Crazy & Ambitious – 2017

PhD students for University of Otago Josh Gilligan and Gemma McLaughlin talk about their fight against one of New Zealand’s smallest pests.

Biotechnologies in pest wasp control: taking the sting out of pest management for Māori businesses?

The long-term population dynamics of common wasps in their native and invaded range

The ecology and management of mammal invasions in forests

High-throughput chemical screening identifies compounds that inhibit different stages of the Phytophthora agathidicida and Phytophthora cinnamomi life cycles

Integrated Surveilance 2022

Ecological State Assessment Tool (ESAT): a cross-cultural natural resource management tool from Aotearoa, New Zealand

Understanding divergent perspectives on introduced trout in Aotearoa: a relational values approach

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