Biosecurity – Prevention – Page 4 – Biological Heritage NZ

Report

A Socio-economic Research Plan for Evaluating Possible Interventions in New Zealand Biosecurity Networks

New Zealand has a range of institutional arrangements for responding to a biosecurity incursion, including interventions at points in human-assisted networks such as displaying public…

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Publication

Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases

We analyse the data for major patterns in the introduction pathways, highlighting that the specific research question and context determines whether the combined or an…

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Publication

Susceptibility of native New Zealand Myrtaceae to the South African strain of Austropuccinia psidii: A biosecurity threat

Austropuccinia psidii, the cause of myrtle rust, has spread globally where Myrtaceae occur. Multiple strains of A. psidii have been identified, including a unique strain found…

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What We Do in Kauri Forests: Exploring the Affective Worlds of ‘High Risk’ Users of Vulnerable Forest Areas in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Public use and anthropogenic activity are recognised sources of damage and threat to vulnerable forest areas in New Zealand, but also globally, through the spread…

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Import volumes and biosecurity interventions shape the arrival rate of fungal pathogens

Global trade and the movement of people accelerate biological invasions by spreading species worldwide. Biosecurity measures seek to allow trade and passenger movements while preventing…

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Emerging Stakeholder Relations in Participatory ICT Design: Renegotiating the Boundaries of Sociotechnical Innovation in Forest Biosecurity Surveillance

Research Highlights: This research advanced understanding of stakeholder relations within the context of innovation using citizen science in a biosecurity sociotechnical system (STS) in Aotearoa,…

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Multi-trap sampling of arthropod communities at ports of first entry informs biosecurity surveillance programs

Ports of first entry are high-risk locations where invasive species may arrive, establish, and cause wider potential environmental, economic, social, or cultural harm. Early detection…

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Report

Future developments of the MPI TERM CGE model – a review of the literature June 2023

This review explores the literature on economic models and their application, in relation to the potential avenues for the development and expansion of the Ministry…

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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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Summary

BRIEF: Integrated Surveillance

Te Tiriti-based surveillance for Forest Pathogens This research aimed to elevate mana whenua into the biosecurity and biodiversity management system, lifting mātauranga Māori (indigenous science)…

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Report

Plant nursery networks: Suitability of existing pathogen data and opportunities for new data collection to parameterise a plant nursery network model

The movement of live plants through professional nurseries is known to be an effective means to disseminate plant pathogens. The aim of the Biosecurity Network…

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Past, present and two potential futures for managing New Zealand’s mammalian pests

In 2003, a review of how introduced mammals were managed as pests in New Zealand was published. Since then trends for the control of these mammals…

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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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Report

SO5 (border) scoping panel report

This report was put together by the Strategic Outcome 5B group, focused on novel biosecurity tools and strategies before and at the border. Scoping panel…

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Publication

Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools

Our ability to predict the identity of future invasive alien species is largely based upon knowledge of prior invasion history. Emerging alien species-those never encountered…

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Protecting the unseen majority: Land cover and environmental factors linked with soil bacterial communities and functions in New Zealand

In this study, we tested for the impacts of land-cover type (native forest, planted forest with exotic conifers, and pastoral agriculture) on soil bacterial communities…

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Biosecurity - Prevention

A Socio-economic Research Plan for Evaluating Possible Interventions in New Zealand Biosecurity Networks

Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases

Susceptibility of native New Zealand Myrtaceae to the South African strain of Austropuccinia psidii: A biosecurity threat

What We Do in Kauri Forests: Exploring the Affective Worlds of ‘High Risk’ Users of Vulnerable Forest Areas in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Import volumes and biosecurity interventions shape the arrival rate of fungal pathogens

Emerging Stakeholder Relations in Participatory ICT Design: Renegotiating the Boundaries of Sociotechnical Innovation in Forest Biosecurity Surveillance

Multi-trap sampling of arthropod communities at ports of first entry informs biosecurity surveillance programs

Future developments of the MPI TERM CGE model – a review of the literature June 2023

BRIEF: Te Tiriti Guided National DNA Reference Library

BRIEF: Integrated Surveillance

Plant nursery networks: Suitability of existing pathogen data and opportunities for new data collection to parameterise a plant nursery network model

Past, present and two potential futures for managing New Zealand’s mammalian pests

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

SO5 (border) scoping panel report

Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools

Protecting the unseen majority: Land cover and environmental factors linked with soil bacterial communities and functions in New Zealand

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