Eradicating mammals on New Zealand island reserves: what is left to do?
In 2016, the New Zealand Government announced a policy to rid the country of key introduced predators (possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), ship rats (Rattus rattus), Norway rats…
Biosecurity - Prevention
Research focussed on keeping potentially destructive species out of Aotearoa.
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State-Of-The-Art Surveillance webinar
Surveillance is an essential part of protecting New Zealand’s economic assets and natural taonga from damaging exotic organisms. To strengthen our biosecurity system, researchers at BioHeritage…
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Elevating and Recognising Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples to Improve Forest Biosecurity
Current forest biosecurity systems and processes employed in many countries are, in large, constructs of Western principles, values and science knowledge that have been introduced…
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The changing role of ornamental horticulture in alien plant invasions
The number of alien plants escaping from cultivation into native ecosystems is increasing steadily. We provide an overview of the historical, contemporary and potential future…
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Expanding general surveillance of invasive species by integrating citizens as both observers and identifiers
Expanding general surveillance can improve invasive species detection to support eradication. Traditionally, citizens report observations to government agencies and mobile-phone-based tools provide incremental submission and…
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The role of the social sciences and economics in understanding and informing tree biosecurity policy and planning: a global summary and synthesis
We present available evidence on six key dimensions: (1) the role of different stakeholders and the broader public within tree health; (2) levels of knowledge…
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What is a good decision in biosecurity?
An initial review of the literature identified three perspectives in decision quality research: normative, prescriptive and descriptive. • The normative approach aims to describe how…
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Crazy & Ambitious 4: Surveillance – new tools and technologies for surveillance
Online quick-fire presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Surveillance – new tools and technologies for surveillance, with Steve Pawson.
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Crazy & Ambitious 2 – 2019
A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge conference, Crazy & Ambitious 2. 20 – 21 May 2019, Te Papa Wellington.
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Blurring Alien Introduction Pathways Risks Losing the Focus on Invasive Species Policy
The pathways by which alien species are introduced to new regions fall into six broad classes: deliberate release; escape from captivity; contaminant of a commodity; stowaway on a transport vector; via an…
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Invasive alien species: denialism, disagreement, definitions, and dialogue
We recently suggested in TREE that recent elements of invasion biology discourse might be categorised as cases of more general science denialism. We did not intend…
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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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Indigenous Biosecurity: Māori Responses to Kauri Dieback and Myrtle Rust in Aotearoa New Zealand
It is widely acknowledged that Indigenous peoples have traditional knowledge relevant to modern environmental management. By asserting roles within associated science and policy networks, such…
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Estimating the level of disease risk and biosecurity on commercial poultry farms in New Zealand
Aims: To collect baseline data on the contact risk pathways and biosecurity practices of commercial poultry farms in New Zealand, investigate the relationship between the…
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Moths and butterflies on alien shores: Global biogeography of non-native Lepidoptera
Aim Lepidoptera is a highly diverse, predominantly herbivorous insect order, with species transported to outside their native range largely facilitated by the global trade of…
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BRIEF: What characterises a good biosecurity decision? – Best practice from stakeholder and expert interviews
Research carried out with key stakeholders identified the most important elements that make up good decision-making. Drawn from in-depth interviews with over three dozen key…
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