Toitoi Manawa – Myrtle Ora Surveillance, Monitoring and Management Strategy
Myrtle Rust impacts on our environment but is also impacted on our native and natural eco- systems. Our strategy plan, “Toitoi Manawa” means to motivate,…
Report
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Suitability of invertebrate data for assessing groundwater ecosystem health
The focus of New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge Project 1.5 was improving knowledge of groundwater invertebrate biodiversity, specifically the abundance and distributions of…
Publication
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…
Report
Scaling Climate Finance: Biodiversity Instruments
This Concept Paper identifies unrealised opportunities for increasing investment into projects and activities that preserve, support and expand Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique biological heritage. Redirecting…
Publication
Ecological Networks Across Environmental Gradients
Ecological networks have a long history in ecology, and a recent increase in network analyses across environmental gradients has revealed important changes in their structure,…
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Native Biodiversity of Aotearoa Illustration
A stunning visual representation of some native New Zealand biodiversity, created by Georgia Wells (University of Waikato).
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Host, Pathogen & Environment 2022
The ‘Host, Pathogen and Environment’ team is focusing on the ‘disease triangle’: host susceptibility, the pathogen and the right environment for disease expression. They are…
Webinar
Guiding biodiversity efforts using a remote sensing and machine learning approach
The Eco-index team are developing novel remote sensing technology for understanding and guiding biodiversity enhancement efforts across Aotearoa New Zealand. Our goal is to autonomously…
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A joint declaration regarding a unified approach to: Principles of Environmental Data Architecture in Aotearoa NZ
On 10 August, 2021, the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge’s Eco-index programme facilitated an online workshop across various government agencies, universities, CRIs, councils and businesses…
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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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The recovery of functional diversity with restoration
Ecological restoration aims at recovering biodiversity in degraded ecosystems, and it is commonly assessed via species richness. However, it is unclear whether increasing species richness…
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Is provenance or phylogeny a better predictor of growth and survival of a soil pathogen in leaf litter?
Exotic plants have the potential to increase pathogen inoculum that can affect native plants. New Zealand’s iconic kauri tree (Agathis australis) is threatened by disease…
Policy Briefing
Vulnerability of freshwater ecosystems to tipping points
Identifying ecosystem characteristics that underpin vulnerability will facilitate more directed management and better policy to protect against tipping points. University of Canterbury Professor of Freshwater…
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Tuākana/Teina Water Warriors Project: A collaborative learning model integrating mātauranga Māori and science
The Water Warriors is a collaborative project between Te Pā o Rākaihautū and Hagley Community College that was established to look after the waterways and…
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Community type and disturbance type interact to determine disturbance response: implications for extending the environmental filter metaphor
Ecological disturbances act as environmental filters by removing species with particular characteristics, resulting in community types associated with different disturbance histories. However, studies to date…
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Upscaling restoration of native biodiversity: A New Zealand perspective
Efforts are being made to upscale restoration of New Zealand’s native ecosystems. Success depends, however, on consideration of several key issues that need to be…
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