Ecosystems

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Microbes in the Anthropocene: spillover of agriculturally selected bacteria and their impact on natural ecosystems

We hypothesize that intensified agriculture selects for certain taxa and genes, which then ‘spill over’ into adjacent unmodified areas and generate a halo of genetic…

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Key Māori values strengthen the mapping of forest ecosystems services

Different value-belief systems influence the importance placed upon ecosystem services (ES) and their benefits, in particular cultural ecosystem services. We mapped forest values to interview…

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Achieving win-win outcomes for pastoral farming and biodiversity conservation in New Zealand

In this article, we explore options to enhance native biodiversity conservation within New Zealand pastoral systems. We argue that there is strong synergistic interdependence between…

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Webinar

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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Webinar

Finance for our future: Biodiversity Instruments Launch

Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, Rāwinia Higgins ,opens the speaking at the Biodiversity Instruments Launch in Wellington.…

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Population recovery of alien black rats Rattus rattus: A test of reinvasion theory

Reinvasion of pest animals after incomplete control is a major challenge for invasive species management, yet little is known about the behavioural and demographic categories…

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Plant-pathogen management in a native forest ecosystem

Forest ecosystems all over the world are facing a growing threat from plant disease outbreaks. As pollution, climate change, and global pathogen movement intensify, so…

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Summary

Farming with Native Biodiversity – Summary Document

Our goal is to develop training and resources that will equip farm advisors and farmers with the skills and confidence needed to implement their own…

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Report

Small mammal control research priorities

Results of a survey assessing the research topics that are most important to improve currently available tools for small mammal pest control.

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Values and human interrelationships with nature

People in Nature (PiN) aims to improve our understanding of the interrelationships between people and nature, focussing on the material use of nature by people…

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Aspect has a greater impact on alpine soil bacterial community structure than elevation.

Gradients in environmental conditions, including climate factors and resource availability, occur along mountain inclines, providing a ‘natural laboratory’ to explore their combined impacts on microbial…

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Strong fitness differences impede coexistence between an alien water fern (Azolla pinnata R. Br.) and its native congener (Azolla rubra R. Br.) in New Zealand

Despite considerable evidence that alien plants impact the fecundity, productivity and abundance of native plant species, support for alien plant species causing the widespread decline…

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Evaluation of a traditional Māori harvesting method for sampling kōura (freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops planifrons) and toi toi (bully, Gobiomorphus spp.) populations in two New Zealand streams

Representative sampling of crayfish in streams is often impractical, especially in non-wadable habitats, or in areas with soft substrates. Whakaweku are artificial habitats made from…

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Report

A voice for the river: Collective restoration by the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network

This study is one of three exemplar studies of restoration collectives within BioHeritage Strategic Outcome 6 ‘Pathways to Ecosystem Regeneration’. This strategic outcome focuses on…

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From pine to pasture: land use history has long-term impacts on soil bacterial community composition and functional potential

Bacterial communities are crucial to soil ecosystems and are known to be sensitive to environmental changes. However, our understanding of how present-day soil bacterial communities…

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Consequences of space sharing on individual phenotypes in the New Zealand hihi

In heterogeneous habitats, individuals sharing a larger part of their home-range are also likely to live in a very similar environment. This ‘common environment’ effect…

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Microbes in the Anthropocene: spillover of agriculturally selected bacteria and their impact on natural ecosystems

Key Māori values strengthen the mapping of forest ecosystems services

Achieving win-win outcomes for pastoral farming and biodiversity conservation in New Zealand

State-Of-The-Art Surveillance webinar

Finance for our future: Biodiversity Instruments Launch

Population recovery of alien black rats Rattus rattus: A test of reinvasion theory

Plant-pathogen management in a native forest ecosystem

Farming with Native Biodiversity – Summary Document

Small mammal control research priorities

Values and human interrelationships with nature

Aspect has a greater impact on alpine soil bacterial community structure than elevation.

Strong fitness differences impede coexistence between an alien water fern (Azolla pinnata R. Br.) and its native congener (Azolla rubra R. Br.) in New Zealand

Evaluation of a traditional Māori harvesting method for sampling kōura (freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops planifrons) and toi toi (bully, Gobiomorphus spp.) populations in two New Zealand streams

A voice for the river: Collective restoration by the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network

From pine to pasture: land use history has long-term impacts on soil bacterial community composition and functional potential

Consequences of space sharing on individual phenotypes in the New Zealand hihi

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