Satisfaction with the condition of local waterways in Aotearoa New Zealand
Freshwater bodies are closely tied to the wellbeing of New Zealanders. But the quality of freshwater is one of the most serious environmental issues the…
Policy Briefing
Publication
Bacteria as Emerging Indicators of Soil Condition
Bacterial communities are important for the health and productivity of soil ecosystems and have great potential as novel indicators of environmental perturbations. To assess how…
Publication
Symmetric assembly and disassembly processes in an ecological network
The processes whereby ecological networks emerge, persist and decay throughout ecosystem development are largely unknown. Here we study networks of plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal…
Publication
Methods for the extraction, storage, amplification and sequencing of DNA from environmental samples
Advances in the sequencing of DNA extracted from media such as soil and water offer huge opportunities for biodiversity monitoring and assessment, particularly where the…
Report
Vulnerability of New Zealand Myrtaceae species to natural infection by Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust)
Current knowledge about the vulnerability of New Zealand’s native myrtle species to Austropuccinia psidii comes from resistance screening of young seedlings performed with artificial inoculation…
Video
Te Taiao Collectives
When you’re investing in a restoration programme, you’re investing not only in te taiao and benefits for nature, but you’re also investing in people and…
Report
The value of volunteers
Volunteers play a crucial role in ecological restoration, and turnover can be a major challenge for not-for-profit organisations. Increased recruitment and training can tie up…
Publication
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…
Publication
Temporal variation in soil bacterial communities can be confounded with spatial variation
Investigating temporal variation in soil bacterial communities advances our fundamental understanding of the causal processes driving biological variation, and how the composition of these important…
Publication
Opportunities for modern genetic technologies to maintain and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s bioheritage
In the past few years genetic technologies springing from advances in DNA sequencing (so-called high-throughput sequencing), and/or from CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, have been proposed as…
Report
The connection between people, nature and wellbeing in Wellington, Part 1
New research shows health benefits for Wellington’s backyard trappers – time spent involved in backyard and reserve trapping is improving the health of Wellingtonians. …
Publication
Modelling movement and landscape connectivity of New Zealand native birds in highly structured agroecosystem networks
Understanding how spatial heterogeneity affects movement and dispersal is critical for maintaining functional connectivity in agroecosystems. Least-cost path models are popular conservation tools to quantify…
Publication
Invasive macrophytes induce context‐specific effects on oxygen, pH, and temperature in a hydropeaking reservoir
Dense macrophyte beds are known to produce extreme diurnal oxygen and temperature conditions in shallow lakes. However their influences in managed hydropeaking reservoirs has received…
Publication
Birds optimize fruit size consumed near their geographic range limits
Animals can adjust their diet to maximize energy or nutritional intake. For example, birds often target fruits that match their beak size because those fruits…
Policy Briefing
BRIEF: Moving freshwater species
Why is it so hard to move freshwater species? – Rethinking freshwater translocation processes and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Translocating valued species is…
Summary
BRIEF: Managing native biodiversity on farm
What is native biodiversity and why is it important? And how do you manage biodiversity on your farm? The Farming with Native Biodiversity project created…
Related News
