Ecosystems

Publication

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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Collective action to eradicate rats and mustelids from a large, peopled landscape: A social-ecological approach

The control or eradication of introduced mammalian predators is one of the most urgent tasks for conserving native wildlife in Aotearoa New Zealand (Elliot et…

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Non-production vegetation has a positive effect on ecological processes in agroecosystems

An ever-expanding human population, ongoing global climatic changes, and the spread of intensive farming practices is putting increasing pressure on agroecosystems and the inherent biodiversity…

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Biotic interactions could control colonization success during stream restoration

Biotic interactions involved in colonization are likely important if tolerant aquatic taxa, which have settled first, prevent desired taxa from colonizing when conditions improve. These…

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Species traits and community structure can drive large-scale spatial propagation of effects in ecosystems

Species can directly and indirectly affect others across communities and habitats, yet the spatial scale over which such effects spread remains unclear. This uncertainty arises…

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Policy Briefing

BRIEF: Freshwater for our Taonga

The quality of freshwater in Aotearoa continues to decline. While many research programmes examine how to reverse this trend using waterway attributes, few have investigated…

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Summary

BRIEF: Supporting native biodiversity management on farms

Farmers can play an important part in caring for and revitalising our natural environment. This pilot project bridged the gap between science and farm systems…

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BRIEF: Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network

Across Aotearoa New Zealand, collectives of community groups, iwi, councils, businesses, and others are joining forces to enhance ecosystem regeneration.

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Assessment of the ecohydrological functioning of Otakairangi Wetland, Northland

Otakairangi is the largest wetland remnant on the floodplain of Northland’s Wairua River near Hikurangi. Extensive peat deposits many metres deep accumulated over thousands of…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious: Te Karanga o Ngā Tuna

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Te Karanga o Ngā Tuna – Mana Whakahaere in Action, with Wikitōria Tāne, Poto Davis, Zane Eramiha and…

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Roles of restoration collectives – poster for print

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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

Collective action to eradicate rats and mustelids from a large, peopled landscape: A social-ecological approach

Non-production vegetation has a positive effect on ecological processes in agroecosystems

Biotic interactions could control colonization success during stream restoration

Species traits and community structure can drive large-scale spatial propagation of effects in ecosystems

BRIEF: Freshwater for our Taonga

BRIEF: Supporting native biodiversity management on farms

BRIEF: Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network

Assessment of the ecohydrological functioning of Otakairangi Wetland, Northland

Crazy & Ambitious: Te Karanga o Ngā Tuna

Roles of restoration collectives – poster for print

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