Hōhonu: Deepening Te Ao Māori within Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental restoration work
I hangaia a Hōhonu hei tautoko i te hunga tiaki taiao. Hōhonu is a new tool to help those working in environmental stewardship, and specifically…
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A Systematic Review of Sources of Variability and Uncertainty in eDNA Data for Environmental Monitoring
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is becoming a standard tool in environmental monitoring that aims to quantify spatiotemporal variation for the measurement and prediction of ecosystem change.…
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Environmental DNA sampling detects between-habitat variation in soil arthropod communities, but is a poor indicator of fine-scale spatial and seasonal variation
Arthropods have been useful and important ecological indicators of environmental change, but morphological identification of key groups is labour-intensive and expertise-demanding. Molecular methods using environmental…
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Use of Sonication for Enhanced Sampling of Attached Microbes from Groundwater Systems
The vast majority of microorganisms in aquifers live as biofilms on sediment surfaces, which presents significant challenges for sampling as only the suspended microbes will…
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Diatom nutrient requirements change with lake nutrient limitation and enrichment in New Zealand dune lakes.
Nutrients are important determinants of diatom growth in lakes, and diatoms are considered reliable indicators of changing lake nutrient concentrations and eutrophication. However, diatom ecologies…
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The potential role of biotic interactions in stream restoration
Biotic interactions perform an important role in structuring freshwater communities; however, these are rarely considered during stream restoration. Degraded stream communities are often dominated by…
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Contribution of Indigenous Peoples’ understandings and relational frameworks to invasive alien species management
Introduced species that spread and become invasive are recognised as a major threat to global biological diversity, ecosystem resilience and economic stability. Eradication is often…
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Unintended consequences of planting native and non-native trees in treeless ecosystems to mitigate climate change
Naturally treeless ecosystems are being replaced by native and non-native trees worldwide, often through deliberate afforestation using forestry tree species. By introducing species having novel…
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Te Taiao Collectives Network – Wānanga Summary Reports
Te Taiao Collectives Network was established as a pilot project to understand the potential for a shared learning network to support collectives to achieve their…
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BRIEF: Motivating Urban Residents to Volunteer for Waterway Restoration
Volunteers from local communities can play an important role in restoring freshwater systems in cities. But how can local organisations attract and retain volunteers?This research…
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De-novo assembly of a reference genome for a critically threatened Aotearoa New Zealand tree species, Syzygium maire (Myrtaceae)
Aotearoa New Zealand’s swamp forests have experienced significant habitat loss in fewer than two hundred years. Many of the country’s tree species are endemic with…
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Crazy & Ambitious 4: Restorative – Collective Action
Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Restorative – Collective Action, with Kiely McFarlane, Cawthron Institute
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Kaurilands Summit 2021
Over 120 attendees representing community groups, iwi, research organisations, councils and government agencies came together online for the inaugural Kauriland Summit in June 2021. The…
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Kaurilands Summit 3 – 2023
A playlist of presentations given at the Kaurilands Summit 3 held by Ngā Rākau Taketake, 9 – 12 May 2023, at Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei.
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Opinion: Without the right financial strategies, NZ’s climate change efforts will remain unfinished business
When it comes to climate change, money talks. Climate finance is critical for enabling a low-emissions transition. This involves investment and expenditure — public, private,…
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Past, present and two potential futures for managing New Zealand’s mammalian pests
In 2003, a review of how introduced mammals were managed as pests in New Zealand was published. Since then trends for the control of these mammals…
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