Ecosystems

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Interactions between Unionida and non-native species: A global meta-analysis

Understanding the multiple agents of decline is important for the conservation of globally threatened Unionida (Class Bivalvia), but threats from non‐native species have received limited…

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The threat of a major tree pathogen to forest soil mesofauna food webs and ecosystem functioning

This research focuses on the impact of Phytophthora agathidicida on the soil mesofauna community structure, functional feeding groups and energy fluxes in kauri forests, for kauri…

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Using soil bacterial communities to predict physico-chemical variables and soil quality

Soil ecosystems consist of complex interactions between biological communities and physico-chemical variables, all of which contribute to the overall quality of soils. Despite this, changes…

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DNA metabarcoding of prey reveals spatial, temporal and diet partitioning of an island ecosystem by four invasive wasps

Invasive alien species can cause detrimental changes in native ecosystems, but our understanding of the interactions between multiple exotic species is limited. To evaluate the…

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Weaving place-based knowledge for culturally significant species in the age of genomics: Looking to the past to navigate the future

Relationships with place provide critical context for characterizing biocultural diversity. Yet, genetic and genomic studies are rarely informed by Indigenous or local knowledge, processes, and…

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Social–ecological connections across land, water, and sea demand a reprioritization of environmental management

Despite many sectors of society striving for sustainability in environmental management, humans often fail to identify and act on the connections and processes responsible for…

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Understanding farmer behaviour: A psychological approach to encouraging pro-biodiversity actions on-farm

Understanding farmer behaviour and drivers for behaviour change will be the key to bringing about practice change, such as increasing management and enhancement of native…

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Is the past recoverable from the data? Pseudoproxy modelling of uncertainties in palaeoecological data

There is growing concern about the response of contemporary ecosystems to increasing and novel anthropogenic pressures and environmental conditions. Palaeoecology is crucial to understanding how…

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Ecosystem-size relationships of river populations and communities

Knowledge of ecosystem-size influences on river populations and communities is integral to the balancing of human and environmental needs for water. The multiple dimensions of…

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Conservation translocations of fauna in Aotearoa New Zealand: a review

There have been numerous declines and extinctions of native fauna in Aotearoa New Zealand since human settlement. Against this background of loss there have been…

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BROCHURE: The Eco-index: A tool to guide investment in biodiversity restoration

We have expertise in Aotearoa New Zealand ecology, sustainability, economics, social science, communication, database infrastructure, artificial intelligence, statistical modelling and strategy. Our 2020-2024 programme is…

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Farming with Native Biodiversity – Rauropi Māori me ahuwhenua

We believe farming can help Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment thrive. And this is essential to us all thriving. Our goal is to develop…

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Webinar

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Social-ecological relationships driving ecosystem regeneration

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Social-ecological relationships driving ecosystem regeneration, with Danielle Shanahan, Zealandia and Joanne Clapcott, Cawthron Institute.

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Te maunga e tautari mai naa

Te maunga e tautari mai naa – he pukapuka teenei e whakamaanawa ana i ngaa mahi tiaki kiwi na Maia Hauata (Ngāti Apakura, Waikato-Maniapoto, Ngāti…

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Crazy & Ambitious 4 – 2024

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge conference, Crazy & Ambitious 3. 24 – 27 May 2022, at Te Papa,…

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Landholder participation in regional-scale control of invasive predators: an adaptable landscape model

We developed a spatially explicit model to estimate the effects of varying levels of landholder participation in landscape-scale programs to control invasive predators. We demonstrate…

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Interactions between Unionida and non-native species: A global meta-analysis

The threat of a major tree pathogen to forest soil mesofauna food webs and ecosystem functioning

Using soil bacterial communities to predict physico-chemical variables and soil quality

DNA metabarcoding of prey reveals spatial, temporal and diet partitioning of an island ecosystem by four invasive wasps

Weaving place-based knowledge for culturally significant species in the age of genomics: Looking to the past to navigate the future

Social–ecological connections across land, water, and sea demand a reprioritization of environmental management

Understanding farmer behaviour: A psychological approach to encouraging pro-biodiversity actions on-farm

Is the past recoverable from the data? Pseudoproxy modelling of uncertainties in palaeoecological data

Ecosystem-size relationships of river populations and communities

Conservation translocations of fauna in Aotearoa New Zealand: a review

BROCHURE: The Eco-index: A tool to guide investment in biodiversity restoration

Farming with Native Biodiversity – Rauropi Māori me ahuwhenua

Crazy & Ambitious 4: Social-ecological relationships driving ecosystem regeneration

Te maunga e tautari mai naa

Crazy & Ambitious 4 – 2024

Landholder participation in regional-scale control of invasive predators: an adaptable landscape model

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