Ecosystems

Report

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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Summary

Roles of restoration collectives – poster for print

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Media

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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Publication

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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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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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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Publication

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

SO2 scoping panel report

This report was put together by the Strategic Outcome 2 group, focused on environmental stewardship and kaitiakitanga. Scoping panel reports are documents that paint a…

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Webinar

Sensing Wetlands

Kevan Cote explains how the Eco-index team are using remote sensing data (satellites and AI) to detect wetlands across Aotearoa. Presented at the Wetlands…

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Publication

Metabarcoding monitoring analysis: the pros and cons of using co-extracted environmental DNA and RNA data to assess offshore oil production impacts on benthic communities

Sequencing environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly being used as an alternative to traditional morphological-based identification to characterize biological assemblages and monitor anthropogenic impacts in marine…

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Assessment of the ecohydrological functioning of Otakairangi Wetland, Northland

Crazy & Ambitious: Te Karanga o Ngā Tuna

Roles of restoration collectives – poster for print

Opinion: Without the right financial strategies, NZ’s climate change efforts will remain unfinished business

Past, present and two potential futures for managing New Zealand’s mammalian pests

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

SO2 scoping panel report

Sensing Wetlands

Metabarcoding monitoring analysis: the pros and cons of using co-extracted environmental DNA and RNA data to assess offshore oil production impacts on benthic communities

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