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…
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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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…
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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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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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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