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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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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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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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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Small mammal control research priorities
Results of a survey assessing the research topics that are most important to improve currently available tools for small mammal pest control.
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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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A comparison of the ability of PLFA and 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding to resolve soil community change and predict ecosystem functions
Soil bacterial community structure has traditionally been measured using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiling. However, with the development of high-throughput sequencing technologies and metabarcoding techniques,…
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Understanding and Managing Social-Ecological Tipping Points in Primary Industries
Global environmental change and humanity’s growing demands for resources have generated concerns regarding how much pressure Earth systems can absorb without drastic, potentially irreversible consequences.…
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Little Adaptive Potential in a Threatened Passerine Bird
Threatened species face numerous threats, including future challenges triggered by global change. A possible way to cope with these challenges is through adaptive evolution, which…
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Soil microbial functional gene dataset associated with Agathis australis
Agathis australis (kauri), is currently facing a threat from Phytophthora agathidicida, causing kauri dieback disease and reducing the kauri tree population. Only 1% of the…
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Thesis: Exploring the impacts of Phytophthora agathidicida on soil bacterial communities associated with kauri (Agathis australis)
This study used 16S rRNA gene sequencing to examine the impact of P. agathidicida on the soil bacteria of ~700 kauri trees in the Waitākere…
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