Ecosystems

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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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Perspectives on the Impact of Sampling Design and Intensity on Soil Microbial Diversity Estimates

Soil bacterial communities have long been recognized as important ecosystem components, and have been the focus of many local and regional studies. However, there is…

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Polygenic basis for adaptive morphological variation in a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand bird, the hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

To predict if a threatened species can adapt to changing selective pressures, it is crucial to understand the genetic basis of adaptive traits, especially in…

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Genomic data of different resolutions reveal consistent inbreeding estimates but contrasting homozygosity landscapes for the threatened Aotearoa New Zealand hihi

Inbreeding can lead to a loss of heterozygosity in a population and when combined with genetic drift may reduce the adaptive potential of a species.…

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Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change, Aotearoa/New Zealand

Situating Māori Ecological Knowledge (MEK) within traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) frameworks, this book recognizes that indigenous ecological knowledge contributes to our understanding of how we…

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Managing and protecting native biodiversity on-farm – what do sheep and beef farmers think?

Despite one-third of New Zealand’s landmass being protected as public conservation land, the country still faces significant conservation challenges. Nearly 50% of the country’s landmass…

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Negative resistance and resilience: biotic mechanisms underpin delayed biological recovery in stream restoration

Traditionally, resistance and resilience are associated with good ecological health, often underpinning restoration goals. However, degraded ecosystems can also be highly resistant and resilient, making…

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Shouldering the burden: social-ecological scale mismatches in wetland ecosystem management in Aotearoa New Zealand

Social-ecological mismatches in scale limit the recovery of ecosystems from environmental degradation, severely impacting the diverse groups who rely on them. Identifying scale mismatches across…

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Climate‐change impacts exacerbate conservation threats in island systems: New Zealand as a case study

Rapid advances in eradicating invasive species from islands are improving conservation outcomes in these biodiversity hotspots. However, recent conservation gains could be reversed not only…

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Realising rangatiratanga to support kaitiakitanga and kaitiaki-led monitoring and reporting systems

In August 2020, New Zealand’s Cabinet approved ‘Te Mana o te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020’ as the strategic framework for biodiversity…

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BOOK: Healthy bee, sick bee: the influence of parasites, pathogens, predators and pesticides on honey bees

In this book, entomologist Phil Lester explores the wonderfully complex and sometimes brutally efficient life history of honey bees, and the problems they face in…

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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

A comparison of the ability of PLFA and 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding to resolve soil community change and predict ecosystem functions

Understanding and Managing Social-Ecological Tipping Points in Primary Industries

Little Adaptive Potential in a Threatened Passerine Bird

Soil microbial functional gene dataset associated with Agathis australis

Thesis: Exploring the impacts of Phytophthora agathidicida on soil bacterial communities associated with kauri (Agathis australis)

Perspectives on the Impact of Sampling Design and Intensity on Soil Microbial Diversity Estimates

Polygenic basis for adaptive morphological variation in a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand bird, the hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

Genomic data of different resolutions reveal consistent inbreeding estimates but contrasting homozygosity landscapes for the threatened Aotearoa New Zealand hihi

Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change, Aotearoa/New Zealand

Managing and protecting native biodiversity on-farm – what do sheep and beef farmers think?

Negative resistance and resilience: biotic mechanisms underpin delayed biological recovery in stream restoration

Shouldering the burden: social-ecological scale mismatches in wetland ecosystem management in Aotearoa New Zealand

Climate‐change impacts exacerbate conservation threats in island systems: New Zealand as a case study

Realising rangatiratanga to support kaitiakitanga and kaitiaki-led monitoring and reporting systems

BOOK: Healthy bee, sick bee: the influence of parasites, pathogens, predators and pesticides on honey bees

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