Host, Pathogen & Environment 2022
The ‘Host, Pathogen and Environment’ team is focusing on the ‘disease triangle’: host susceptibility, the pathogen and the right environment for disease expression. They are…
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Guiding biodiversity efforts using a remote sensing and machine learning approach
The Eco-index team are developing novel remote sensing technology for understanding and guiding biodiversity enhancement efforts across Aotearoa New Zealand. Our goal is to autonomously…
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A joint declaration regarding a unified approach to: Principles of Environmental Data Architecture in Aotearoa NZ
On 10 August, 2021, the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge’s Eco-index programme facilitated an online workshop across various government agencies, universities, CRIs, councils and businesses…
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Ecological State Assessment Tool (ESAT): a cross-cultural natural resource management tool from Aotearoa, New Zealand
A cross-cultural approach to conservation and natural resource management will enable resource managers to access the full potential of dual knowledge epistemologies and facilitate genuine…
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The recovery of functional diversity with restoration
Ecological restoration aims at recovering biodiversity in degraded ecosystems, and it is commonly assessed via species richness. However, it is unclear whether increasing species richness…
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Is provenance or phylogeny a better predictor of growth and survival of a soil pathogen in leaf litter?
Exotic plants have the potential to increase pathogen inoculum that can affect native plants. New Zealand’s iconic kauri tree (Agathis australis) is threatened by disease…
Policy Briefing
Vulnerability of freshwater ecosystems to tipping points
Identifying ecosystem characteristics that underpin vulnerability will facilitate more directed management and better policy to protect against tipping points. University of Canterbury Professor of Freshwater…
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Tuākana/Teina Water Warriors Project: A collaborative learning model integrating mātauranga Māori and science
The Water Warriors is a collaborative project between Te Pā o Rākaihautū and Hagley Community College that was established to look after the waterways and…
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Community type and disturbance type interact to determine disturbance response: implications for extending the environmental filter metaphor
Ecological disturbances act as environmental filters by removing species with particular characteristics, resulting in community types associated with different disturbance histories. However, studies to date…
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Upscaling restoration of native biodiversity: A New Zealand perspective
Efforts are being made to upscale restoration of New Zealand’s native ecosystems. Success depends, however, on consideration of several key issues that need to be…
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Complementarity of indigenous and western scientific approaches for monitoring forest state
Cross-cultural environmental monitoring systems inform on a broad suite of indicators relevant to both scientific and local communities. In this study, we used forest-plot-based survey…
Presentation
Extracting and cryopreserving embryonic axes
Presented at the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment, online conference 2021. Cryopreservation offers a method of conserving exceptional species long term…
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DNA metabarcoding as a tool for invertebrate community monitoring: a case study comparison with conventional techniques
When conserving native biodiversity, it is particularly important to consider invertebrates, a diverse and functionally important component of biodiversity. However, their inclusion in monitoring and…
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Hōhonu – deepening Te Ao Māori within Aotearoa New Zealand’s environmental restoration work
I te timatanga, ko Māori te mātauranga tuatahi o Aotearoa Te Ao Māori was the first lore of environmental caretaking in Aotearoa New Zealand.…
Tool or Model
Farming with Native Biodiversity website
The overarching goal of this project was to develop enduring resources and capabilities that created a step-change for native biodiversity within pastoral farm systems. …
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Embedding indigenous principles in genomic research of culturally significant species: a conservation genomics case study
Indigenous peoples around the world are leading discusions regarding genomic research of humans, and more recently, species of cultural significance, to ensure the ethical and…
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