Ecosystems

Publication

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…

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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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Summary

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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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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Roles of restoration collectives – poster for print

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Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases

We analyse the data for major patterns in the introduction pathways, highlighting that the specific research question and context determines whether the combined or an…

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Publication

Ethical responsibilities in invasion biology

There is a classic problem in ethics of reconciling the moral standing of collectives (e.g. populations, species and ecosystems) with the moral standing of individuals. We…

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Indigenous peoples: Conservation paradox

The customs and culture of indigenous peoples often reflect a deep knowledge of local biodiversity that leads to ecologically responsible behavior. As a result, conservationists…

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Key biocultural values to guide restoration action and planning in New Zealand

A pluralist and cross-cultural approach that accommodates differing values while encouraging the collaboration and social cohesion necessary for the complex task of ecological restoration is…

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Media

Myrtle rust found in Christchurch, more expected in region

Myrtle rust has been found on a hedge in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, the furthest south an established infection of the plant disease has been seen. RNZ spoke…

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Voicing stakeholder visions for biodiversity indicators: a framework using content analysis

Aotearoa New Zealand’s Eco-index research programme is developing a 100-year national biodiversity vision. The purpose of the vision is to establish a concrete restoration goal that…

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Promoting social and environmental justice to support Indigenous partnerships in urban ecosystem restoration

Urban ecological restoration typically employs western science approaches to restore degraded ecosystems. As yet, few restoration groups acknowledge the history of these degraded urban sites,…

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Non-production vegetation has a positive effect on ecological processes in agroecosystems

Biotic interactions could control colonization success during stream restoration

Species traits and community structure can drive large-scale spatial propagation of effects in ecosystems

BRIEF: Freshwater for our Taonga

BRIEF: Supporting native biodiversity management on farms

BRIEF: Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network

Assessment of the ecohydrological functioning of Otakairangi Wetland, Northland

Crazy & Ambitious: Te Karanga o Ngā Tuna

Roles of restoration collectives – poster for print

Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases

Ethical responsibilities in invasion biology

Indigenous peoples: Conservation paradox

Key biocultural values to guide restoration action and planning in New Zealand

Myrtle rust found in Christchurch, more expected in region

Voicing stakeholder visions for biodiversity indicators: a framework using content analysis

Promoting social and environmental justice to support Indigenous partnerships in urban ecosystem restoration

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