Ecosystems

Taking a holistic look at environmental research.

Is “Predator free” missing a predator?

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A Paracrangonyx species. Image thanks to Graham Fenwick, NIWA

Endemic groundwater species stay close to home

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Non-productive vegetation can increase vital services on farms

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Eco-index: a new name for a BioHeritage programme aimed at bolstering biodiversity

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Bringing impact to the fore at Eco-index

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Climate change research in NZ – a particularly useful review

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FNC co-leads

Farming & Nature Conservation attracts over $2.7 million in co-funding

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Collective action for the Ōpāwaho River

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Kanakana Papercraft Competition

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A voice for the river: Collective restoration by the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network

This study is one of three exemplar studies of restoration collectives within BioHeritage Strategic Outcome 6 ‘Pathways to Ecosystem Regeneration’. This strategic outcome focuses on…
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From pine to pasture: land use history has long-term impacts on soil bacterial community composition and functional potential

Bacterial communities are crucial to soil ecosystems and are known to be sensitive to environmental changes. However, our understanding of how present-day soil bacterial communities…
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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…
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