Ecosystems

Taking a holistic look at environmental research.

BioHeritage students’ talent recognised

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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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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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Values and human interrelationships with nature

People in Nature (PiN) aims to improve our understanding of the interrelationships between people and nature, focussing on the material use of nature by people…
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Aspect has a greater impact on alpine soil bacterial community structure than elevation.

Gradients in environmental conditions, including climate factors and resource availability, occur along mountain inclines, providing a ‘natural laboratory’ to explore their combined impacts on microbial…
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Strong fitness differences impede coexistence between an alien water fern (Azolla pinnata R. Br.) and its native congener (Azolla rubra R. Br.) in New Zealand

Despite considerable evidence that alien plants impact the fecundity, productivity and abundance of native plant species, support for alien plant species causing the widespread decline…
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Evaluation of a traditional Māori harvesting method for sampling kōura (freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops planifrons) and toi toi (bully, Gobiomorphus spp.) populations in two New Zealand streams

Representative sampling of crayfish in streams is often impractical, especially in non-wadable habitats, or in areas with soft substrates. Whakaweku are artificial habitats made from…
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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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