Ecosystems

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A demographic model to support customary management of a culturally important waterfowl species

Scientific support invited by Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) to assist with customary environmental management can improve conservation and community livelihoods. For example, demographic…

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Ecological importance of the Myrtaceae in New Zealand’s natural forests

The Myrtaceae is a woody family that plays an important role in forest ecosystems globally. The recent spread of myrtle rust, caused by a fungal…

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SO6 scoping panel report

This report was put together by the Strategic Outcome 6 group, focused on quantifying social-ecological linkages. Scoping panel reports are documents that paint a picture…

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Mātauranga Māori: shaping marine and freshwater futures

This special issue brings together rich and diverse experiences and opinions on how mātauranga Māori is informing current, and can inform future, research and decision-making…

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Caring for our special places and relationships

This guidance presents a briefing on the research undertaken by Tapsell (2022) which explored the dual issue of care (for each other and for the…

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Using DNA meta barcoding to assess New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity

High throughput DNA sequencing technology has enabled entire biological communities to be characterised from DNA derived from pools of organisms, such as bulk-collected invertebrates, or…

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Can threatened species adapt in a restored habitat? No expected evolutionary response in lay date for the New Zealand hihi.

Many bird species have been observed shifting their laying date to earlier in the year in response to climate change. However, the vast majority of…

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Interactions between Unionida and non-native species: A global meta-analysis

Understanding the multiple agents of decline is important for the conservation of globally threatened Unionida (Class Bivalvia), but threats from non‐native species have received limited…

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The threat of a major tree pathogen to forest soil mesofauna food webs and ecosystem functioning

This research focuses on the impact of Phytophthora agathidicida on the soil mesofauna community structure, functional feeding groups and energy fluxes in kauri forests, for kauri…

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Using soil bacterial communities to predict physico-chemical variables and soil quality

Soil ecosystems consist of complex interactions between biological communities and physico-chemical variables, all of which contribute to the overall quality of soils. Despite this, changes…

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DNA metabarcoding of prey reveals spatial, temporal and diet partitioning of an island ecosystem by four invasive wasps

Invasive alien species can cause detrimental changes in native ecosystems, but our understanding of the interactions between multiple exotic species is limited. To evaluate the…

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Weaving place-based knowledge for culturally significant species in the age of genomics: Looking to the past to navigate the future

Relationships with place provide critical context for characterizing biocultural diversity. Yet, genetic and genomic studies are rarely informed by Indigenous or local knowledge, processes, and…

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Social–ecological connections across land, water, and sea demand a reprioritization of environmental management

Despite many sectors of society striving for sustainability in environmental management, humans often fail to identify and act on the connections and processes responsible for…

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Understanding farmer behaviour: A psychological approach to encouraging pro-biodiversity actions on-farm

Understanding farmer behaviour and drivers for behaviour change will be the key to bringing about practice change, such as increasing management and enhancement of native…

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Is the past recoverable from the data? Pseudoproxy modelling of uncertainties in palaeoecological data

There is growing concern about the response of contemporary ecosystems to increasing and novel anthropogenic pressures and environmental conditions. Palaeoecology is crucial to understanding how…

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Ecosystem-size relationships of river populations and communities

Knowledge of ecosystem-size influences on river populations and communities is integral to the balancing of human and environmental needs for water. The multiple dimensions of…

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A demographic model to support customary management of a culturally important waterfowl species

Ecological importance of the Myrtaceae in New Zealand’s natural forests

SO6 scoping panel report

Mātauranga Māori: shaping marine and freshwater futures

Caring for our special places and relationships

Using DNA meta barcoding to assess New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity

Can threatened species adapt in a restored habitat? No expected evolutionary response in lay date for the New Zealand hihi.

Interactions between Unionida and non-native species: A global meta-analysis

The threat of a major tree pathogen to forest soil mesofauna food webs and ecosystem functioning

Using soil bacterial communities to predict physico-chemical variables and soil quality

DNA metabarcoding of prey reveals spatial, temporal and diet partitioning of an island ecosystem by four invasive wasps

Weaving place-based knowledge for culturally significant species in the age of genomics: Looking to the past to navigate the future

Social–ecological connections across land, water, and sea demand a reprioritization of environmental management

Understanding farmer behaviour: A psychological approach to encouraging pro-biodiversity actions on-farm

Is the past recoverable from the data? Pseudoproxy modelling of uncertainties in palaeoecological data

Ecosystem-size relationships of river populations and communities

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