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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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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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New Zealand ecosanctuaries: types, attributes and outcomes

We define an ecosanctuary in a New Zealand context as ‘a project larger than 25 ha implementing multi-species, pest mammal control for ecosystem recovery objectives,…
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BRIEF: Providing new information to guide Ecosystem Reconstruction

The Eco-index initiative provides a digital toolkit to help decision-makers across many sectors to level-up their biodiversity planning & ecosystem reconstruction efforts.
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Restoring nature together / Te mahi ngātahi ki te whakaora ake i te ao tūroa

New Zealanders care greatly about Aotearoa’s biological heritage – our nature, our culture – and thousands of people invest time and effort to reverse its…
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Crazy & Ambitious 4: Bio-cultural biodiversity monitoring

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: Bio-cultural approach to biodiversity monitoring, with Dion Pou, Te Atatu Marae Whanau Committee and Rivercare Te Wai o…
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Diverse perspectives on the role of trout in Aotearoa New Zealand’s biological heritage

We present qualitative data from interviews undertaken with 13 freshwater knowledge holders. Interviewees included Māori knowledge holders, salmonid fishery managers, indigenous freshwater biodiversity managers, and…
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Crazy & Ambitious 3 – 2022

A playlist of presentations given at New Zealand’s Biological Heritage Science Challenge online conference, Crazy & Ambitious 3. 24 – 27 May 2022. This event…
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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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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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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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