Tools & Technology

Publication

Temporal variation in soil bacterial communities can be confounded with spatial variation

Investigating temporal variation in soil bacterial communities advances our fundamental understanding of the causal processes driving biological variation, and how the composition of these important…

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Expanding general surveillance of invasive species by integrating citizens as both observers and identifiers

Expanding general surveillance can improve invasive species detection to support eradication. Traditionally, citizens report observations to government agencies and mobile-phone-based tools provide incremental submission and…

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Scientifically framed gene drive communication perceived as credible but riskier

Humans have caused a catastrophic decline to animal species and look to emerging technologies to stop the decline. Gene drive is a potential tool that…

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The clock is ticking: Temporally prioritizing eradications on islands

Achieving conservation objectives is time critical, but the vast number of threats and potential actions means some form of ranking is necessary to aid prioritization.…

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Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates

Gene drives offer a potentially revolutionary method for pest control over large spatial extents. These genetic modifications spread deleterious variants through a population and have…

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Data Set

BRIEF: Predators beware – Swarms of intelligent drones are coming

Advances in artificial intelligence, sensors, and robotics technologies could enhance the way we search for and remove invasive predators from Aotearoa NZ. A multidisciplinary team…

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Webinar

Barcoding technologies and pipelines

Wananga 4: Barcoding technologies and pipelines Te Tiriti-guided national DNA reference library wānanga series** Facilitators: Dr Manpreet Dhami; Manaaki Whenua and Dr Leilani Walker…

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Crazy & Ambitious 4: A values-based biosecurity risk assessment framework

Online presentation from Crazy & Ambitious 4: A values-based biosecurity risk assessment framework, with John Kean, AgResearch.

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Anuhe Tawatawa, e!

Anuhe, tawatawa e! (Anuhe, mottled like the skin of a mackerel) – he pukapuka tēnei e whakamānawa ana i ngā mahi a Symon (Ngāi Te…

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Webinar

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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Healthy Bee, Sick Bee: The Influence of parasites, pathogens, predators and pesticides on honey bees

Phil Lester’s first book, The Vulgar Wasp, was about one of the world’s most hated insects. His second is about just the opposite – the honey…

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Biotechnologies in pest wasp control: taking the sting out of pest management for Māori businesses?

In Aotearoa New Zealand, the government’s ambitious target of becoming “predator-free” by 2050 has reignited public discussion on biotechnologies. The disproportionate abundance of German and…

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Mitonuclear interactions, mtDNA-mediated thermal plasticity and implications for the Trojan Female Technique for pest control

Here we test whether the male-sterilizing effects previously associated with the mt:Cyt-b mutation are consistent across three thermal and three nuclear genomic contexts. The effects of this…

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Media

‘Instruction manual’ to kauri dieback pathogen uncovered

In a world first, researchers have decoded the genome of the pathogen that causes kauri dieback. RNZ spoke to Nari Williams (Plant & Food Research).

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Webinar

Guiding biodiversity efforts using a remote sensing and machine learning approach

The Eco-index team are developing novel remote sensing technology for understanding and guiding biodiversity enhancement efforts across Aotearoa New Zealand. Our goal is to autonomously…

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Ecological State Assessment Tool (ESAT): a cross-cultural natural resource management tool from Aotearoa, New Zealand

A cross-cultural approach to conservation and natural resource management will enable resource managers to access the full potential of dual knowledge epistemologies and facilitate genuine…

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Temporal variation in soil bacterial communities can be confounded with spatial variation

Expanding general surveillance of invasive species by integrating citizens as both observers and identifiers

Scientifically framed gene drive communication perceived as credible but riskier

The clock is ticking: Temporally prioritizing eradications on islands

Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates

BRIEF: Predators beware – Swarms of intelligent drones are coming

Barcoding technologies and pipelines

Crazy & Ambitious 4: A values-based biosecurity risk assessment framework

Anuhe Tawatawa, e!

Crazy & Ambitious 3 – 2022

Healthy Bee, Sick Bee: The Influence of parasites, pathogens, predators and pesticides on honey bees

Biotechnologies in pest wasp control: taking the sting out of pest management for Māori businesses?

Mitonuclear interactions, mtDNA-mediated thermal plasticity and implications for the Trojan Female Technique for pest control

‘Instruction manual’ to kauri dieback pathogen uncovered

Guiding biodiversity efforts using a remote sensing and machine learning approach

Ecological State Assessment Tool (ESAT): a cross-cultural natural resource management tool from Aotearoa, New Zealand

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