Browsing Natural Sciences by Subject "050202 Conservation and Biodiversity"
Now showing items 1-20 of 36
-
Advancing local marine protection, cross cultural collaboration and dialogue in Northland
(Unitec ePress, 2015-01-15)Summarising findings and observations arising from the Advancing marine protection through cross-cultural dialogue project, this research report examines community-driven, collaborative marine protection campaigns currently ... -
Alien Nation : art serving science and science serving art
(2017-12-13)New Zealand has stringent biosecurity measures to prevent and manage the invasion of new organisms, many of which have harmful effects on human health, wealth and culture, or the natural environment. However, public ... -
Assessing pollinators’ use of floral resource subsidies in agri-environment schemes: An illustration using Phacelia tanacetifolia and honeybees
(2016-11-15)BACKGROUND: Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are frequently used in agriculture for pollination services because of their abundance, generalist floral preferences, ease of management and hive transport. However, their ... -
An assessment of risk pathways for the spread of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) and rainbow skinks (Lampropholis delicata) by commercial businesses in the eastern Rodney district, New Zealand to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf
(Auckland Council Biosecurity-Environmental Sciences Division, 2015)The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park encompasses an area of over one million hectares and includes a group of islands, some of which are classified as ‘pest-free’ (Department of Conservation, DOC, n.d.). Due to historical, ecological, ... -
An assessment of risk pathways from commercial businesses to pest-free islands of the Hauraki Gulf
(2014)Argentine ants Rainbow skinks Human mediated dispersal Presence & absence Risk assessment scores Very high risk businesses Recommendations -
Biology is not alone : the interdisciplinary nature of biosecurity
(Unitec ePress, 2015-09-01)Recognition and management of anthropogenic environmental impacts as ‘biosecurity’ is a relatively new concept to our society. Although biosecurity risks are based on biological impacts, biosecurity management is truly ... -
Biosecurity awareness of ferry passengers travelling to islands in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.
(Auckland Council Environmental Sciences (Biosecurity), 2016)Protection of the islands of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, particularly those that are ‘Pest Free’, from the impacts of invasive organisms is vital for the ongoing management of New Zealand native species. It is well known ... -
Biosecurity awareness of ferry passengers travelling to selected islands in the Hauraki Gulf.
(2017-08)A SURVEY: Auckland council summer studentship 2016/17 . -
Can ecosystem-scale translocations mitigate the impact of climate change on terrestrial biodiversity? : promises, pitfalls, and possibilities
(F1000 Research Ltd, 2016-03-07)Because ecological interactions are the first components of the ecosystem to be impacted by climate change, future forms of threatened-species and ecosystem management should aim at conserving complete, functioning communities ... -
Can models be used successfully to mimic the real thing to prevent canine predation of an endangered species?
(2013)Dogs pose a significant threat to kiwi (Apteryx spp.) through predation. In an attempt to balance kiwi conservation and the need for dogs to be used for hunting purposes in kiwi habitat, the New Zealand Department of ... -
Co-governance and local empowerment? Conservation Partnership Frameworks and Marine Protection at Mimiwhangata, New Zealand
(Routledge, 2014-11-07)This study examines the conservation partnership activities conducted as part of the Mimiwhangata marine reserve project. This project involved the formation of a partnership between the Department of Conservation (DOC) ... -
The community-conservation conundrum : is citizen science the answer?
(MDPI (Molecular Diversity Preservation International and Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2016-10-31)Public participation theory assumes that empowering communities leads to enduring support for new initiatives. The New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy, approved in 2000, embraces this assumption and includes goals for ... -
Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous lichens and lichenicolous fungi, 2018
(New Zealand. Department of Conservation, 2018-12-03)The conservation status of all known New Zealand lichen and lichenicolous fungus taxa was reassessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). The names of 176 taxa have changed, 233 taxa have been added ... -
Conservation status of New Zealand lichens
(International Society for Fungal Conservation, 2013)The first listing of the conservation status of lichens indigenous to the New Zealand Botanical Region was recently published (de Lange et al. 2012). The New Zealand Department of Conservation sponsored the threat listing, ... -
Detecting the spread of a known rainbow skink (Lampropholis delicata) population over an island.
(2014)L. delicata characteristics Tryphena, Great Barrier Island Results -
Dissemination of biosecurity information for passengers travelling to pest-free islands in the Hauraki Gulf. Preliminary report
(Auckland Council (N.Z.), 2018)This report aims to measure the effectiveness of biosecurity information dissemination within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park (HGMP). Passengers visiting pest-free islands within the HGMP may not be practising recommended ... -
Distribution of Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) and Rainbow skink (Lampropholis delicata) in selected locations in the Rodney district, Auckland
(2014)Distribution maps of areas where present. -
The indigenous vascular flora of the domain of Anela (Sardinia, Italy)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2018-12-11)The importance of mountains for plant diversity and richness is underestimated, particularly when transition zones between different bioclimates are present along altitudinal gradients. Here we present the first floristic ... -
Integrated conservation : the insitu/exsitu bridge
(2017-04) Conservation based themed exhibits Interpretation and engagement Education programmes Associate shops and catering facilities with conservation programmes Raise funds to support field conservation projects ... -
Iwi and local government partnerships in biosecurity : a case study of Te Arawa Catfish Killas in response to a pest fish incursion in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
(Unitec ePress, 2021-05-05)Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand and throughout the country, local government relationships with hapū (a group or family from a common ancestor) and iwi (a post-colonial term for groups of hapū who have common ...