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Challenging global waste management : bioremediation to detoxify asbestos
(Frontiers Media, 2020-03-04)As the 21st century uncovers ever-increasing volumes of asbestos and asbestos-contaminated waste, we need a new way to stop ‘grandfather’s problem’ from becoming that of our future generations. The production of inexpensive, ... -
Changes in the breeding status of the southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus) colonies on Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
(Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc., 2015)The southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus) is a common species throughout New Zealand, and has a significant presence in Auckland City. Large colonies are present on Rangitoto Island only 8 km from the city’s centre. ... -
Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms and pteridophytes Naturalised or Casual in New Zealand : additional records 2007–2019
(Unitec ePress, 2021-05-05)New records of Naturalised and Casual plants are summarised for the flora of New Zealand during the 13- year period 2007–2019. Seventeen species are reported as fully Naturalised and 209 species are considered to be new ... -
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) ... -
Community attitudes and practices of urban residents regarding predation by pet cats on wildlife : an international comparison
(PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), 2016-04-06)International differences in practices and attitudes regarding pet cats' interactions with wild-life were assessed by surveying citizens from at least two cities in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the USA, China and Japan. ... -
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 ... -
Comparison of paired-and multiple-stimulus preference assessments using a runway task by dogs
(Oklahoma State University, 2021-03-02)Preference assessments identify foods that might be valued by an animal but do not capture differences in the magnitude of value. In combination with demand, the more effort required to acquire the commodity – the more ... -
Comparison of species richness and frequency cover of forest floor plants and lichens in sites invaded and uninvaded by the invasive club moss Selaginella kraussiana (Kunze) A. Braun.
(Polymeria Publishing, 2014-10-14)Selaginella kraussiana, or the African club moss, is a fern ally in the family Selaginellaceae invasive to several countries including New Zealand. This study was carried out to compare species richness and frequency cover ... -
Concordant geographic and genetic structure revealed by genotyping-by-sequencing in a New Zealand marine isopod
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2020-08-26)Population genetic structure in the marine environment can be influenced by lifehistory traits such as developmental mode (biphasic, with distinct adult and larval morphology, and direct development, in which larvae resemble ... -
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, ... -
The corner: Innovative Services
(2011)This paper outlines the history and processes of combining Monty Roberts Join Up method of nonviolent horse education and training (Roberts, 2002, 2008), and Narrative Practice to create Equine Assisted Narrative Practice. ... -
Day-time roost patterns of new and previously translocated North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2023-01-30)Information on the day-time roost areas of North Island brown kiwi (NIBK) (Apteryx mantelli), particularly post-translocation, is limited. This study aimed to determine the day-time roost areas of newly translocated NIBK ... -
Developments in surgical fluid therapy rates in veterinary medicine
(RCVS Knowledge (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons), 2020-07-09)PICO QUESTION: Is there sufficient evidence to show surgical fluid therapy delivered at the recommended 3 mL/kg/hour for cats and 5 mL/kg/hour for dogs leads to a better outcome compared with widely accepted rates of 10 ... -
Diet composition and variability of wild Octopus vulgaris and Alloteuthis media (cephalopoda) paralarvae through a metagenomic lens
(Frontiers Media, 2017-05-27)The high mortality of cephalopod early stages is the main bottleneck to grow them from paralarvae to adults in culture conditions, probably because the inadequacy of the diet that results in malnutrition. Since visual ... -
Discrimination of pollen of New Zealand mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium agg.) and kānuka (Kunzea spp.) (Myrtaceae)
(Public Library of Science, 2022-06-03)The very similar appearance of pollen of the New Zealand Myrtaceous taxa Leptospermum scoparium s.l. (mānuka) and Kunzea spp. (kānuka) has led palynologists to combine them in paleoecological and melissopalynological ... -
Distribution characteristics of unmanaged cat colonies over a 20 year period in Auckland, New Zealand
(Elsevier Ltd, 2013)Cat colony records for the period 1991 to 2011 were used to determine spatial characteristics and relationships between cat colony density, human population, social conditions and the physical environment. Results show ... -
DNA barcodes highlight two clusters within the little penguin (Eudyptula minor): time to reassess species delineation?
(Ornithological Society of New Zealand (Birds New Zealand), 2016-05-20)The use of DNA barcodes (haplotypic variation in a 648 bp segment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I [COI] gene within the mitochondrial genome, starting from base 58 at the 5’ end of the gene) as part of a species ... -
DNA barcoding a relict avifauna: an important tool for systematics and conservation management
(BMC (Biomedical Centre), part of Springer Nature, 2019-02-11)BACKGROUND: DNA barcoding utilises a standardised region of the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene to identify specimens to the species level. It has proven to be an effective tool for identification of avian samples. The ... -
DNA sexing of weka (Gallirallus australis)
(2006)Sexing morphometric birds is problematic, yet it is necessary for the conservation management of many such species, including the endangered weka (Gallirallus australis), a large fl ightless rail endemic to New Zealand. ... -
The earliest collection of an elusive alien? Evidence of early introduction of Chenopodium ficifolium (Chenopodiaceae) in New Zealand
(M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2020-04-29)Historical records and the current status of Chenopodium ficifolium (Chenopodiaceae) in New Zealand are considered. This species of Eurasian origin was and still is occasionally reported in New Zealand as a casual alien ...