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The influence of Hoki fishing vessels on Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) distribution at sea
(Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 1997-09)
The Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica) population is thought to have increased significantly in recent decades, perhaps as a result of increased food in the form of waste from fishing vessels. A survey of Westland ...
A preliminary analysis of habitat use of Oligosoma nigriplantare nigriplantare on Rangatira Island
(Lincoln University.Ecology and Entomology Group., 1997-04)
Purification of a stage-specific lectin receptor from the sheep uterus
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Prenatal mortality in sheep has been estimated to be as high as 30 % of all conceptions with much of the loss occurring before the eighteenth day of gestation. It is possible that the receptive stage of the endometrium to ...
The importance of fisheries waste in the diet of Westland Petrels (Procellaria westlandica)
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Westland petrels Procellaria westlandica breed only near Punakaiki on the West Coast of New Zealand. About 80 km offshore from their breeding colony, New Zealand's largest commercial fishery (for hoki Macruronus novaezelandiae) ...
Ultraviolet-B radiation and its effects on New Zealand trees
(Lincoln University, 1997)
This thesis explores the physical attributes of the ultraviolet-B (UV-B; 280-320 nm) environment in New Zealand and the effects of UV-B on the growth and physiology of native tree species.
The role that clouds play in ...
Abundance, activity and distribution of soil-surface arthropod predators in arable farmland
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Intensive agricultural techniques, such as the high input of pesticides has caused increasing pest problems in arable agroecosystems. In New Zealand, biodiversity and sustainability in agroecosystems have become important ...
Westland petrels and the hoki fishery: determining co-occurrence using satellite telemetry
(Lincoln University. Ecology and Entomology Group., 1997-02)
Project: Westland petrels were tracked by satellite and the tracks followed by the birds compared to the distribution of hoki fishing vessels. The proportion of time that Westland petrels spent in the vicinity of fishing ...
A survey of the birds, lizards and mammals of Motunau Island, Canterbury, New Zealand, with emphasis on the effects of vegetation change on the breeding success of burrowing seabirds
(Ecology and Entomology Group, Lincoln University, 1997-04)
An ecological survey of Motunau Island was carried out between 1958 and 1962 at the time rabbits were exterminated from the island. Since then the vegetation has changed from one dominated by native plants, to one dominated ...