Department of Pest Management and Conservation
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The Department of Pest Management and Conservation carries out research and teaching in the following specialist areas: Animal behavior; Conservation and biodiversity; Ecological restoration; Evolutionary biology; Fire ecology; Molecular ecology; Plant microbiology; Plant pathology; Remediation of degraded and contaminated land; Soil ecology; Sustainable agriculture and ecosystem services; Wildlife and pest management.
Recent Submissions
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A taxonomically detailed and large-scale view of the factors affecting the distribution and abundance of tree species planted in private gardens of Christchurch city, New Zealand
(PeerJ, 2021-03-26)A city’s planted trees, the great majority of which are in private gardens, play a fundamental role in shaping a city’s wild ecology, ecosystem functioning, and ecosystem services. However, studying tree diversity across ... -
Ecological restoration at Matawai Park: reconciling management and forest ecology: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Resource Studies with Honours
(Lincoln University, 1997)In lowland areas of New Zealand agricultural systems have largely replaced the indigenous biota. Ecological restoration efforts in Christchurch and its surrounds are attempts to bring indigenous biota back into human ... -
Climate-change impacts exacerbate conservation threats in island systems: New Zealand as a case study
(Wiley on behalf of the Ecological Society of America, 2021-02-09)Rapid advances in eradicating invasive species from islands are improving conservation outcomes in these biodiversity hotspots. However, recent conservation gains could be reversed not only by future invasions from non-native ... -
An improved clearing and staining protocol for evaluation of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation in darkly pigmented woody roots
(New Zealand Plant Protection Society (Inc.), 2020-01-27)Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) establish symbiotic interactions with the roots of vascular plants, including grapevines. Verifying AMF colonisation routinely requires establishing the presence of hyphae, arbuscules and ... -
Applied research to progress and support close-to-market pest control tools and their strategic application
(Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and Lincoln University, 2017-11)Recent allocation of research funding from New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge (NZBH-NSC) has focused on high-tech solutions for pest management in New Zealand. However, stakeholders have expressed ...