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Seasonal below-ground carbon balance for Pinus radiata trees growing at ambient and elevated CO₂ concentration
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Atmospheric CO₂ concentration is increasing at c. 0.5% y⁻¹, predominantly as the consequence of fossil fuel combustion and deforestation. By the end of the 21st century, based on current emission rates, the atmospheric CO₂ ...
User perceptions of computer speed
(Lincoln University, 1999)
Delays in response times experienced when using a computer can be caused by many factors. One such factor is if the computer is connected to a local area network. Performance measures for a network do not give any indication ...
Agrichemical spray drift and odour
(Lincoln University, 1997)
Many agrichemical sprays, in particular some herbicides and insecticides, result in a strong odour when applied by either ground or aerial spraying techniques. This odour may be evident downwind from the application site ...
The Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary : a recreation - conservation conflict
(Lincoln University, 1996)
The Hector's dolphin Marine Mammal Sanctuary was established around Banks Peninsula, on the East Coast of New Zealand's South Island, in December 1988. The sanctuary was established to protect the local population of the ...
Factors influencing problem recognition in an environment of uncertainty
(Lincoln University, 1995)
Participation in agrichemical training courses and awareness of the benefits of information on safe and efficient agrichemical use and management is ultimately dependant upon recognition of a need or a desire for such ...
Housie as leisure pursuit for older working class women
(Lincoln University, 1999)
This study investigates the involvement of a group of Christchurch women, sixty five years and over, in the game of housie as a way of exploring the meaning these women ascribe to their leisure behaviour and the role of ...
The role of quantitative analysis (specifically capital investment appraisal) in the process of strategic investment decision-making : New Zealand evidence
(Lincoln University, 1997)
The opinions of scholars differ regarding the role of capital investment appraisal in strategic investment decision-making. Finance academics regard financial analysis as an active process that both influences and contributes ...
The role of capital formation in contributing to sustainable community forestry in Nepal
(Lincoln University, 1999)
The Nepalese Forest Act 1993 clearly identifies the roles and rights of forest user groups (FUG’s) and gives them the legal right to manage all forest products from their forests in return for forest protection. In the ...
Disaggregating the purchasing determinants of red meat : attributes important in the consumer's red meat purchasing process : an analysis of twelve commonly purchased meat cuts and consumer segmentation study
(Lincoln University, 1994)
This study explores the purchasing determinants affecting red meat in New Zealand. Particular emphasis is placed on disaggregating the attributes determining meat consumption, allowing a better understanding of the causal ...
Physiological and genetic aspects of herbicide resistance in giant buttercup (Ranunculus acris L. subsp. acris)
(Lincoln University, 1991)
Giant buttercup, (Ranunculus acris L. subsp. acris), has become a major weed of dairy pastures traditionally controlled by application of the chloro-phenoxy herbicide MCPA. A population of giant buttercup was confirmed as ...