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Papers presented at the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) Tenth Annual Conference : incorporating the 28th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (Inc.) : Blenheim Country Lodge, June 2004
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, 2004-06)
The main themes for this Conference are: Environmental Research and Use Values, Production, Statistics, Motu, Trade, and Fishing. This discussion paper includes the full text of the following papers: G N Kerr and B M H ...
Geometric morphometrics and molecular systematics of Xanthocnemis sobrina (McLachlan, 1873) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) and comparison to its congeners
(Magnolia Press, 2016-02-09)
The taxonomy of the damselfly genus Xanthocnemis is revised, with particular focus on populations inhabiting the North Island of New Zealand. Earlier studies revealed two species: X. sobrina, restricted to cool, shaded ...
Investigating interactive visualisation in a Cloud computing environment : a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Software and Information Technology with Honours at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Scientists working with large datasets without a desktop with advanced capacity may not be able to visualise the simulation output efficiently. This is because visualisation of large datasets is computationally intensive ...
Akaroa tourism carrying capacity
(Lincoln University. Faculty of Environment, Society and Design., 2009-05)
Akaroa has been an attractive place for settlement since the Polynesian people arrived in New
Zealand many centuries ago. Three successive waves of Maori have inhabited the Akaroa area:
the Waitaha, the Kati Mamoe and then ...
Valuing preferences for environmental sustainability in fruit production by United Kingdom and Japanese consumers
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015-03-10)
Reduction of carbon intensity of high volume grocery products is potentially a major contributor in meeting climate targets. In a choice experiment concerning fruit purchase decisions in the United Kingdom and Japan, this ...
Landscaping Boulder Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand: The emergent and contested classification of authentic heritage baches and an endangered species of penguin
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In a world that is continually ‘coming-into-being’, particular landscapes become sites of contest when inhabitants seek to hold on to certain configurations or re-shape them. Depending on whether they are constitutive of ...
Waiapu River Catchment Study - Final Report
(New Zealand Forest Research Institute, 2012-06-13)
This report presents the work undertaken on the Waiapu River Catchment Study, the purpose of which was to investigate the geophysical, social, cultural, and economic dimensions of the erosion problem in the Waiapu River ...
Effects of social dominance on milk production and grazing behaviour of lactating dairy cows : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
(Lincoln University, 2019)
In this study, three experiments were conducted to determine factors influencing social dominance in lactating, grazing dairy cows. Additionally, we investigated the effect of separating cows, based on social dominance, ...
A study of seed vigour in kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.)
(Lincoln University, 2003)
The present study investigated variables for the accelerated ageing (AA) test for kale, the effect of seed development stage and post-cutting environment, sowing date, pod position and seed size on kale seed vigour, and ...
Epigenetics: From the past to the present
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
The definition of epigenetics is still under intense debate; however, its concept has evolved since it was originally introduced in 1939 by Conrad Hal Waddington as a way to reconcile antagonistic views between the school ...