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Biodiversity of the urban environment: the importance of indigenous species and the role urban environments can play in their preservation
(Wickliffe Press, 2000)
Biodiversity is the sum total of genetic, species, and ecosystem variation. This paper discusses the importance of biodiversity in relation to the global, regional and urban environments. With better planning and management, ...
Coexistence, dynamics and disturbance history of mixed conifer, beech, and hardwood forest, north Westland
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Mixed conifer, beech and hardwood forests are relatively common in Aotearoa/New
Zealand, but are not well studied. This thesis investigates the coexistence, regeneration
dynamics and disturbance history of a mixed species ...
Examination of Trichoderma phylogenies derived from ribosomal DNA sequence data
(Cambridge University Press, 2000-01)
Ribosomal DNA sequences were assessed for their usefulness in distinguishing among Trichoderma isolates and for their robustness in resolving their phylogenetic relationships. DNA sequences from the D2 region of the 28S ...
Assessment of the extent of alpine areas being utilised as possum habitat in Westland
(Lincoln University. Soil, Plant and Ecological Sciences Division., 2000-05)
Biological control of Sclerotina diseases of vegetables
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Sixty three fungal isolates, obtained from the local region (Canterbury, New Zealand), were tested for their ability to inhibit mycelial growth and sclerotial production of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using a cabbage petiole ...
Spider distribution in agroecosystems in Canterbury, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2000)
The spider assemblage from four shelterbelts and their adjacent grazed pastures in South Island, New Zealand was suction sampled from August 1994 to July 1995 and from March 1996 to March 1997. Spider density decreased ...
To study stomatal conductance at different leaf positions and xylem flow rate at different depths in the apple branch
(Capricorn Publications, 2000)
The influence of leaf position (age) on the shoot on stomatal conductance and depth on xylem flow rate in apples (Malus pumila) MM106 cv. Gala branches were studied at Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. Leaf ...
Wildlife of urban environments: some thoughts on the surprisingly un-surprising New Zealand context
(Wickliffe Press, 2000)
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of wildlife in the urban environment with an emphasis on the New Zealand, and in particular on the Christchurch context. Some conclusions from this overview analysis are made, ...
Induced defences in kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum): do caterpillars avoid previous leaf damage?
(New Zealand Ecological Society, 2000)
This study examined whether two species of lepidopteran larvae (Cleora scriptaria and Epiphyas postvittana) were deterred from feeding on the leaves of kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) after the leaves had been damaged in ...
Leaf damage does not affect leaf loss or chlorophyll content in the New Zealand pepper tree, kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum)
(New Zealand Ecological Society, 2000)
Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) is an understorey, forest tree which sustains conspicuous and substantial herbivory from the larvae of a geometrid moth, Cleora scriptaria. This study examined the relationship between leaf ...