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Livelihoods and customary marine resource management under customary marine tenure: case studies in the Solomon Islands
(Lincoln University, 2008)
In many ways, coastal marine resources have provided an important source of protein, income and even employment for coastal rural Solomon Islands communities. Fishing, for instance, has always played a very important role ...
Causal mapping of ARGOS high country farms and comparisons to sheep/beef and dairy farms
(Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability, 2008-02)
The Agriculture Research Group On Sustainability (ARGOS) is investigating the social, environmental and economic consequences of different management systems in different farming sectors in New Zealand (for more information ...
Physiological effects of drought on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)
(Lincoln University, 2008)
The Canterbury plains are frequently exposed to summer drought and climate predictions forecast that the severity and frequency of summer drought will increase. The most commonly used pasture grass, perennial ryegrass ...
Haumanu taiao ihumanea: collaborative study with Te Tai O Marokura Kaitiaki Group : Tuakana Miriama Kahu, Teina Benita Wakefield
(Lincoln University, 2008)
The health of the environment is integral to the health and wellbeing of the people. When the balance between Atua, whenua and tangata is disrupted, desecrated, disturbed or violated, it can have a detrimental impact on ...
Ecology and diversity of indigenous Trichoderma species in vegetable cropping systems
(Lincoln University, 2008)
The overall aim of this research was to improve the understanding of the ecology and
diversity of Trichoderma species within the soil and rhizosphere of onion (Allium cepa
L.) and potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under intensive ...
Ectomycorrhizal communities associated with a Pinus radiata plantation in the North Island, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Aboveground and belowground ectomycorrhizal (ECM) communities associated with different age classes of the exotic plantation species Pinus radiata were investigated over the course of two years in the North Island of New ...
A bioeconomic model of Californian thistle in New Zealand sheep farming
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2008-02)
Control of weeds, particularly pasture weeds, may be important to New Zealand agriculture. However, the impact is hard to assess because there is limited information on the range of weed species and the rates of infestation. ...
New Zealand farm structure change and intensification
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2008-03)
This report presents information about the numbers of farms in New Zealand. The different sources providing such data report very different figures and trends over time, but they all seem to indicate an overall trend of ...
The effects of drying and rewetting cycles on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in soils of differing textures and organic matter contents
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Many researchers have reported differences in soil C and N dynamics between soils of
different textures and/or soil organic matter contents. However, it has proven difficult to determine the exact relationships and mechanisms ...
The socio-economic status of the South Island high country
(Lincoln University. Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit., 2008-05)
During 2007 the AERU at Lincoln University was commissioned by MAF Policy to
investigate aspects of the socio-economic status of the South Island high country. The
research involved analysis of secondary data on farm ...