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Novel host associations and habitats for Senecio-specialist herbivorous insects in Auckland

Sullivan, Jon J.; Winks, C.; Fowler, S. (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2008)

We studied the genus- and species-specialist monophagous herbivorous insects of Senecio (Asteraceae) in Auckland, New Zealand. With the exception of the widespread S. hispidulus, the eight native Senecio species in mainland ...

Feathers to Fur: the status of New Zealand ecological research in 2009

Sullivan, Jon J.; Kelly, D.; Ladley, J. (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2010)

We outline the scope of this special issue of New Zealand Journal of Ecology, which reviews progress in New Zealand ecology to 2009, based on a symposium in 2007. Both the issue and symposium update a 1986 conference and ...

Kua takoto te mānuka: Mātauranga Māori in New Zealand ecology

McAllister, T. G.; Beggs, J. R.; Ogilvie, Shaun C; Kirikiri, R.; Black, Alistair; Wehi, P. M. (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2019)

Mō te whakarauora i te taiao o Aotearoa me whakaū, me whakamana i te mātauranga o te hunga Māori. Nō nā tata nei, tē kitea i tēnei momo mātauranga ki ngā mahi pūtaiao, ngā mahi whakarauora taiao hoki o Aotearoa whānui. Mā ...

Habitat manipulation to mitigate the impacts of invasive arthropod pests

Jonsson, M.; Wratten, Stephen D.; Landis, D.; Tompkins, Jean-Marie; Cullen, Ross (Springer, 2010-09)

Exotic invaders are some of the most serious insect pests of agricultural crops around the globe. Increasingly, the structure of landscape and habitat is recognized as having a major influence on both insect pests and their ...

Using DNA metabarcoding to assess New Zealand’s terrestrial biodiversity

Holdaway, R. J.; Wood, J. R.; Dickie, Ian; Orwin, K. H.; Bellingham, P. J.; Richardson, S. J.; Lyver, P. O.; Timoti, P.; Buckley, T. R. (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2017)

© New Zealand Ecological Society. High throughput DNA sequencing technology has enabled entire biological communities to be characterised from DNA derived from pools of organisms, such as bulk-collected invertebrates, or ...

Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment

Essl, F.; Lenzner, B.; Bacher, S.; Bailey, Sarah; Capinha, C.; Daehler, C.; Dullinger, S.; Genovesi, P.; Hui, Cang; Hulme, Philip E.; Jeschke, J. M.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kühn, I.; Leung, B.; Liebhold, A.; Liu, Chunlong; MacIsaac, H. J.; Meyerson, L. A.; Nuñez, M. A.; Pauchard, A.; Pyšek, P.; Rabitsch, W.; Richardson, D. M.; Roy, H. E.; Ruiz, G. M.; Russell, J. C.; Sanders, N. J.; Sax, D. F.; Scalera, R.; Seebens, H.; Springborn, M.; Turbelin, A.; van Kleunen, M.; von Holle, B.; Winter, M.; Zenni, R. D.; Mattsson, B. J.; Roura-Pascual, N. (Wiley, 2020-09)

Understanding the likely future impacts of biological invasions is crucial yet highly challenging given the multiple relevant environmental, socio-economic and societal contexts and drivers. In the absence of quantitative ...

Creek habitats as sources for the spread of an invasive herb in a New Zealand mountain landscape

Miller, Alice; Wiser, S. K.; Sullivan, Jon J.; Duncan, Richard P. (New Zealand Ecological Society, 2015)

Landscapes typically comprise various habitats that differ in their susceptibility to invasion by exotic species. Highly invasible habitats such as riparian corridors can act as a conduit for rapid movement across the ...

Towards a global barcode library for Lymantria (Lepidoptera: Lymantriinae) tussock moths of biosecurity concern

deWaard, J.; Mitchell, A.; Keena, M.; Gopurenko, D.; Boykin, Laura; Armstrong, Karen F.; Pogue, M.; Lima, J.; Floyd, R.; Hanner, R.; Humble, L. (Public Library of Science., 2010-12)

Background: Detecting and controlling the movements of invasive species, such as insect pests, relies upon rapid and accurate species identification in order to initiate containment procedures by the appropriate authorities. ...