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Earnings Management: Evidence Concerning Shariah-approved Companies in Malaysia

Wan Abdullah, Wan Razazila (Lincoln University, 2012-09-12)

This study addresses the uniqueness of the Malaysian capital market in which the Islamic Capital Market (ICM) runs parallel with the conventional capital market. Little research has been carried out on the determinants of ...
Eco-climatic assessment of the potential establishment of exotic insects in New Zealand

Peacock, Lora R. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2005)

To refine our knowledge and to adequately test hypotheses concerning theoretical and applied aspects of invasion biology, successful and unsuccessful invaders should be compared. This study investigated insect establishment ...
Ecological and biological studies of New Zealand lichens in the genus Usnea

Rafat, Arash (Lincoln University, 2014)

Due to its complicated taxonomy, the ecology and evolution of the lichen genus Usnea has been understudied by lichenologists in New Zealand and around the world. To address this, almost 450 specimens of Usnea were collected ...
Ecological and physiological studies of Clematis vitaba L.

Bungard Ralph, A. (Lincoln University, 1996)

Clematis vitalba L. is a deciduous perennial climber native to central Europe and southern England which has become a major invasive weed species in New Zealand native forest remnants. In forest remnants, C. vitalba tends ...
Ecological assessments of Pseudomonas communities in pastoral soils: implications for disease suppression and sustainable production in agricultural grasslands

Dignam, Bryony (Lincoln University, 2016-09-16)

Grasslands are an important source of biodiversity, providing a range of essential ecosystem services such as ensuring water quality and soil carbon storage. An increasing proportion of grasslands are being used to support ...
Ecological restoration of dryland kānuka communities in an irrigated agricultural landscape

Dollery, Rebecca (Lincoln University, 2017-07-31)

The Canterbury Low Plains ecological district exists as a highly modified, productive landscape containing little of its original indigenous vegetation. The residual native plant communities comprise scattered fragments ...
Ecology and diversity of indigenous Trichoderma species in vegetable cropping systems

Bourguignon, Emmanuel L. T. (Lincoln University, Lincoln, Christchurch, 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 ...
Ecology and management of adventive annual clover species in the South Island hill and high country of New Zealand

Maxwell, Thomas M. R. (Lincoln University, 2013)

Increasing legume abundance is an important component of pastoral intensification, in providing increased quality feed and nitrogen inputs to nitrogen deficient, hill and high country grassland. Establishment and persistence ...
Ecology and management of Himalayan thar and sympatric chamois in the Southern Alps, New Zealand

Forsyth, David M. (Lincoln University, 1997)

This thesis investigated aspects of the ecology and management of Himalayan thar (Hemitragus jemlahicus) and sympatric chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in the eastern Southern Alps of New Zealand. The hypothesis that ...
Ecology of the naturalisation and geographic distribution of the non-indigenous seed plant species of New Zealand.

Gatehouse, Hazel A. W. (Lincoln University, Christchurch, N. Z., 2008)

The naturalisation and subsequent spread of non-indigenous plant species (NIPS) is a major problem for most regions of the world. Managing plant invasions requires greater understanding of factors that determine initial ...
The ecology of the skylark Alauda arvensis L. on the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand

Thomsen, Stefan (Lincoln University, 2002)

This thesis investigated habitat associations of the skylark on the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand, a lowland farming area characterized by extensive pastoral and mixed cropping/arable farming. Findings were discussed in ...
An econometric approach to evaluating and understanding alternate monetary transmission mechanisms

Rouatu, L. (Lincoln University, 2004)

The main objective of this study is to try to understand how money affects real output. Despite the long history of this subject and the existence of several theories that try to explain how the monetary effect is transmitted ...
An economic analysis of the Lao PDR tourism industry

Khanal, Bhoj R. (Lincoln University, 2011)

Since 2001, Lao PDR tourism sector ranked second in terms of foreign exchange earnings after the mining and quarrying sector. Over two million international tourists visited the country in 2010, generating US$313million ...
Economic aspects of market segmentation without supply control

Martin, Sandra K. (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1986)

In recent years, marketing agencies operating on behalf of New Zealand agricultural industries in export markets have placed increasing emphasis on market segmentation policies as a means of achieving producer objectives. ...
The economics of managing congestion: with special reference to backcountry recreation

Kerr, Geoffrey N. (Lincoln University, 1992)

The management of congestible recreation resources has been based largely on the concept of satisfaction. This concept is poorly defined and often does not reflect objectives for management of recreation resources. One way ...
Ecosystem service delivery from bioenergy shelterbelts on dairy farms

Littlejohn, Christopher Paul (Lincoln University, 2015)

The study concerns the production and agronomic recommendations for growing the bioenergy grass Miscanthus x giganteus (Mxg) Greef et Deu ex Hodkinson et Renvoize on intensive dairy farms on the Canterbury Plains in the ...
Ecosystem services provided by native New Zealand plants in vineyards

Tompkins, Jean-Marie (Lincoln University, Christchurch, 2010)

This thesis investigates the value of native New Zealand plants within the agricultural landscape of the Waipara District, Canterbury Province, New Zealand with regards to their provision of ecosystem services (ES). ES ...
Ectomycorrhizal communities associated with a Pinus radiata plantation in the North Island, New Zealand

Walbert, Katrin (Lincoln University, Lincoln, Christchurch, 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 ...
Edaphic adaptation of gorse (Ulex europaeus L.)

Hume, Lionel John (Lincoln University, 1993)

Aspects of the edaphic adaptation of gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) were investigated using field and glasshouse experiments. Variables compared included P and N supply, soil pH, frequency of cutting and stage of soil development. ...
Edaphic ecology of Festuca novae-zelandiae, Lotus pedunculatus and Trifolium repens on Craigieburn high country yellow-brown earth & related soils

Espie, P. R. (Lincoln College, University of Canterbury, 1987)

Fescue tussock (Festuca novae-zelandiae) dominates the physiognomy of the largest indigenous grassland association in New Zealand. Little is known regarding the population biology and edaphic ecology of the tussock. For ...

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