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Salmon "framing" in New Zealand: How differing "frames of reference" of chinook/quinnat salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawatscha) influence current management approaches
(Lincoln University, 2007)
Chinook / quinnat salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha) is unique to New Zealand insofar as it is an introduced species that receives special provisions for conservation and enhancement under the Conservation Act 1987 and ...
An economic analysis of the domestication of the tuna fishery - the case of Kiribati
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) is home to the largest tuna fishery stock in the world. However, Pacific Island members of the Western and Central Pacific Tuna Commission (WCPTC) argue that their share of the ...
A Study of the fate and transport of estrogenic hormones in dairy effluent applied to pasture soils
(Lincoln University, 2009)
The disposal of waste from agricultural activities has been recognised as a source of environmental contamination by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The New Zealand dairy industry produces a large volume of dairy ...
Management of a marine protected area by a local NGO in Honduras: its implications for local communities
(Lincoln University, 2008)
This study explores the factors that influence the management of a protected area situated on private land as well as the implications of these factors in the interaction between the NGO and the communities associated with ...
Sustainable restoration of mine sites
(Lincoln University, 2009)
A sustainable approach to restoration of the post-mining landscape involves creating conditions where a viable growth medium can be established with the minimal amount of fertiliser inputs over a period of time. Ideally, ...
Friend or foe? Ecological modernisation in Brazil
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Ecological modernisation (EM) is a theory that proposes participation in decision-making, trust in science and technology, and preference for preventative measures, as strategies to simultaneously achieve environmental and ...
The vegetation of Maud Island, Marlborough, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2006)
Maud Island (Te Hoiere - "a long paddle or mighty pull") is a moderately sized island of 309 hectares, located in the Pelorus Sound (41°, 02 'S, 173° 54 'E) Marlborough, at the north-east end of the South Island of New ...
Effects of cow urine and its constituents on soil microbial populations and nitrous oxide emissions
(Lincoln University, 2009)
New Zealand’s 5.3 million strong dairy herd returns approximately 106 million litres of urine to pasture soils daily. The urea in that urine is rapidly hydrolysed to ammonium (NH₄⁺), which is then nitrified, with denitrification ...
Floral resources for the enhancement of the efficacy of Diadegma semiclausum (Helen) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Hyponomeutidae) in broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica)
(Lincoln University, 2004)
In this thesis, conservation biological control experiments have been conducted in the broccoli agro-ecosystem in New Zealand, to target the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Hyponomeutidae)) and its ...
Role of mycorrhizae in rhizosphere processes and phosphorus dynamics
(Lincoln University, 2010-01)
The increased soil organic phosphorus (P) mineralization observed under trees compared to pasture has been attributed to the contrasting mycorrhizal associations of the two systems but to date, little work has been conducted ...