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Wax eggs as a method to identify predators and record interference rates in real and artificial nests of Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus) in braided river systems
(Lincoln University, 2007)
The exposed gravel of the braided rivers of the eastern South Island of New Zealand provide nesting habitat for rare endemic bird species. These endemic bird species evolved in the absence of mammalian predators and it is ...
An analysis of the costs of New Zealand threatened species programmes
(Lincoln University, 2003)
The New Zealand Department of Conservation has so far classified 2,373 species and subspecies of those so far assessed as being threatened with extinction. Annual expenditure for management services for protected species ...
The ecology of the skylark Alauda arvensis L. on the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand
(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 ...
Towards improving the practice of adaptive management in the New Zealand conservation context
(Lincoln University, 2007)
Adaptive management has been proposed as a learning-oriented approach to environmental management where uncertainty exists. While the approach appears scientifically sound, it remains challenging to implement, with few ...
Ecosystem services provided by native New Zealand plants in vineyards
(Lincoln University, 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 ...
Who gets their hands 'dirty' in the knowledge society? Training for the skilled trades in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2004)
The vision of New Zealand as a 'knowledge society' is a mantra that has opened the twenty-first century. Underpinning any 'knowledge society', however; are people who turn resources into concrete products and who build, ...
Understanding ethnic entrepreneurship in agricultural settings : qualitative comparative analysis of ethnic groups in New Zealand agriculture
(Lincoln University, 2001)
This thesis examines ethnic solidarity and ethnic resource mobilisation within agricultural settings using Qualitative Comparative Analysis of ethnic groups in New Zealand agriculture. The thesis addresses ethnic solidarity ...
Kete of continuance : managing values of the pastoral landscapes on the East Coast between Tatapouri and Tokomaru Bay
(Lincoln University, 2008)
Landscape values associated with coastal dryland pastoral landscapes are critically reviewed, and placed in the context of the UNESCO classification of 'continuing cultural landscapes'. Using a case study of the Gisborne ...
Aspects of the ecology and management of apple leafcurling midge (Dasineura mali) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on the Waimea Plains, Nelson, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2000)
Apple leafcurling midge (ALM) (Dasineura mali Kieffer) (DIPTERA: Cecidomyiidae) is an established pest of apple trees in New Zealand. Larval feeding causes rolled or twisted leaves, and contamination of fruit with pupal ...
Building stronger communities : using community based environmental management as the key to furthering the success of Coastcare Groups in New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2001)
This document provides 'food for thought' for provision of improved and effective creation of Community Based Environmental Management within New Zealand. The focus of this report is primarily on supporting Care groups ...