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Reconstruction of past climates using pink pine (Halocarpus biformis) tree-ring chronologies
(Lincoln University, 2003)
Knowledge of past climate variability is essential for understanding present and future climate trends. This study used Halocarpus biformis (pink pine) ring-width chronologies to investigate palaeotemperature history in ...
Aspects of habitat selection, population dynamics, and breeding biology in the endangered Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis)
(Lincoln University, 2001)
In the late 1980s the endangered Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus
chathamensis) (CIO) was estimated at less than 110 individuals. Endemic to the Chatham
Islands, New Zealand, it was feared to be declining and, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Protein stabilisation of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
(Lincoln University, 2010)
Identifying alternatives to bentonite fining and/or reducing bentonite use to achieve protein stability has long been a goal of the wine industry. Unstable proteins in white and rosé wines have been demonstrated to be ...
Basidiomycete wood decay fungi from Pinus radiata : biology and biological control
(Lincoln University, 2001)
A collection of 38 basidiomycete cultures, from New Zealand Pinus radiata and resident fruiting bodies, were screened for wood decay potential using assays of cellulolytic and ligninolytic enzymes in liquid media, wood ...
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 ...
The potential of native plants to manage nutrient and contaminant fluxes from New Zealand dairy farms
(Lincoln University, 2012)
This study investigates the elemental composition of components from the soil-plant continuum of 6 New Zealand native plant species. These components have been evaluated to determine if the plants have potential uses in ...
Phenology of hazelnut big bud mites in Canterbury and implications for management
(Lincoln University, 2007)
Eriophyoid big bud mites are key pests of hazelnuts throughout the world, although little is known of the identity and impact of the species on New Zealand hazelnut crops. The key objectives of this study were to determine ...