Author Dan Blanchon
To conserve species we need to reliably be able to identify them, understand their ecology, map their distributions, count their numbers and identify any threats to their survival. Unfortunately, some groups of species are very hard to tell apart, making… Continue Reading →
[custom_headline type=”left” style=”margin-top: 45px;” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”true”]Using seabirds to sample marine ecosystems: Australasian gannets in the Hauraki Gulf[/custom_headline] Every MID summer’s day a spectacular, natural phenomenon occurs in the wider Hauraki Gulf namely the departure and return of… Continue Reading →
Molecular data support Ramalina ovalis as a distinct lineage (Ramalinaceae, Ascomycota). Ramalina celastri is a highly variable, widely distributed pan-subtropical lichen species. In Australasia the species had been separated into two subspecies; R. celastri subsp. celastri and R. celastri subsp…. Continue Reading →
The Chatham Islands group comprise the eastern most extension of the New Zealand Botanical Region. The islands lie 800 km east of Christchurch, and take anywhere from two and half to three hours by plane to reach. The two main… Continue Reading →
Lecanora kohu, a new species of Lecanora (lichenised Ascomycota: Lecanoraceae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand Read online article here…
[custom_headline type=”left” style=”margin-top: 45px;” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”true”]Molecular techniques are being used to investigate how symbiotic microbial communities may be influencing insect invasiveness[/custom_headline] For millions of years, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands have been extremely isolated, which has led to… Continue Reading →
Epigenetic DNA sequencing may be used to identify gene expressions of ‘stress’ in chickens How do you know the free-range chicken you buy from the supermarket really had a stress-free life? The answer may actually be written in the… Continue Reading →
The power of pathogens: Unitec scientists and students have been researching natural herbicides to control an invasive weed that threatens New Zealand’s native ecosystems. Research on natural enemies of the invasive African club moss (Selaginella kraussiana) is helping to protect… Continue Reading →