Browsing by Subject "invasive species"

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  • Development of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of the invasive clam, Corbula amurensis, in environmental samples

    Smith, Kirsty Fiona; Wood, Susanna A.; Mountfort, Douglas O.; Cary, S. Craig (Elsevier, 2011)
    The detection of invasive species soon after an incursion, when the population is confined to a small area and at a low density, maximizes the probability of successful eradication. In response a number of sensitive molecular ...

  • Habitat provision is a major driver of native bird communities in restored urban forests

    Elliot Noe, Elizabeth Emma; Innes, John G.; Barnes, Andrew D.; Joshi, Chaitanya; Clarkson, Bruce D. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2022)
    Urbanization, and the drastic loss of habitat it entails, poses a major threat to global avian biodiversity. Ecological restoration of urban forests is therefore increasingly vital for native bird conservation, but control ...

  • Interactions between freshwater mussels and non-native species

    Moore, Thomas Peter (The University of Waikato, 2020)
    Biological invasions contribute to ecosystem change globally, with a disproportionate and intensified impact in freshwaters. This process is exacerbated in modified systems such as hydrogeneration reservoirs that promote ...

  • Interactions between ship rats and house mice

    Bridgman, Lucy Jade (University of Waikato, 2012)
    Interactions between coexisting invasive species can cause complications when their populations are managed to protect native biodiversity. The ship rat (Rattus rattus) is a widespread invasive species often targeted for ...

  • Invasive European rats in Britain and New Zealand: same species, different outcomes

    King, Carolyn M.; Foster, Stacey Patricia; Miller, Steven D. (Wiley, 2011)
    Two species of European commensal murids, the Norway rat norvegicus and the ship rat Rattus rattus, have colonized two island archipelagos of comparable size and temperate climate but in opposite hemispheres and with ...

  • Quantitative Methodology for Measuring Natural Character in New Zealand's Coastal Environments

    Froude, Victoria Ann (University of Waikato, 2011)
    Anecdotal evidence points to an overall loss of coastal natural character in New Zealand since preserving the natural character of the coastal environment first became a statutory policy-goal in 1973. Today the preservation ...

  • Soil priorities for Antarctica

    Roudier, P.; O'Neill, Tanya Ann; Almond, P.; Poirot, C. (Elsevier BV, 2022)
    While most of Antarctica is covered by ice sheets, a small part of the continent is permanently ice-free, sometimes for millions of years, where soils developed. Ice-free regions represent about 0.44% of the total area of ...