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Technical Report

Advice for application of the physiographic method to the West Coast Region

Land and Water Science Ltd. was contracted to provide services to West Coast Regional Council through an Envirolink Small Advice Grant. The aim of the…
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Research Findings Brief: Current state of water contaminants compared to bottom lines

This short, plain-language Research Findings Brief is for regional council planners and central government policy analysts. The briefing document summarises research that evaluated the current…
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NZIPIM Webinar: Opportunity for Integrating Agroforestry into Canterbury Dairy Farms

The webinar covered relevant information on agroforestry internationally and from New Zealand. It focused on agroforestry systems designed for two case study farmers – including…
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Genomics: Animal-Plant-Soil Microbiome

This presentation proposes research to test the hypothesis: efficient use of nitrogen in a RG-WC dairy production system is controlled by the composition, activity and…
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Journal Article

Predicting impacts of agricultural land use on stream and river biota: method review, evaluation and guidance

Predicting land use and land management effects on stream and river biota is an important aspect of land-water management, yet there are no collations of…
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The denitrification process

Denitrification is a natural process that reduces the amount of nitrate entering rivers and other freshwater bodies. In some groundwater systems, microorganisms turn nitrate into…
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Dairy Effluent Systems for High Rainfall – Report Final

The purpose of this project was to develop and pilot practical solutions for high rainfall dairy effluent systems with the movement away from discharge of…
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Technical Report

Strategies to improve the efficiency and decrease the negative environmental impacts from phosphorous fertiliser use

This report is part of an Our Land and Water National Science Challenge funded project identifying strategies to improve phosphorus (P) use efficiency, decrease the…
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Journal Article

Safeguarding Indigenous biocultural resources in a global context: a case study of taramea

Indigenous people are considering how to safeguard their natural resources, culture and knowledge against illegal, inappropriate or unauthorised use. Such protection is needed to maintain…
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