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Measuring real-time nitrogen loss in cropping

Research showed it was possible to measure and reduce nitrogen (N) loss in real-time from a vegetable production paddock in the Hawke’s Bay. How effective…
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Technical Report

Improving water quality outcomes through real-time quality monitoring: Final report

Effective and reliable, continuous nitrate groundwater sensor monitoring has significant potential for application at the catchment level over several years – to help support a…
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Potential Groundwater Recharge Zones in New Zealand – image

Map of the potential groundwater recharge zones across New Zealand (500m x 500m resolution), which can be used to identify areas of high nutrient leaching…
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Technical Report

Essential freshwater: Impact of existing periphyton and proposed dissolved inorganic nitrogen bottom lines

This report for the Ministry for the Environment applies methods developed in the LUS research programme to help resource management professionals understand the implications of…
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Rere ki Uta, Rere ki Tai: Research Insights

Respect for oneone (soil) as a basis of learning about land management effects on te taiao including people, air, water, and relationships with the natural…
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Peri-urban landscapes: Rethinking the land around cities for housing + food production

Slides from a webinar describing research on rethinking the land around cities for housing and food production.
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Physiographic Environments of NZ: An integrated landscape classification for understanding variation in water quality

New Zealand Soil Science Society Conference, December 2018
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Developing an indicator of productive potential to assess land use suitability in NZ

The Land Use Suitability (LUS) concept is composed of three indicators describing the inherent productive and economic potential of land parcels (productive potential), the contribution…
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Enabling a transformation in New Zealand's bioeconomy

The OECD called for a global transition towards a bioeconomy in 2009, which resulted in a number of nations adopting strategies to develop their bioeconomy.…
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