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Technical Report

Measuring the benefits of management actions: Mitigation effectiveness monitoring design (proof of concept phase)

A five-step process was developed to answer the key question asked of Working Group 1:'Have the mitigation actions resulted in improved freshwater outcomes?'. To assist…
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Mosaics Testing Model

Our modelling indicates that while more mosaic-y landscapes are likely to produce somewhat better outcomes in profitability terms, the differences are likely to be small.…
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Biological test of soil health using molecular techniques: Final report

During the feasibility stage of the project, we were able to identify suitable primers for the most common earthworms found within each earthworm ecological group…
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Likely controls on dissolved reactive phosphorus concentrations in baseflow of an agricultural stream.

High baseflow phosphorus (P) concentrations increase the likelihood of periphyton blooms. Several physical and chemical factors can control baseflow P concentrations such as hydraulic exchange…
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Land use suitability: A spatially-explicit framework for supporting land management decisions

NZ Freshwater Sciences Conference, December 2018
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Project Summary: Perception of Drone Use in Environmental Management

This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to identify barriers to the use of drones in environmental compliance, monitoring…
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Monitoring periphyton in rivers

Periphyton is the brown or green slime that grows on stones, wood or any other stable surfaces in streams and rivers. In some situations, it…
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NZ’s Catchment and Biodiversity Groups: Goals, Activities & Needs – webinar

In this webinar, Jim Sinner and Marc Tadaki of Cawthron present the findings of a survey of catchment and biodiversity groups. The survey was conducted…
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Project Summary: Facilitating Farmer Economic Understanding of Alternative Land Uses

This article summarises the results of a Rural Professionals Fund project that aimed to investigate the challenges faced by landowners when they seek to diversify…
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