ScienceNZ: Landcare Research

Kiwis help get rid of supermice

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:55:06 GMT

Landcare Research consultants have been advising the British Government how to rid two small Atlantic islands of giant mice, so big they eat albatross chicks.

New carbon footprinting project underway

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:12:15 GMT

An ambitious new project to establish a standardised approach to measuring Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions for one of the country’s leading export industries is about to begin.

New Zealand ´game´ takes centre stage

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:38:53 GMT

Landcare Research scientists are to take a ´game´ developed in New Zealand and based on future planning scenarios, to the world.

Moa research takes big step forward

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:34:07 GMT

Landcare Research scientists Dr Jamie Wood and Dr Janet Wilmshurst along with Professor Alan Cooper and Mr Trevor Worthy at the University of Adelaide aim to learn more of the diets of moa and other large extinct birds and the effect their snacking had on our ecology

Scientists try new Tb-control ideas

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:48:54 GMT

Landcare Research scientists will trial new pest-control methods in Marlborough this spring which may pave the way for a dramatic reduction in 1080-poison use in New Zealand.

A gnawing question answered?

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:59:40 GMT

Radiocarbon dating of Pacific rat (kiore) bones and rat–gnawed native seeds have provided compelling new evidence into the timing of New Zealand´s colonisation.

Are our common bird populations increasing or declining?

Wed, 21 May 2008 02:54:26 GMT

Just two native species featured in the top 10 birds counted during New Zealand’s first nationwide Garden Bird Survey.

Cicadas can be key biodiversity indicators

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:37:55 GMT

In a world first, the entire cicada fauna of a country is fully detailed and on a free website. Landcare Research says our tiny summer chirrupers include 42 natives, with a vital bidoiversity role.

British deal takes NZ savvy to world

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:38:17 GMT

A British company has signed up with Landcare Research to provide the measurement, management and certification steps of the carboNZero programme to about 30,000 clients in 23 countries.

New insights into climate change

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:56:13 GMT

Landcare Research climate change scientists, with Scottish colleagues, can now distinguish and measure carbon dioxide respriation rates between soil and roots in a forest

NZ system eyed for use on ice

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:03:09 GMT

Antarctic Treaty nations will decide in June whether to adopt a framework developed by Landcare Research scientists for classifying physical environments over the entire frozen continent.

Iconic native species takes important first foothold

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:12:57 GMT

Hamiltonians could soon be hearing a more exciting morning chorus.Scientists from Landcare Research have discovered what they believe is the first tui chick to hatch and fledge within the city for several decades.

German experience leads To EnviroMark record

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:09:55 GMT

Wellington–based CatzDesign has become the fastest organisation to achieve Enviro–Mark NZ® Diamond certification, as part of a genuine commitment towards greater environmental sustainability.

Beetles released to control thistles

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:45:56 GMT

Landcare Research scientists have released an American beetle as a bio-control for Californian thistles, a major agricultural pest.

River study to measure health

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:22:28 GMT

Southland tangata whenua in partnership with Landcare Research are undertaking a two-and-a-half-year project to gather new information on the Mataura River system.

DNA tracks pests on most-wanted list

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:14:06 GMT

Landcare Research scientists in Auckland have developed DNA techniques to help identify which wildlife killers have been dining out on other species.

Local release of boneseed predator

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:23:21 GMT

The boneseed leafroller caterpillar has been released at Diamond Harbour on Banks Peninsular by staff from Landcare Research, to help control the pest plant boneseed.

Climate change pioneer honoured

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:51:08 GMT

Lincoln University and Landcare Research have announced that Dr Francis (Frank) Kelliher has been appointed to the newly created position of Professorial Research Fellow, Soil and Environmental Sciences, at Lincoln University.

Science supports forest regeneration

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:05:45 GMT

Scientific research being carried out by Landcare Research in the Ngāi Tūhoe forests in the central North Island is delivering valuable knowledge about indigenous forest ecosystems and giving Maori landowners tools to restore and preserve their native forest resource

Reducing carbon costs of building a bid step forward

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:41:57 GMT

A proposal to require assessment of the overall carbon cost of producing, maintaining and using new buildings is a big step forward in sustainable thinking, say Landcare Research scientists.