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Reconstructing the past from poop: now we know what the little bush moa ate
8 June 2021
Knowledge of the diets of New Zealand's extinct moa comes from careful analysis of moa coprolites (fossilised poop) and gizzard contents. Moa coprolites and gizzard contents can be dissected and analysed under the microscope or using DNA identification techniques to decipher what the birds ate. The ...
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Glowing fungi and new rust species among Fungal Foray finds
12 May 2021
Unusual bioluminescent fungi and a new rust species were among the highlights for mycologists at this year’s Fungal Foray held on Rakiura / Stewart Island recently.
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Trans-Tasman collaboration unlocks genetic secrets behind myrtle rust
30 April 2021
In a trans-Tasman collaboration, scientists have sequenced the genome of [Austropuccinia psidii], the fungus responsible for the disease myrtle rust, and produced the world’s largest assembled fungal genome.
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Myrtle rust
Building community connections to protect bats in the Piako
21 April 2021
A group of around 25 farmers, Piako residents, land managers and conservation experts explored ways to protect the threatened long-tailed bats in the region at a recent event organised by the Piako Catchment Forum and sponsored by Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research.
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Deep ecological research funded for nationally significant Māori rock art sites
8 April 2021
A new research project helping with the ecological restoration of nationally significant Māori rock art sites has received funding.
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Taxonomist appreciation day
19 March 2021
It's Taxonomist Appreciation Day today - a day when we say “thank you” for all of the hard work done by taxonomists around the world.
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Celebrating our achievements
2 March 2021
Nathan Odgers has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Citizen Science Association of Aotearoa New Zealand. The Association is a recent initiative (~12 months old) so is currently in a formative and developmental stage. The Association aims to encourage the development and practice of ci...
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New wetland educational resources released to schools across Aotearoa
1 February 2021
A new series of repo (wetland) educational resources focusing on education, awareness, and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is being launched on World Wetlands Day (February 2) to schools throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Microbes in our wetlands – a new use for eDNA
13 January 2021
A new study has shown that eDNA may prove a valuable tool for monitoring biological change in wetlands.
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Nationally threatened bat species discovered in Morrinsville
18 December 2020
The long-tailed bat (pekapeka whiore roa) has made a surprise appearance in Morrinsville in the Waikato.
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