Completed

T1 | Social Influences

Promoting native biodiversity on Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farms
Caring for native biodiversity should be integral to farm management. This project investigates the possibilities, practicalities, and tensions for those who manage rural landscapes.
In progress

T1 | Weed Invasions

The interactions of co-occurring weeds and their impacts on native plants
By conducting field research and shade house experiments, this project aims to determine the impacts that co-occurring woody weeds have on native restoration plantings.
Completed

T1 | Resilient Soils

Mycorrhizal fungi in resilient plant-soil ecosystems
Investigating the impact of land management on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the role these fungi play in plant resilience to rising temperatures
Completed

T1 | Resilient Soils

Enhancing resilience of soil carbon across agricultural landscapes
Quantifying the impacts of land use change on soil carbon cycling across an agricultural land use mosaic
Completed

T1 | Resilient Soils

Microbial communities and their relationships to soil resistance and resilience
Investigating soil microbial communities in an agricultural landscape to understand their role in soil function and resilience to climate change, conducting experiments for local soil recovery.
Completed

T1 | Weed Invasions

Non-native plant invasions in native forests and shrublands
Exploring species richness and ground cover of non-native plants across Aotearoa and providing valuable insights on plant invasions in native forests and shrublands
In progress

T1 | Weed Invasions

Weed invasions in New Zealand shrublands
Assessing the drivers behind failure and success of establishment of alien weed species in kānuka shrubland on Banks Peninsula.