18 June 2021
Six scientists with the Bio-Protection Research Centre, or who are part of the new Bioprotection Aotearoa research team, have been awarded $4.9 million in research funding in the 2020 Marsden…
How does the introduction of non-native species affect interactions between native plants, animals, and microbes? A long-running Bio-Protection Research Centre project has been investigating how plant invasions change existing ecological…
International researchers are warning that the threats posed by invasive alien species are increasing rapidly. In a new study they say that urgent action is required to prevent, detect, and…
They’re the stinging, flying pests we all love to hate. But introduced Asian and Australian paper wasps may play a more complex ecological role in New Zealand than thought, and…
In every ecosystem, seemingly invisible wars are being waged between pathogens and their targets. Plants are under constant threat, and in response have developed a complex immune system to help…
Bioprotection Aotearoa is carving out a new direction in bioprotection research – one that walks equally in the worlds of mātauranga Māori and science and aims for a Tiriti o…