Vascular Plants of Westland National Park (New Zealand) and Neighbouring Lowland and Coastal Areas

1975 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Wardle
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Coastal Areas

scholarly journals Mushrooms of Grand Teton National Park

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Kent McKnight ◽  
Kimball Harper ◽  
Karl McKnight
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Plant Cover ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Site Quality ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Quantitative Estimates

The primary overall objective of inventorying the macrofungi growing in and around Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks was partially achieved with the published checklist (McKnight 1982) and additions from the 1982 Research Center Annual Report (McKnight, Harper, & McKnight 1984). The intensive collecting of the 1982 fruiting season including a 12-week phenological study at 11 selected sites left many species unidentified and numerous others observed but not collected, or with inadequately annotated collections made. Litter and soil moisture data for the 11 study stands are also given in the 1982 annual report cited above, as well as data on 15 overstory and understory vegetation and soil parameters. Field studies in the Parks during the summer of 1983 concentrated on (1) identification of chlorophyllous and vascular plants at the 11 sites selected for concentrated study in 1982; (2) quantitative estimates of chlorophyllous plant cover and height; (3) estimates of site quality; (4) collections of composite soil samples; and (5) additional records of macrofungi for the Parks with supporting data in the form of photographs, drawings, and annotations.

scholarly journals Distribution of Vascular Plants along Altitudinal Gradients in Hoang Lien National Park, Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 407-418
Author(s):  
Mac Thi Yen ◽  
Shiping Xing ◽  
Hairong Han ◽  
Xiaoqin Cheng ◽  
Do Thi Thao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Altitudinal Gradients

A new alpine skink species (Scincidae: Eugongylinae: Oligosoma) from Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4920 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-508
Author(s):  
GEOFF B. PATTERSON ◽  
RODNEY A. HITCHMOUGH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
National Park ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Long Tail ◽  
Critical Data ◽  
Data Deficient

A new species of Oligosoma is described from a slate scree in montane tussock grassland in Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand, where it is currently known from a single small site. The new species (Oligosoma kahurangi sp. nov.) can be distinguished from all congeners by its extremely long tail, 36–38 mid-body scale rows, head length/head width ratio of 1.66, and colour pattern. It is part of the O. longipes Patterson species complex. The species is currently very poorly known but likely to be highly threatened, and we suggest listing as Nationally Critical (Data Poor, One Location) in New Zealand, and Data Deficient in the IUCN red-list. Predation by introduced mammals, particularly mice, is assumed to be a threat to its survival. 

PECULIARITIES OF THE FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND CHARACTER OF OVERGROWTH OF SMALL NON-FLOWING LAKES OF NARACH LAKE GROUP (BELARUS)

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-40
Author(s):  
A. Lapirov ◽  
E. Garin ◽  
E. Belyakov ◽  
A. Shestakova ◽  
O. Makarevich
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Trophic Status ◽  
Floristic Composition ◽  
Taxonomic Composition ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Annotated List ◽  
Liparis Loeselii ◽  
Isoetes Lacustris

The flora of small non-flowing lakes of the Narach lake group located on the territory of the Narachanski National Park (Belarus, Minsk region, Myadelsky district) was studied. The taxonomic composition of the flora numbering 126 species of vascular plants belonging to 85 genera from 42 families was revealed. Three plant species which are included in the list of protected taxa in Belarus were found – Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich. (Lake Shestakovo), Aldrovanda vesiculosa L. (Lake Shestakovo) and Isoëtes lacustris L. (Lake Beloe). Based on the annotated list of species presented in the work, taxonomic, geographical, ecological-coenotic and ecobiomorphological analyzes of the flora of water bodies were performed. According to the taxonomic and environmental structure, the flora of the studied lakes is shown to be traditional for this territory. The differences in the flora of the studied lakes are mainly due to their trophic status and, to a lesser extent, due to the diversity of biotopes and the nature of the anthropogenic load. Information on the nature of overgrowing of these water bodies is provided.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Values Inform Indigenous Peoples’ Governance and Management of a Former National Park in New Zealand

Human Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-453
Author(s):  
C.Y. Bataille ◽  
K. Luke ◽  
T. Kruger ◽  
S. Malinen ◽  
R.B. Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
National Park ◽  
Legal Person ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
Consumptive Use ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Legal Personhood ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Deliberative Processes

Abstract The global emphasis on stakeholder engagement in protected area management has increased over the last three decades. Here we present key values of statutory and non-statutory stakeholder groups as they relate to their relationship with the former Te Urewera National Park (NP), New Zealand, which is now recognised as “a legal entity” with “all the rights, powers, duties, and liabilities of a legal person.” Non-statutory stakeholders conveyed a close, personal connection to Te Urewera NP in terms of heritage and legacy, which include both consumptive (e.g., hunting; fishing) and non-consumptive use (e.g., sight-seeing, hiking, boating). In contrast, statutory stakeholders expressed a more distant and procedural relationship with the park. Both stakeholder groups perceived the possible transfer of ownership or governance of Te Urewera NP to Tūhoe (the Indigenous Māori peoples of the Te Urewera region) favourably and expressed a desire to be engaged in the future stewardship of the NP. Stakeholders considered the fostering of relations with Tūhoe and other stakeholder groups as important to nurturing and maintaining their links with the area in future. Importantly, common interests that emerge from these relationships can increase mutual understanding between cultures and willingness to collaborate. Moreover, we posit that the legal personhood status for protected areas will be a powerful tool for reconciling pluralistic values and enable deliberative processes and flexible modes of collaboration between Indigenous peoples and non-indigenous stakeholders.

Seasonal litterfall composition and carbon and nitrogen returns in New Zealand shrubland

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (8) ◽  
pp. 610
Author(s):  
S. M. Lambie ◽  
J. Dando
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
National Park ◽  
Litter Quality ◽  
Lower Altitude ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Leaf Material ◽  
Degradation Rates ◽  
C And N ◽  
Seed Fall ◽  
Kunzea Ericoides

Mānuka–kānuka shrubland is an important carbon (C) sink in New Zealand, yet little is known about C cycling within these systems. The objective of our work was to assess seasonal litterfall rates, composition, and C and nitrogen (N) inputs in mixed mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium J.R. Forst & G. Forst.) and kānuka (Kunzea ericoides var. ericoides (A.Rich) J.Thompson) stands. Litterfall was collected for 2years at Tongariro National Park (NP) and Stoney Creek, Wairarapa (SC), separated into leaf, twig, bark, seed and ‘other’, and the C and N content of each component measured. Total litterfall was between 3557 and 4443kgha–1year–1, of which leaf material contributed 46–67%. Litterfall peaked during spring–summer months at both sites, and the overall litterfall rate was greater (P < 0.001) at SC than NP. Litterfall at SC contained greater (P < 0.001) amounts of ‘other’ due to higher undergrowth contributions, and also greater seed fall (P < 0.001), possibility due to the lower altitude at SC. The proportion of leaf material in litterfall also peaked during summer (P < 0.001). C inputs in the total litter were 1941–2448kgCha–1year–1 and N inputs ranged between 28 and 37kgNha–1year–1. There was little seasonal difference in C and N contents and the majority of both C and N inputs in litterfall were in the leaf material (P < 0.001). C inputs peaked during summer, but N inputs were closely aligned with total litterfall maximums during spring–summer. The leaf:wood ratio was 1.9 at both sites, indicating litter quality was consistent at both stands, regardless of differences in composition. Although the sites had similar rainfall and shrub ages, the rate of total litterfall differed, reflecting the potentially site-specific nature of litterfall in mānuka–kānuka shrubland. Further work is needed assessing litterfall and degradation rates across New Zealand to establish if mānuka–kānuka shrublands would remain carbon sinks under climate change.

Ecology: A Science of Nation? The Utilization of Plant Ecology in New Zealand, 1896 - 1930

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Star
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Plant Breeding ◽  
National Park ◽  
Plant Ecology ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Breeding Station ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Plant Breeding Station

Following the creation of the Empire Marketing Board in 1926, Australia's development was influenced by an imperial science increasingly aware of ecology. The present paper traces similar New Zealand links in the ecological approach to pasture development promoted in the Dominion by Bruce Levy and fuelled by the vision of George Stapledon of the Welsh Plant Breeding Station, who visited New Zealand in 1926. However, plant ecology came much earlier to New Zealand by way of Leonard Cockayne, who in 1908 used ecological arguments to press for the extension of Tongariro National Park and who saw New Zealand's unique plant associations as emblems of nation rather than endowments of empire. By comparing the application of ecology, in New Zealand at different times, to the separate (though not necessarily opposed) goals of building a nation and supporting an empire, insight is gained into the changing ways in which any science may be drawn into the service of societal priorities and aspirations.

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