scholarly journals Comparison of fish communities and abundance in unmodified streams of Kahurangi National Park with other areas of New Zealand

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. G. Jowett ◽  
J. W. Hayes ◽  
N. Deans ◽  
G. A. Eldon
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
National Park ◽  
Fish Communities

Community changes of coral reef fishes in Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Fakhrizal Setiawan ◽  
Janny D Kusen ◽  
Georis JF Kaligis
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
National Park ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Coral Cover ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Fish Community Structure ◽  
Reef Fish Community

In order to look at changes in coral and reef fish communities during the period of 2006 to 2013, this research was carried out at Bunaken National Park (BNP) with 26 observation sites. The existing data and information of reef fish communities in the park generally could not be used as representative for describing the whole region. Percentage of coral cover and fish abundance during the study period shows that Bunaken Island is more similar to other locations. Reef fish community structure as seen from ecological index (H' at all sites being categorized, E category labile and low category C) shows the condition of the reef fish community is still good. Changes in the structure of reef fish communities showed declining conditions compared to 2006, and coral cover continued to decrease compared to 1998 and 2007. Good overall reef fish and coral cover have decreased; it is thought to be related to the pressure in BNP. Some of the pressures in the region were (i) increasing numbers of domestic as well as foreign visitors, (ii) increasing number of residents in the region, as well as the burden of waste and trash from the Bay of Manado. Penelitian dilakukan di Taman Nasional Bunaken (Utara dan Selatan)   pada 26 lokasi  pengamatan untuk menganalisis perubahan struktur komunitas ikan karang melalui kajian dari suatu time series data dari beberapa penelitian sebelumnya. Data primer mengenai ikan-ikan karang diperoleh melalui visual sensus bawah air yang bersamaan dengan observasi terumbu karang menggunakan point intercept transect. Nilai persentase tutupan karang dan kelimpahan ikan menunjukkan bahwa pada lokasi pengamatan Pulau Bunaken paling baik dibandingan lokasi lainnya. Struktur komunitas ikan karang yang dianalisis dengan indeks ekologi menunjukkan indeks keanekaragaman (H’) di semua site masuk kategori sedang, indeks kesamaan (E) kategori labil dan indeks Dominansi (C) kategori rendah. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kondisi komunitas ikan karang masih baik, sekalipun  perubahan struktur komunitas ikan karang menunjukkan kondisi yang menurun dibandingkan tahun 2006, begitu juga tutupan karang yang terus turun dibandingkan tahun 1998 dan 2007. Secara keseluruhan baik ikan karang maupun tutupan karang mengalami penurunan, hal ini diduga terkait dengan tekanan yang dialami kawasan TN. Bunaken. Salah satu tekanan terhadap kawasan adalah jumlah turis dari dalam maupun luar negeri yang semakin meningkat tiap tahunnya, penambahan jumlah penduduk di dalam kawasan, serta beban limbah dan sampah dari Teluk Manado.

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. 

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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