A Perspective from the Antipodes: Demographic Changes and their Economic Impacts in New Zealand

Abstract A description is provided for Pestalozziella subsessilis, a colonizer of living leaves, causing leaf spot symptoms leading to leaves fading and dying. Some information on its dispersal and transmission, economic impacts, infraspecific variation and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (USA (Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin), Kazakhstan, Russia, New Zealand, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, and United Kingdom), hosts (Geranium carolinianum (leaf), G. collinum (leaf), G. columbianum (leaf), G. columbinum (leaf), G. macrorrhizum (leaf), G. maculatum (leaf), G. palustre (leaf), G. pratense (leaf), G. pusillum (leaf), G. pyrenaicum (leaf), G. robertianum (leaf), G. sanguineum (leaf), G. sylvaticum (leaf), G. wlassovianum (leaf), Geranium sp., and Oxypolis rigidor [Tiedemannia rigida]) and associated fungi Chaetomella raphigera.

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Geoglossum cookeanum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria ◽

10.1079/dfb/20153347723 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

D. W. Minter

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

New Zealand ◽

North America ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

New Hampshire ◽

Western Australia ◽

Economic Impacts ◽

Conservation Status ◽

South Australia

Abstract A description is provided for Geoglossum cookeanum. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Mexico and USA (Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire and Tenesse)), Asia (Georgia, India (Uttarakhand) and China (Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Yunnan)), Australasia (Australia (South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia) and New Zealand), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UK)). No reports of negative economic impacts of this fungus have been found.

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Impacts of botanic gardens: economic, social, environmental, and health.

New directions in garden tourism ◽

10.1079/9781789241761.0008 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 116-129

Author(s):

Richard W. Benfield

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

New Zealand ◽

Environmental Health ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Economic Impacts ◽

South Australia ◽

Botanical Garden ◽

The Usa ◽

African Plants ◽

Social Environmental

Abstract This chapter focuses on the economic impacts of gardens, presenting examples of regional economic impacts of gardens in the USA, UK and New Zealand. As important, the chapter also highlights the environmental, health, and social benefits of gardens in an era of environmental sustainability, and social justice. Case studies are presented of (1) the cultural benefits of Glenstone (USA), (2) the economic impact of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden (South Australia), and (3) the Missouri Botanical Garden as a center for the study of African plants.

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Simulation of post-volcanic eruption time variant land use and economic impacts in the Auckland region of New Zealand

Bulletin of Volcanology ◽

10.1007/s00445-020-01400-9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 82 (9) ◽

Author(s):

Robert J. Cardwell ◽

Garry W. McDonald ◽

Liam M. Wotherspoon

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

New Zealand ◽

Volcanic Eruption ◽

Economic Impacts ◽

Auckland Region

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Ascobolus hawaiiensis. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

IMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria ◽

10.1079/dfb/20210033618 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

D. W. Minter

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Western Australia ◽

Oryctolagus Cuniculus ◽

Bos Taurus ◽

Economic Impacts ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Capreolus Capreolus ◽

Ovis Aries ◽

Capra Aegagrus

Abstract A description is provided for Ascobolus hawaiiensis, a dung-inhabiting fungus associated with Anatidae, Bos taurus, Bubalus sp., Camelus dromedarius, Capra aegagrus subsp. hircus, Capreolus capreolus, Caprinae, Equus africanus subsp. asinus, E. ferus subsp. caballus, Oryctolagus cuniculus and Ovis aries. Some information on its economic impacts, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (USA (Arizona, Oregon and Hawaii), Chile, Armenia, Azerbaijan, India (Maharashtra), Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Pakistan, Russia (Irkutsk Oblast, Yakutia), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Australia (Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia), New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Netherlands, Spain (Mallorca) and UK).

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