He Whenua Whakatipu

Research in ARGOS

Environmental Monitoring & Analysis

The following publications are based on environmental monitoring and analysis in a general sense within the ARGOS project. For sector specific publications on environmental monitoring and analysis, please follow the links on the left hand side of this page, and go to the specific sector pages.

Apart from those research focused on environmental issues in a general sense, there are also three areas of particular interest: weeds, streams and birds.

Research Rationale

Environmental Monitoring and Research for Improved Resilience on ARGOS Farms by Henrik Moller, Alex Wearing, Andrea Pearson, Chris Perley, David Steven, Grant Blackwell, Jeff Reid and Marion Johnson (Appendix 3: Visual Soil Assessment)

Research Reports

07/12 Environmental indicators from alternative farm management systems: Signposts for different pathways to sustainable primary production in New Zealand?, by Tanja Maegli, Sarah Richards, Sarah Meadows, Peter Carey, Marion Johnson, Monica Peters, Katherine Dixon, Jayson Benge, Henrik Moller, Grant Blackwell, Florian Weller, David Lucock, David Norton, Chris Perley and Catriona MacLeod.

Published Articles

Journal Articles

Moller, H., MacLeod, C.J., Haggerty, J., Rosin, C., Blackwell, G., Perley, C., Meadows, S., Weller, F. & Gradwol, M. (2008) Intensification of New Zealand agriculture: implications for biodiversity.  New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 51(3): 253-263. See abstract at http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/publish/Journals/nzjar/2008/025.aspx

Forum Articles

Blackwell, G., Fukuda, Y., Maegli, T. & MacLeod, C. (2008) Room for everyone? Refugia and native biodiversity in New Zealand's agricultural landscapes. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 51(4): 473-476. Available from http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/includes/download.aspx?ID=98250

Meadows, S., Gradwohl, M., Moller, H., Rosin, C., MacLeod, C.J., Weller, F., Blackwell, G. & Perley, C. (2008) Pathways for integration of biodiversity conservation into New Zealand's agricultural production. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 51(4): 467-471. Available from http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/includes/download.aspx?ID=98249

Moller, H., Blackwell, G., Weller, F., MacLeod, C.J., Rosin, C., Gradwohl, M., Meadows, S. & Perley, C. (2008) Social-ecological scales and sites of action: keys to conserving biodiversity while intensifying New Zealand's agriculture? New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 51(4): 461-465. Available from http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/includes/download.aspx?ID=98247

Weller, F., Meadows, S. & Gradwohl, M. (2008) Retaining adaptive capacity in New Zealand's ecological systems. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 51(4): 477-479. Available from http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/includes/download.aspx?ID=98251

Wallace, N. (Monday, 11 October 2010) Stream health little different. Otago Daily Times. [Online] Available from http://www.odt.co.nz/news/farming/130863/stream-health-little-different

Newspaper Articles

Wallace, N. (Monday, 11 October 2010) Stream health little different. Otago Daily Times. [Online] Available from http://www.odt.co.nz/news/farming/130863/stream-health-little-different

Working Papers

Working Paper 6: Environmental Monitoring and Research for Improved Resilience on ARGOS Farms by Henrik Moller, Alex Wearing, Andrea Pearson, Chris Perley, David Steven, Grant Blackwell, Jeff Reid and Marion Johnson (Appendix 3: Visual Soil Assessment)

Research Notes

Bird Sampling Methods, also available in French

Weeds

There is no publications currently available.

Streams

Research Reports

06/10 New Zealand Farmers and Wetlands, by Carmen McLeod, Lesley Hunt, Chris Rosin, John Fairweather, Andrew Cook, Hugh Campbell, November 2006

06/03 Cleaner streams and improved stream health on North Island dairy and South Island sheep/beef farms, by Grant Blackwell, Mark Haggerty, Suzanne Burns, Louise Davidson,
Gaia Gnanalingam and Henrik Moller, June 2006

Birds

Research Reports

05/06 Bird community composition and relative abundance in production and natural habitats of New Zealand, by Grant Blackwell, Erin O'Neill, Francesca Buzzi, Dean Clarke, Tracey Dearlove, Marcia Green, Henrik Moller, Stephen Rate and Joanna Wright, June 2005

Published Articles

Journal Articles

MacLeod C., Newson, S., Blackwell, G. & Duncan R. (2009) Enhanced niche opportunities: can they explain the success of New Zealand’s introduced bird species? Diversity and Distributions, 15: 41-49.

MacLeod, C.J., Blackwell, G., Moller, H., Innes, J. & Powlesland, R. (2008) The forgotten 60%: bird ecology and management in New Zealand’s agricultural landscape. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 32: 240-255