Research in ARGOS
Environmental Monitoring & Analysis
- Kiwifruit Specific
Apart from those research focused on environmental issues in a general sense, there are also four areas of particular interest: weeds, streams, soils and birds.
Research Reports
05/05 ARGOS biodiversity surveys on Kiwifruit Orchards and Sheep
& beef farms in summer 2004-2005: rationale, focal taxa
and methodology, by Grant Blackwell, Stephen Rate and
Henrik Moller, June 2005
Published Articles
Journal Articles
Gormley AM, MacLeod CJ 2012. Accounting for detection when estimating occupancy of bird species on organic and integrated management orchards. Ibis (in review).
Todd JH, Malone LA, McArdle BH, Benge J, Poulton J, Thorpe S, Beggs JR 2011. Invertebrate community richness in New Zealand kiwifruit orchards under organic or integrated pest management. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 141: 32–38.
Moller, H., Wearing, A., Perley, C., Rosin, C., Blackwell, G., Campbell, H., Hunt, L., Fairweather, J., Manhire, J., Benge, J., Emanuelsson, M. & Steven, D. (2007) Biodiversity on kiwifruit orchards: the importantce of shelterbelts. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 753: 609-618. See abstract at http://www.actahort.org/books/753/753_80.htm
Benge, J. & Moller, H. (2008) Is conventional or organic kiwifruit production better for the environment? Further results from the ARGOS research project. NZ Kiwifruit Journal. November/December: 24-27.
Richards S, Hewson K, Moller H, Wharton D, Campbell H, Benge J, Manhire J 2007. Soil biota as indicators of soil quality in organic and integrated management kiwifruit orchards in New Zealand. Acta Horticulturae 753: 627–632.
Research Notes
Cicadas
in Kiwfruit Orchards, also available in French
Spiders
in Kiwifruit orchards
Evaluation
of the bait-lamina test for assessing biological activity
in soils on kiwifruit orchards
Annual
monitoring of cicadas and spiders to indicate kiwifruit orchard
health
Cicada
Species in Kiwifruit Orchards, also available in French
Shelterbelts
in kiwifruit orchards
Biodiversity
on Kiwifruit Orchards: the Importance of shelterbelts
Kiwifruit
orchard floor vegetation
Earthworms
in kiwifruit orchards
Relative abundance of cicadas in ARGOS kiwifruit orchards: 2010 update
Presentations
2010 Kiwifruit Stakeholder Workshop
Environment Outcomes of Production by Henrik Moller
Other Reports
Benge J 2010. Winter levels of chemical residues in soil from Hayward kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty. A Report for ZESPRI International Ltd. The Agriculture Research Group On Sustainability (ARGOS). (Restricted access)
Weeds
Published Articles
Journal Articles
Peltzer DA, MacLeod CJ 2012. Weeds and native plant species are negatively associated along a management intensity gradient from kiwifruit orchards to forest habitats. Austral Ecology (in review).
Other Reports
Peltzer DA, MacLeod CJ, Gormley AM, Perry M, Burrows L, Moller H, Benge J 2011. Weed risk, plant biodiversity and carbon storage within kiwifruit orchard land titles. Landcare Research Contract Report LC626 to ZESPRI International Ltd and Bay of Plenty Regional Council, New Zealand. (Restricted access)
Streams
Theses
Coleman, G. 2010. Birds as indicators of sustainable management practices on New Zealand kiwifruit orchards. The Centre for the Study of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CSAFE). University of Otago, Dunedin.
Richards, S. 2005. Evaluation of soil fauna as potential indicators of soil quality in kiwifruit orchard systems. University of Otago, Dunedin
Soils
Research Reports
05/02 Soil
quality on ARGOS kiwifruit orchards, 2004-2005, by Andrea
Pearson, Jeff Reid , Jayson Benge and Henrik Moller, June
2005
Journal Articles
Carey, P. & Benge, J. (2009) Comparison of soil quality and nutrient budgets between organic and conventional kiwifruit orchards. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 132: 7-15.
Benge, J., Manhire, J., Pearson, A., Reid, J. & Moller, H. (2007) Differences in soil quality between and within organic and integrated management kiwifruit orchards in New Zealand. Acta Hort (ISHS) 753:599-608. See abstract at http://www.actahort.org/books/753/753_79.htm
Richards, S., Hewson, K., Moller, H., Wharton, D., Campbell, H., Benge, J. & Manhire, J. (2007) Soil biota as indicators of soil quality in organic and integrated management kiwifruit orchards in New Zealand. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 753:627-632. See abstract at http://www.actahort.org/books/753/753_82.htm
Carey, P. & Benge, J. (2008) Do organic or conventional kiwifruit orchards have better soil quality? NZ Kiwifruit Journal. July / August 2008: 29-32.
Research Notes
Soil
nematodes in kiwifruit orchards
Differences in soil quality within kiwifruit orchards
Differences in soil quality between organic and conventional kiwifruit orchards
Other Reports
Monks A, MacLeod CJ (2012). Soil monitoring on kiwifruit orchards: A preliminary evaluation of the ARGOS survey design. A report for ZESPRI International Ltd. 44 pp. (Restricted access)
Benge J, Carey P. (2011). Analysis of soil quality on New Zealand’s kiwifruit orchards and management implications. A report for ZESPRI International Ltd. The Agricultural Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS). (Restricted access)
Birds
Research Notes
Birds
on kiwifruit orchards, also available in French
Published Articles
Journal Articles
MacLeod CJ, Coleman GJ, Weller F 2012c. Are the benefits of organic farming for native bird densities in orchards temporally dependent? Wildlife Research (in review). Environmental monitoring and analysis
Rate, S., Rosin, C., Blackwell, G., Moller, H. & Hunt, L. (2007) Diversity and abundance of birds in New Zealand Kiwifruit orchards. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 753: 619-626. See abstract at http://www.actahort.org/books/753/753_81.htm
Media
Organic and semi-organic orchards: how they affect native bird densities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwbqWier5yo&feature=plcp
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