Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences


FERG Research

Riparian Management
Ecology of urban streams
riparian-lowland

Enhancing the effectiveness of riparian management along lowland Canterbury streams more>>

urban-biotic

Development of a biotic index for assessing biological health in Singapore rivers and canals more>>

riparian-disruptor

Fine sediment: a major disruptor of habitat connectivity and food-webs in streams more>>

urban-benthic

Factors influencing benthic communities and colonisation in Christchurch’s urban stream more>>

riparian-health

Evaluating the large scale effects agriculture on physical stream health parameters more>>

urban-culvert

Freshwater fish distribution in an urban environment more>>

 

urban-Okeover

Okeover Stream restoration project more>>


Acid Mine Drainage

Populations and communities

amd-predicting

Predicting and remediating the impacts of mining activities on freshwater ecosystems more>>

populations-drivers

Drivers of galaxiid fish distributions and population dynamics in trout-invaded riverscapes more>>

amd-impact

The Impact of AMD on the structure of stream communitities and food webs more>>

populations-cave

Macroinvertebrate communities within caves and their limiting factors more>>

amd-foodwebs

Disrupted food webs in acid mine drainage streams more>>

populations-spatial

Influence of spatial configuration on stream invertebrate communities more>>

amd-functions

Impact of mining activities on stream ecosystem functions more>>

populations-species

Population recovery of species with relic distributions: maximising returns from whio conservation efforts more>>

amd-processes

Ecosystem processes in streams under anthropogrenic stress more>>

populations-detritus

Direct and indirect effects of predatory trout in detritus-based stream food webs more>>

amd-toxicity

Toxicity of AMD to benthic invertebrates and fish more>>

populations-tipping

Nutrient limitation and disturbance as tipping points affecting the strength of top-down control of stream algae more>>

amd-remediation The remediation of stream benthic invertebrate communities in streams impacted by acid mine drainage more>> populations-complex Dispersal, recruitment and population dynamics of animals with complex life-cycles more>>

 

 

populations-selwyn

Benthic ecology: lower Selwyn River more>>


Ecology of standing waters
Ecosystem size

standing-littoral

Littoral faunas of Northland lakes more>>

ecosystem-dynamics

The dynamics of spatially compressed food webs more>>

standing-holes

Tree holes as habitat for aquatic invertebrates in mixed broadleaf-podocarp rainforest, New Zealand more>>

ecosystem-flow

Mechanisms of low flow-induced community change more>>

standing-assembly

Community assembly and food web interactions across pond permanence gradients more>>

ecosystem-abiotic

The influence of abiotic stream conditions on life history traits of Deleatidium mayflies more>>

standing-lakes

The impact of introduced trout on invertebrate communities in inland Canterbury lakes more>>

ecosystem-drivers

Drivers of community structure in streams: Could ecosystem-size by the answer? more>>

standing-salinity

Influence of lake-level fluctuation and salinity of food web structure in a coastal brackish lake: Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora more>>

 

 


Aquatic-terrestrial linkages
Forest fragmentation

aqua-braided

Connectivity in braided river landscapes more>>

forest-response

The response of stream communities to forest fragmentation more>>

aqua-linkage

The linkage between riparian predators and aquatic insects across a stream-resource spectrum more>>

forest-fragmentation

Forest fragments and their influence on the structure and function of downstream freshwater communities more>>

aqua-dynamics

The population dynamics of a riparian fishing spider: interactive effects of flow-related disturbance on cross-ecosystem subsdies and spider habitat more>>