Harnessing spider biodiversity for sustainable horticulture: A call for research and conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand

The world is facing many pressing issues around food production and environmental sustainability. We are living in the sixth mass extinction event, driven by human activities including agricultural intensification, which has significantly affected invertebrate biodiversity. To address these issues, many scientists, growers, and policy makers are moving towards Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and restoring or creating natural or semi-natural habitats adjacent to or within food production ecosystems to conserve biodiversity whilst maintaining agricultural production.

Ecology, history, threats, and management of gumland ecosystems in Aotearoa | New Zealand

Gumlands are a critically endangered ecosystem, restricted to Auckland and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) in Aotearoa | New Zealand. Gumlands usually form in areas once dominated by kauri, where slow decomposition produces poorly drained, infertile soils with a siliceous hardpan. These harsh edaphic conditions result in heathlands dominated by mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium agg.), tangle fern (Gleichenia dicarpa), and sedges (Machaerina teretifolia and M. brevifolia).

Conservation translocations of fauna in Aotearoa New Zealand: a review

There have been numerous declines and extinctions of native fauna in Aotearoa New Zealand since human settlement. Against this background of loss there have been remarkable advances in conservation management, including the use of conservation translocations to reduce extinction risk and restore depauperate ecosystems. Here we review conservation translocations in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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