Follow the latest developments in eDNA monitoring
New Zealand’s rivers and streams are in serious trouble. Decades of pollution, overextraction, and habitat destruction have left many waterways unswimmable, both for us and
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We’re excited to announce our latest paper, now published in Environmental DNA, “Optimizing eDNA Replication for Standardized Application in Lotic Systems in Aotearoa, New Zealand.”
We’re thrilled to share our latest research, now published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin: “From land to sea: Environmental DNA is correlated with long-term water
The system of taxonomy (the naming and classifying of things) is designed to evolve as we improve our understanding of evolutionary lineages, divergence and speciation.
Aotearora New Zealand’s native freshwater mussels, kākahi, are important parts of freshwater ecosystems and, being filter feeders, are indicators of good water quality. They are
February 2nd marks the day that the world shines an extra light on one of the most productive environments; our wetlands. For Aotearoa New Zealand,
Taranaki Mounga Taranaki Mounga is an ambitious conservation project that looks to restore and revitalise the wildlife of the mountain, ranges and islands of Taranaki.
The country seems to have gone a bit batty these last few weeks, with inquiries flying in from all over Aotearoa from people wanting to
As part of the Wai Tūwhera o te Taiao program with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Wilderlab, students from Thames High School did some
In the first of a series on the Wellington region’s waterways, Kate Green reported on the health of Hutt River on stuff.co.nz and in The
Over 200 community groups, hapū and kura around the country have signed up to the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) nationwide environmental DNA (eDNA) programme –
Lily Raynor and Liam Smith collecting eDNA from the Ewe Burn. The Southland App PHOTO: Supplied
