Novel tool for weed control
NIWA research on Mycoleptodiscus terrestris (Mt) shows the fungus could potentially be used as an environmentally safe "natural" herbicide.
Welcome to Freshwater Update for May 2012.
This issue contains news about work from NIWA's Freshwater team, and Water Quality maps and information for the period January, February, March 2012.
As well as the articles below, the following have been added to our website:
Robot spies make new science discoveries in Fiordland's World Heritage Park
Flyathalon - NIWA gives aquatic insects an obstacle course
NIWA scientist studies the mixing of river and sea and asks: Where do river sediments go?
NIWA research on Mycoleptodiscus terrestris (Mt) shows the fungus could potentially be used as an environmentally safe "natural" herbicide.
Fine sediment loads delivered to estuaries by rivers are higher today than prior to catchment deforestation due to increased soil erosion. The effects on water clarity, which then impact sensitive estuarine ecosystems, are significant.
Observed flow Jan-Mar 2012:
River flows were far above normal in most of the North Island and in Central Otago, and far below normal on the West Coast of the South Island.