02 May 2012
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?
In this issue
Novel tool for weed control
NIWA research on Mycoleptodiscus terrestris (Mt) shows the fungus could potentially be used as an environmentally safe "natural" herbicide.