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Publications - mitigation systems (formerly rehabilitation and protection)

These are some recent publications related to the Rehabilitation and protection programme.

2018

Baker, C.F., Gubin, Y., Reeve, K. 2018. Observations of hard-shell mating in the portunid crab Charybdis japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861) (Decapoda: Brachyura). Journal of Crustacean Biology https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruy029

Doehring, K., Franklin, P. 2018. The upstream struggles of Inanga; in: Brink, K., P. Gough, J. Royte, P.P. Schollema & H. Waningen (eds). From Sea to Source 2.0. Protection and restoration of fish migration in rivers worldwide. https://www.fromseatosource.com/

Eivers, R., Duggan, I. C., Hamilton, D.P., Quinn, J.M. 2018. Constructed treatment wetlands provide habitat for zooplankton communities in agricultural peat lake catchments. Wetlands 38: 95-108. DOI:10.1007/s13157-017-0959-4

Franklin, P., Gee, E., Baker, C., Bowie, S. 2018. New Zealand Fish Passage Guidelines: for structures up to 4m.
NZ-FishPassageGuidelines-upto4m-NIWA-DOC-NZFPAG.pdf

Hudson, N., McKergow, L., Tanner, C.C. Baddock, E., Burger, D., Scandrett, J. 2018. Denitrification bioreactor work in Waituna lagoon catchment, Southland. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre Workshop, Farm Environmental Planning: Science, Policy and Practice (Eds. L.D. Currie and C.L. Christensen). Occasional Report No. 31. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, 7-9 February 2018. http://flrc.massey.ac.nz/workshops/18/Manuscripts/Paper_Hudson_2018.pdf

Rutherford, J.C., Davies-Colley, R.J., Meleason, M.A. 2018. Modelling stream shade: 1. Verifying numerical simulations with measurements on simple physical models. Ecological Engineering 120: 441-448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.07.001

Rutherford, J.C., Meleason, M.A., Davies-Colley, R.J. 2018. Modelling stream shade: 2. Predicting the effects of canopy shape and changes over time. Ecological Engineering 120: 487-496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.07.008

Smith, B., Storey, R.J. 2018. Egg characteristics and oviposition behaviour of the aquatic insect orders Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera in New Zealand: a review. New Zealand Journal of Zoology DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2018.1443473

Sukias, J.P.S., Park, J.B.K., Stott, R., Tanner C.C. 2018. Quantifying resilience of constructed wetland and denitrifying bioreactor treatment systems to shock loadings. Water Research 139, 450-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.010

Tanner, C.C., Uuemaa, E., Palliser, C., Hughes A. 2018. Accounting for headwater seepage wetland nitrogen attenuation in farm environmental planning. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre Workshop, Farm Environmental Planning: Science, Policy and Practice (Eds. L.D. Currie and C.L. Christensen). Occasional Report No. 31. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, 7-9 February 2018. http://flrc.massey.ac.nz/workshops/18/Manuscripts/Paper_Tanner_2018.pdf

Uuemaa, E., Hughes A.O., Tanner, C.C. 2018. Identifying feasible locations for wetland creation or restoration in catchments by suitability modelling using LiDAR DEM. Water. 10, 464. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10040464

Uuemaa, E., Palliser, C., Hughes A.O., Tanner, C.C. 2018. Effectiveness of a natural headwater wetland for removing agricultural nitrogen loads. Water. 10: 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10030287

Wright-Stow, A., Stephens, T., Burger, D., Rutherford, K., Tanner C.C. 2018. Wetlands hold secret ingredient of future water quality. Stuff. 20 March 2018. https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/102326878/wetlands-hold-secret-ingredient-of-future-water-quality

Wright-Stow, A., Tanner, C.C., Matheson, F., Stephens, T., Quinn, J., Burger D., Young, J. 2018. Accelerating uptake of constructed wetlands and riparian buffers by quantifying contaminant attenuation performance: A proposed national investigation. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre Workshop, Farm Environmental Planning: Science, Policy and Practice (Eds. L.D. Currie and C.L. Christensen). Occasional Report No. 31. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, 7-9 February 2018. http://flrc.massey.ac.nz/workshops/18/Manuscripts/Paper_WrightStow_2018.pdf

2017

Baker, C.F., Jellyman, D.J., Crow, S., Reeve, K., Stewart, M., Buchinger, T., Li, W. 2017. First observations of spawning nests in the pouched lamprey (Geotria australis). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74: 1603-1611. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0292

Baker, C.F., Reeve, K., Baars, D., Jellyman, D., Franklin, P. 2017. Efficacy of 12-mm Half-Duplex Passive Integrated Transponder Tags in Monitoring Fish Movements through Stationary Antenna Systems. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37:1289-1298. https://doi.org/10.1080/02755947.2017.1376011

Buchinger, T.J., Bussy, U., Li, K., Wang, H., Huertas, M., Baker, C.F., Jia, L., Hayes, M.C., Li, W., Johnson, N.S. 2017. Phylogenetic distribution of a male pheromone that may exploit a nonsexual preference in lampreys. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30: 2244-2254. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13191.

Bulmer, R.H., Lewis, M., O’Donnell, E., Lundquist, C. J. 2017. Assessing mangrove clearance methods to minimise adverse impacts and maximise the potential to achieve restoration objectives. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51:110-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1260605

Clapcott, J.E., Goodwin, E.O., Snelder, T.H., Collier, K.J., Neale, M.W., Greenfield, S. 2017. Finding reference: a comparison of modelling approaches for predicting macroinvertebrate community index benchmarks. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 44-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1265994

Collier, K.J., Baker, C.F. David, B.O., Gorski, K. Pingram, M. A. 2017. Linking ecological science with management outcomes on New Zealand's longest river. River Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3181

Dos Santos, V.M., Matheson, F.E. 2017.  Higher seagrass cover and biomass increases sexual reproductive effort: a rare case study of Zostera muelleri in New Zealand.  Aquatic Botany 138: 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.12.003

Graham, S.E., Storey, R., Smith, B. 2017. Dispersal distances of aquatic insects: upstream crawling by benthic EPT larvae and flight of adult Trichoptera along valley floors. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 146-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1268175

Lundquist, C., Carter, K., Hailes, S., Bulmer, R. 2017. Guidelines for Managing Mangroves (Mānawa) Expansion in New Zealand. NIWA Information Series No. 85. National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd. http://www.niwa.co.nz/managingmangroveguide

Matheson, F. 2017. Seagrass transplants contribute to regenerating seagrass in Whangarei Harbour, New Zealand.  http://seagrassrestoration.net/zostera-restoration-in-nz

Matheson, F.E., Reed, J., Dos Santos, V.M., Cummings, V., Mackay, G. 2017. Seagrass rehabilitation: successful transplants and evaluation of methods at different spatial scales. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 96-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1265993

Neale, M.W., Storey, R., Rowe, D. 2017. Stream Ecological Valuation: revisions to the method for assessing the ecological functions of New Zealand streams. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2017.1369463

O’Brien, J. M., Warburton, H.J., Graham, S.E., Franklin, H.M., Febria, C.M., Hogsden, K.L., Harding, J.S., McIntosh, A.R. 2017. Leaf litter additions enhance stream metabolism, denitrification, and restoration prospects for agricultural catchments. Ecosphere 8(11):e02018. 10.1002/ecs2.2018

Quinn, J., Green, M., Schallenberg, M., Young, R., Tanner, C.C., Swales, A. 2017. Freshwater and estuary management and rehabilitation: introduction and synthesis. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51:1-6 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288330.2016.1269815

Rouse, H., Norton, N. 2017. Challenges for freshwater science in policy development: reflections from the science–policy interface in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 7-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1264431

Rutherford, J.C. 2017. Sensitivity analysis of the seepage wetland module in OVERSEER. In: Science and policy: nutrient management challenges for the next generation. (Eds L. D. Currie and M. J. Hedley). Occasional Report No. 30. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. http://flrc.massey.ac.nz/workshops/17/Manuscripts/Paper_Rutherford_2017.pdf

Storey, R.G., Reid, D.R., Smith, B.J. 2017. Oviposition site selectivity of some New Zealand aquatic macroinvertebrate taxa and implications for stream restoration. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 165-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1269351

Storey, R.G., Wright-Stow, A. 2017. Community-based monitoring of New Zealand stream macroinvertebrates: agreement between volunteer and professional assessments and performance of volunteer indices. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research: 51: 60-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1266674

Schallenberg, M., Hamilton, D.P., Hicks, A.S., Robertson, H.A., Scarsbrook, M., Robertson, B., Wilson, K., Whaanga, D., Jones, H. F. E., Hamill, K. 2017. Multiple lines of evidence determine robust nutrient load limits required to safeguard a threatened lake/lagoon system. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51:78-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1267651

Tipa, GT., Williams, EK., Van Schravendijk-Goodman, C., Nelson, K., Dalton, WRK., Home, M., Williamson, B., Quinn, J. 2016. Using environmental report cards to monitor implementation of iwi plans and strategies, including restoration plans.  New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 21-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1268176

Tondera, K., Blecken, G-T., Chazarenc, F., Tanner, C.C. 2017. Ecotechnologies for the Treatment of Variable Stormwater and Wastewater Flows. Springer, Cham, Switzerland. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319700120

Wright-Stow, A.E., Wilcock, R.J. 2017. Responses of stream macroinvertebrate communities and water quality of five dairy farming streams following adoption of mitigation practices. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 127-145. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288330.2016.1269814

2016

Buchinger, T.J., Li, K., Huertas, M., Baker, C.F., Jia, L., Hayes, M.C., Li, W., Johnson, N.S. 2016. Evidence for partial overlap of male olfactory cues in lampreys. Journal of Experimental Biology 220: jeb.149807 doi: 10.1242/jeb.149807

Chariton, A., Sun, M., Gibson, J., Webb, J.A., Leung, K.M.Y., Hickey, C.W., Hose, G.C. 2016. Emergent technologies and analytical approaches for understanding the effects of multiple stressors in aquatic environments. Marine and Freshwater Research, 2016, 67, 414–428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF15190

Cyr, H., Collier, K.J., Clearwater, S.J., Hicks, B.J., Stewart, S.D. 2016. Feeding and nutrient excretion of the New Zealand freshwater mussel Echyridella menziesii (Hyriidae, Unionida): implications for nearshore nutrient budgets in lakes and reservoirs. Aquatic Sciences 79: 557–571. doi: 10.1007/s00027-016-0517-9

Deans, N., West, D., Jellyman, D. 2016. Freshwater fisheries management. Chapter 29 in Jellyman, P., Davie, T. J. A., Pearson, C.P., and Harding, J.S. (eds). Advances in New Zealand Freshwater Science. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Inc. and New Zealand Hydrological Society Inc., Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 553-572.

Death, R., Collier, K., Demchick, E., Smith, B., Winterbourn, M. 2016. Lotic macroinvertebrates: advances in taxonomy and ecology. Chapter 12 in Jellyman, P., Davie, T. J. A., Pearson, C.P., and Harding, J.S. (eds). Advances in New Zealand Freshwater Science. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Inc. and New Zealand Hydrological Society Inc., Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 219-240.

Fenwick, G. 2016. Groundwater ecosystems. Chapter 17 in Jellyman, P., Davie, T. J. A., Pearson, C.P., and Harding, J.S. (eds). Advances in New Zealand Freshwater Science. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Inc. and New Zealand Hydrological Society Inc., Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 325-344.

Franklin, P. A., Baker, C. F. 2016. Re-introduction of giant kokopu to Nukumea Stream, New Zealand. Soorae, P. S. (ed.) Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2016. Case studies from around the globe. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group and Abu Dhabi, UAE: Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi.

Gibbs, M., Abell, J., Hamilton, D. 2016. Wind forced circulation and sediment disturbance in a temperate lake. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 50: 209–227. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2015.1116998

Hickford, M.J.H., Schiel, D.R. 2016. Otolith microchemistry of the amphidromous Glaxias maculatus shows recruitment to coastal rivers from unstructured larval pool. Marine Ecology Progress Series 548: 197-207. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11701

Holmes, R., Hayes J.W., Matthaei, C., Closs, G., Williams, M., Goodwin, E. 2016. Riparian management practices affect instream habitat condition in a dairy stream catchment. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 50: 581-599. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2016.1184169

Hughes, A.O. 2016.  Riparian management and stream bank erosion in New Zealand.  New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 50: 277-290. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00288330.2015.1116449

Hughes, A., Tanner, C. C., McKergow, L. A., Sukias, J. P. S. 2016. Unrestricted dairy cattle grazing of a pastoral headwater wetland and its effect on water quality. Agricultural Water Management 165:72–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.11.015

Jellyman, D.J. 2016. Management and Fisheries of Australasian Eels (Anguilla australis, Anguilla diffenbachii, Anguilla reinhardtii). In: Arai, T. (ed.). Biology and Ecology of Anguillid Eels. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).

Jellyman, D.J., Briand, C. 2016. Early life history and recruitment. In: Arai, T. (ed.). Biology and Ecology of Anguillid Eels. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).

Jellyman, D.J., Crow, S. 2016. Population size, growth and movements of Anguilla australis in a small New Zealand lake. Journal of Fish Biology 88: 2157 – 2174. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12962

Jellyman, D.J., Gehrke, P.C., Harris, J.H. 2016. Freshwater fisheries of Australasia. Chapter 3.27. Pp 404 – 418 In. (John F. Craig, ed.). Freshwater Fisheries and Ecology. Wiley and Sons Ltd.

McKergow, L.A., Matheson, F.E., Quinn, J.M. 2016. Riparian management: a restoration tool for New Zealand streams. Ecological Restoration and Management 17: 218-227. https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12232

Nobel, M., Duncan, P., Perry, D., Prosper, K., Rose, D., Schnierer, S., Pittock, J., Woods, R., Williams, E., Tipa, G. 2016. Culturally Significant Fisheries: Social-ecological Keystones in Freshwater Ecosystems. Ecology and Society 21: 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08353-210222

Quinn. J.M., Phillips, C. 2016. Production forestry. Chapter 24 in Jellyman, P., Davie, T. J. A., Pearson, C.P., and Harding, J.S. (eds). Advances in New Zealand Freshwater Science. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Inc. and New Zealand Hydrological Society Inc., Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 469-482.

Robertson, H., Clarkson, B., Campbell, D., Tanner, C. 2016. Wetland biodiversity, ecosystem processes and management. Chapter 16 in Jellyman, P., Davie, T. J. A., Pearson, C.P., and Harding, J.S. (eds). Advances in New Zealand Freshwater Science. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Inc. and New Zealand Hydrological Society Inc., Christchurch, New Zealand. Pp. 309-324.

Scarsbrook, M., McIntosh, A., Wilcock, B., Matthaei, C. 2016. Effects of agriculture on water quality. Chapter 25 in Jellyman, P., Davie, T. J. A., Pearson, C.P., and Harding, J.S. (eds). Advances in New Zealand Freshwater Science. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Inc. and New Zealand Hydrological Society Inc., Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 483-504.

Smith, B.J., Reid, D. 2016. Silent assassins: predation of native New Zealand trichopteran eggs by non-native freshwater gastropods. Aquatic Insects 37: 293-302. DOI:10.1080/01650424.2016.1274767

Storey, R. 2016. Macroinvertebrate community responses to duration, intensity and timing of annual dry events in intermittent forested and pasture streams. Aquatic Sciences 78: 395–414. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-015-0443-2

Storey, R. G., Wright-Stow, A., Kin, E., Davies-Colley, R.J., Stott, R. 2016. Volunteer stream monitoring: Do the data quality and monitoring experience support increased community involvement in freshwater decision making? Ecology and Society 21:32. http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss4/art32/

Tipa, G., Harmsworth, G., Williams, E., Kitson, J. 2016. Intergrating mātauranga Maori into freshwater management, planning and decision-making. Chapter 32 in Jellyman, P., Davie, T. J. A., Pearson, C.P., and Harding, J.S. (eds). Advances in New Zealand Freshwater Science. New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Inc. and New Zealand Hydrological Society Inc., Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 613-638.

Zhou, X., plus 36 authors incl. Smith B. 2016. The Trichoptera barcode initiative: a strategy for generating a species-level Tree of Life. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 371(1702):20160025. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0025

2015

Baker, C. F., Smith, J. P. 2015. Influence of flow on the migration and capture of juvenile galaxiids in a large river system. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 49: 51-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2014.941372

Franklin, P. A., Smith, J., Baker, C. F., Bartels, B., Reeve, K. 2015. First observations on the timing and location of giant kōkopu (Galaxias argenteus) spawning. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 49: 419-426. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2015.1045004

Franklin, P. A., Hodges, M. 2015. Modified management of tide gates improves instream habitat for native fish. Ecological Engineering 81: 233-242. DOI:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.04.004

Greenwood, M.J., Booker, D.J., Smith, B.J., Winterbourn, M. 2015. A hydrologically sensitive invertebrate community index for New Zealand rivers. Ecological Indicators 61. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.058

Greer M. J. C., Crow S. K., Hicks A., Closs G. P. 2015. The effects of suspended sediment on brown trout (Salmo trutta) feeding and respiration after macrophyte control. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 49: 278-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2015.1013140

Hudson, M., Collier, K., Awatere, S., Harmsworth, G., Henry, J., Quinn, J., Robb, M. (2015). Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Freshwater Management: An Aotearoa/New Zealand case study. The International Journal of Science in Society 8: 1-14.

Kusabs, I. A., , Hicks, B.J., Quinn, J.M., Hamilton, D.P. 2015. Sustainable management of freshwater crayfish (kōura, Paranephrops planifrons) in Te Arawa (Rotorua) lakes, North Island, New Zealand. Fisheries Research 168: 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.03.015

Kusabs, I. A., Quinn, J. M., Hamilton, D. P. 2015. Effects of benthic substrate, nutrient enrichment and predatory fish on freshwater crayfish (kōura, Paranephrops planifrons) population characteristics in seven Te Arawa (Rotorua) lakes, North Island, New Zealand. Marine and Freshwater Research 66: 631-643. http://www.publish.csiro.au/mf/pdf/MF14148

McDowell, R., Dils, R.M., Collins, A.L. Flahive, K.A., Sharpley, A.N., Quinn, J.M. 2015. A review of the policies and implementation of practices to decrease water quality impairment by phosphorus in New Zealand, the UK, and the US. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s10705-015-9727-0

Morrisey, D., Depree, C., Hickey, C.W., McKenzie, D., Middleton, I., Smith, M., Stewart, M., Thompson, K.J. 2016. Rapid treatment of vessels fouled with an invasive polychaete, Sabella spallanzanii, using a floating dock and chlorine as a biocide. Biofouling 32: 135-44.

Ren, J., Pu, J., Buchinger, T., Zhu, X., Baker, C., Li, W. 2015. The mitogenomes of the pouched lamprey (Geotria australis) and least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera) with phylogenetic considerations. Mitochondrial DNA 27(5) DOI:10.3109/19401736.2015.1074218