Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Highlights

Lysimeter

Lysimeter

  • New classification system and monitoring framework benefit biodiversity
  • Biodiversity of dryland environments improves under legal protection
  • The first of three biocontrol agents for tradescantia released
  • New modelling and lysimeter projects aid farm management
  • Online land visualisation & resource management tools for Māori
  • Prototype methane biofilters consume 95% of gas from covered dairy effluent ponds
  • Water–footprinting of kiwifruit – first project of this type – aids market access abroad
  • Pest control strategies for reducing bovine TB spread
  • Lightweight living roof technologies significantly reduce stormwater runoff
  • Prominent role in new Global Soil Map initiative