Knowing how landscape structure affects the provision of ecosystem services (ES) is an
important first step toward better landscape planning. Because landscape structure is often …

Forests are major carbon (C) sinks, but their ability to sequester C and thus mitigate climate
change, varies with the environment, disturbance regime, and biotic interactions. Herbivory …

Leptospermum scoparium is the basis of a flourishing honey industry in Aotearoa New
Zealand (NZ) and Australia. The genetic structure of L. scoparium across its range in NZ and …

Tree species in the Pinaceae are some of the most widely introduced non-native tree
species globally, especially in the southern hemisphere. In New Zealand, plantations of …

The timing of flowering is central to plant life‐history as it initiates sexual reproduction, thus
controlling plant interaction with pollinators and climate factors. A fundamental question is …

Ecosourcing seed of 'local genetic stock'for ecological restoration has been practiced in New
Zealand for about 50 years. However, we believe that it has become unnecessarily …

In vascular plant systematics there are sometimes conflicts between phenotypic and
ecotypic variation and genetic differentiation that challenge species concepts, introduce …

Non-native conifers constitute a significant threat to the ecology and biodiversity of many of
New Zealand's native ecosystems and species. From the top down, the potential …

Soilscapes are a regionalisation of the landscape into a suite of contiguous segments with
an homogeneous set of soil forming factors. The concept has been present in the soil …

Aim Species severely under‐represented in fossil pollen records leave gaps in
interpretations and reconstructions of past vegetation. These 'silent taxa'leave little or no …