This thesis examines the geochemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban stormwater. The manner in which PAHs partition between the particulate, colloidal and truly dissolved phases is likely to affect ...

This thesis has three primary objectives: to deconstruct the genealogical representation of Māori as a physical, unintelligent and savage people, to examine the role that education, and particularly physical education has ...

The seagrass Zostera novazelandica Setchell forms extensive intertidal beds at Harwood in Otago Harbour, south-eastern New Zealand. However, despite being an important feature of the Harbour ecosystem, knowledge of spatial ...

For ectotherms, environmental temperature is an important correlate of growth rate, development time and final body size, with the dominant trend being an increase in growth rate and a decrease in size at maturity as ...

This study examined population dynamics of jewelled geckos at the Eve1y Scientific Reserve (ESR), Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. Research was conducted between November 1998 and December 1999. Based on mark-recapture I ...

Solar radiation is the main energy source for the Earth's climate system and determination of the amount of solar radiation that reaches the surface is extremely important. The solar spectrum is most intense in the ...

Information on the biology and ecology of fishes is essential for resource management. However, knowledge of the biology and ecology of some shallow reef fish around New Zealand is incomplete. For the need of better ...

Lungworm is the most important parasite of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand. Because of the morphological similarity between deer-derived and cattle-derived lungworm, it has been assumed that the lungworm ...

Hydrothermal alteration, hosted in brittle structures, has been documented along the length of the Alpine Fault Zone. The along-strike profile has been divided into two geographical groups based on differing fault zone ...