Search Results - "Beets, P."

Larval connectivity in an effective network of marine protected areas by Christie, Mark R, Tissot, Brian N, Albins, Mark A, Beets, James P, Jia, Yanli, Ortiz, Delisse M, Thompson, Stephen E, Hixon, Mark A

“…Acceptance of marine protected areas (MPAs) as fishery and conservation tools has been hampered by lack of direct evidence that MPAs successfully seed…”
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Spatial distribution of sewage pollution on a Hawaiian coral reef by Abaya, Leilani M., Wiegner, Tracy N., Beets, James P., Colbert, Steven L., Carlson, Kaile'a M., Kramer, K. Lindsey

“…While sewage pollution is contributing to the global decline of coral reefs, its offshore extent and direct reef impacts from water column mixing and benthic…”
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A multi-indicator approach for identifying shoreline sewage pollution hotspots adjacent to coral reefs by Abaya, Leilani M., Wiegner, Tracy N., Colbert, Steven L., Beets, James P., Carlson, Kaile'a M., Kramer, K. Lindsey, Most, Rebecca, Couch, Courtney S.

“…Sewage pollution is contributing to the global decline of coral reefs. Identifying locations where it is entering waters near reefs is therefore a management…”
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Implications of albedo changes following afforestation on the benefits of forests as carbon sinks by Kirschbaum, M. U. F., Whitehead, D., Dean, S. M., Beets, P. N., Shepherd, J. D., Ausseil, A.-G. E.

“…Increased carbon storage with afforestation leads to a decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and thus decreases radiative forcing and cools the…”
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Early rotation biomass and nutrient accumulation of Pinus radiata forests after harvest residue management and fertiliser treatment on contrasting types of soil by Garrett, LG, Smith, CT, Beets, PN, Kimberley, MO

“…•Early trends in New Zealand LTSP harvest removal trials persist to end of rotation.•Sites with prior low soil fertility are more vulnerable to negative…”
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The inventory of carbon stock in New Zealand’s post-1989 planted forest for reporting under the Kyoto protocol by Beets, P.N., Brandon, A.M., Goulding, C.J., Kimberley, M.O., Paul, T.S.H., Searles, N.

“…► We describe the inventory of New Zealand’s post-1989 planted forest carbon stock. ► The inventory meets reporting obligations under the Kyoto Protocol…”
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Coarse woody debris decay rates for seven indigenous tree species in the central North Island of New Zealand by Beets, P.N., Hood, I.A., Kimberley, M.O., Oliver, G.R., Pearce, S.H., Gardner, J.F.

“…The decomposition rate of stem and branch coarse woody debris (CWD, >10 cm in diameter) was assessed in natural forests located in the central North Island of…”
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National series of long-term intensive harvesting trials in Pinus radiata stands in New Zealand: Initial biomass, carbon and nutrient pool data by Garrett, L.G., Beets, P.N., Clinton, P.W., Smaill, S.J.

“…Global interest in addressing knowledge gaps relating to the effect of forest harvest intensity on soil fertility and long-term site productivity has resulted…”
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The national inventory of carbon stock in New Zealand’s pre-1990 planted forest using a LiDAR incomplete-transect approach by Beets, P.N., Brandon, A.M., Goulding, C.J., Kimberley, M.O., Paul, T.S.H., Searles, N.

“…► We describe the inventory of New Zealand’s pre-1990 planted forest carbon stock. ► Data was collected using a practical LiDAR double sampling implementation…”
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Endemic grazers control benthic microalgal growth in a eutrophic tropical brackish ecosystem by Sakihara, T. S., Dudley, B. D., MacKenzie, R. A., Beets, J. P.

“…Anthropogenic changes to nutrient supply, numbers and behavior of grazers and interactions of these factors are known to change epilithon composition and…”
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Predation, Prey Refuges, and the Structure of Coral-Reef Fish Assemblages by Hixon, Mark A., Beets, James P.

“…We studied the influence of piscivorous fishes and prey refuges on assemblages of fishes occupying 52 model reefs in a large seagrass bed off St. Thomas, U.S…”
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Response of radiata pine forests to residue management and fertilisation across a fertility gradient in New Zealand by Smith, C.T, Lowe, A.T, Skinner, M.F, Beets, P.N, Schoenholtz, S.H, Fang, Shengzuo

“…New Zealand law requires sustainable forest management. International definitions of sustainability typically include maintaining the productive capacity of…”
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Variation in soil carbon in pine plantations and implications for monitoring soil carbon stocks in relation to land-use change and forest site management in New Zealand by Oliver, G.R., Beets, P.N., Garrett, L.G., Pearce, S.H., Kimberly, M.O., Ford-Robertson, J.B., Robertson, K.A.

“…Various methods were assessed to determine the impact of forest harvesting on mineral soil carbon (C) in Pinus radiata stands at Puruki catchment in the…”
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Wood density of radiata pine: effect of nitrogen supply by Beets, P.N., Gilchrist, K., Jeffreys, M.P.

“…In a comparison of 27-year-old Pinus radiata D. Don on a nitrogen deficient coastal dune and growing with or without lupin plus fertiliser, mean wood density,…”
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Genetic and soil factors associated with variation in visual magnesium deficiency symptoms in Pinus radiata by Beets, P.N, Oliver, G.R, Kimberley, M.O, Pearce, S.H, Rodgers, B

“…Magnesium deficiency symptoms are widespread in radiata pine stands throughout New Zealand, though deficiency symptoms have been reported to be more severe…”
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Soil carbon protection in podocarp/hardwood forest, and effects of conversion to pasture and exotic pine forest by Beets, P.N, Oliver, G.R, Clinton, P.W

“…The effects of land use change on mineral soil carbon were characterized for New Zealand and soil carbon was found to be significantly related to soil pH. A…”
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Social justice implications of South African school assessment practices by Beets, P., van Louw, T.

“…Central to the pursuit of education and its functions like assessment, is social justice. Given the (still) existing inequalities brought about by years of…”
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Colonisation of podocarp coarse woody debris by decomposer basidiomycete fungi in an indigenous forest in the central North Island of New Zealand by Hood, I.A, Beets, P.N, Kimberley, M.O, Gardner, J.F, Oliver, G.R, Pearce, S

“…Populations of basidiomycete fungi were determined in fallen trees of two species (rimu, Dacrydium cupressinum and matai, Prumnopitys taxifolia) in a dense…”
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Soil water storage changes in a small headwater catchment in the central North Island of New Zealand following afforestation with Pinus radiata by Beets, P.N., Beets, J.M.

“…•Radiata pine on deep pumice soils in the Central North Island of NZ is not water-limited.•Water below 1 m depth is utilised to meet ET requirements during…”
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Carbon partitioning in Pinus radiata stands in relation to foliage nitrogen status by Beets, P.N, Whitehead, D

“…First rotation Pinus radiata D. Don trees were grown on a nitrogen-deficient sand dune in an experimental design that included lupin (Lupinus arboreus Sims) as…”
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