Search Results - "Blackwell, Grant"

Reduced pesticide toxicity and increased woody vegetation cover account for enhanced native bird densities in organic orchards by MacLeod, Catriona J., Blackwell, Grant, Benge, Jayson

“…1. Organic farming is often promoted as a solution for counteracting the adverse impacts of agricultural intensification on biodiversity. However, it is…”
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Responses of stream macroinvertebrates and ecosystem function to conventional, integrated and organic farming by Magbanua, Francis S., Townsend, Colin R., Blackwell, Grant L., Phillips, Ngaire, Matthaei, Christoph D.

“…1. Organic farming practices can benefit a wide range of terrestrial biota in comparison to conventional farming but we do not know whether this benefit…”
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MEASUREMENT ERROR ASSOCIATED WITH EXTERNAL MEASUREMENTS COMMONLY USED IN SMALL-MAMMAL STUDIES by Blackwell, Grant L., Bassett, Suzanne M., Dickman, Chris R.

“…Measurement error can occur at both the intra- and interobserver level, result in significant biases in collected data, and increase the likelihood of type II…”
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Detection probability for estimating bird density on New Zealand sheep & beef farms by Weller, Florian, Blackwell, Grant L, Moller, H

“…Investigates factors influencing detection probability in line transect distance sampling to estimate the abundance of four common farmland birds (skylark…”
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Effects of geolocation archival tags on reproduction and adult body mass of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) by Adams, Josh, Scott, Darren, McKechnie, Sam, Blackwell, Grant, Shaffer, Scott A., Moller, Henrik

“…We attached 11 g (1.4% body-mass equivalent) global location sensing (GLS) archival tag packages to tarsi of 25 breeding sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus,…”
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Bridging the macroscopic and microscopic: a volumetric approach to DNA recognition by Derdeyn-Blackwell, Grant C., Poon, Gregory M.

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Rodent density indices from tracking tunnels, snap-traps and Fenn traps: do they tell the same story? by Blackwell, Grant L., Potter, Murray A., McLennan, John A.

“…Comparisons were made of density indices of free-living populations of ship rats (Rattus rattus) in mixed forest in New Zealand by using footprint tracking…”
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Detection probability for estimating bird density on New Zealand sheep & beef farms by Weller, Florian, Blackwell, Grant, Moller, Henrik

“…Factors influencing detection probability in line transect distance sampling were investigated to estimate the abundance of four common farmland birds on 12…”
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Enhanced niche opportunities: can they explain the success of New Zealand's introduced bird species? by MacLeod, Catriona J., Newson, Stuart E., Blackwell, Grant, Duncan, Richard P.

“…The niche hypothesis could explain why some species introduced to new locations reach higher densities than in their native range: it posits that the new…”
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Intensification of New Zealand agriculture: Implications for biodiversity by Moller, Henrik, MacLeod, Catriona J., Haggerty, Julia, Rosin, Chris, Blackwell, Grant, Perley, Chris, Meadows, Sarah, Weller, Florian, Gradwohl, Markus

“…Intensification of New Zealand agricultural practices is an ongoing and accelerating process which potentially threatens the environment, biodiversity and even…”
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Designing a bird monitoring scheme for New Zealand's agricultural sectors by MacLeod, Catriona J., Blackwell, Grant, Weller, Florian, Moller, Henrik

“…Growing concerns about significant biodiversity decline due to agricultural intensification are increasingly leading consumers to seek agricultural products…”
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Designing a bird monitoring scheme for New Zealand's agricultural sectors by MacLeod, Catriona J

“…Outlines the design of the Agricultural Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS) farmland bird monitoring scheme initiated in 2004 and the distance-sampling…”
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Room for everyone? Refugia and native biodiversity in New Zealand's agricultural landscapes by Blackwell, Grant, Fukuda, Yuki, Maegli, Tanja, MacLeod, Catriona J.

“…Agricultural intensification can be defined as "any increase in farm inputs or farm production off-takes per unit area of land" (Moller et al. 2008). In Europe…”
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The forgotten 60%: bird ecology and management in New Zealand's agricultural landscape by MacLeod, Catriona J., Blackwell, Grant, Moller, Henrik, Innes, John, Powlesland, Ralph

“…Production lands make up 58% of Aotearoa New Zealand's landcover and contribute greatly not only to the national economy but also to patterns and trends in…”
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Social-ecological scales and sites of action: Keys to conserving biodiversity while intensifying New Zealand's agriculture? by Moller, Henrik, Blackwell, Grant, Weller, Florian, MacLeod, Catriona J., Rosin, Chris, Gradwohl, Markus, Meadows, Sarah, Perley, Chris

“…Our review of the putative effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity in New Zealand (Moller et al. 2008) has been firmly and constructively…”
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Pathways for integration of biodiversity conservation into New Zealand's agricultural production by Meadows, Sarah, Gradwohl, Markus, Moller, Henrik, Rosin, Chris, MacLeod, Catriona J., Weller, Florian, Blackwell, Grant, Perley, Chris

“…Our claim that integration approaches will be more effective than land allocation approaches for con serving biodiversity in New Zealand's agricultural…”
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THE ADVOCACIES AND IDEOLOGICAL COMMITMENTS OF A BLACK EDUCATOR: MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE 1875 - 1955 by BLACKWELL, BARBARA GRANT

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The Advocacies and Ideological Commitments of a Black Educator: Mary McLeod Bethune, 1875-1955 by Blackwell, Barbara Grant

“…This study was designed to identify and.analyze the articulated advocacies and ideological corrunitments of a black educator, Mary McLeod Bethune. The…”
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