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Species composition and cyanotoxin production in periphyton mats from three lakes of varying trophic status by Wood, Susie A., Kuhajek, Jeannie M., de Winton, Mary, Phillips, Ngaire R.

“…Abstract In lakes, benthic micro-algae and cyanobacteria (periphyton) can contribute significantly to total primary productivity and provide important food…”
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Human Health Risks of Geothermally Derived Metals and Other Contaminants in Wild-Caught Food by Phillips, Ngaire R., Stewart, Michael, Olsen, Greg, Hickey, Christopher W.

“…Arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) associated with geothermally influenced lakes and rivers represent a potential health risk to communities where wild-caught food…”
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Organochlorines and heavy metals in wild caught food as a potential human health risk to the indigenous Māori population of South Canterbury, New Zealand by Stewart, Michael, Phillips, Ngaire R., Olsen, Greg, Hickey, Christopher W., Tipa, Gail

“…Increasing concentrations of anthropogenic contaminants in wild kai (food) of cultural, recreational and economic importance to the indigenous Māori of New…”
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Consumption of benthic cyanobacterial mats and nodularin-R accumulation in freshwater crayfish (Paranephrops planifrons) in Lake Tikitapu (Rotorua, New Zealand) by Wood, Susanna A., Phillips, Ngaire R., de Winton, Mary, Gibbs, Max

“…► Isotopically labeled 13C feeding studies confirmed benthic mats are consumed by kōura. ► Nodularin-R was detected in kōura for the first time. ► This is this…”
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Factors influencing retention of coarse particulate organic matter in streams by Quinn, John M., Phillips, Ngaire R., Parkyn, Stephanie M.

“…Input of terrestrial coarse particulate organic matter (CPOM: leaves and small wood, >1 mm) adds food resources and habitat to streams. Restoration projects…”
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Subsidy-stress and multiple-stressor effects along gradients of deposited fine sediment and dissolved nutrients in a regional set of streams and rivers by WAGENHOFF, ANNIKA, TOWNSEND, COLIN R, PHILLIPS, NGAIRE, MATTHAEI, CHRISTOPH D

“…1. Stream managers need to understand relationships between multiple stressors and ecological responses. We examined responses of benthic invertebrates and…”
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Invertebrate community responses to land use at a broad spatial scale: trait and taxonomic measures compared in New Zealand rivers by DOLÉDEC, SYLVAIN, PHILLIPS, NGAIRE, TOWNSEND, COLIN

“…Summary 1. Large‐scale comparative studies of ecological responses to anthropological stressors in rivers require measures that are consistent across a range…”
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Mercury biomagnification in three geothermally-influenced lakes differing in chemistry and algal biomass by Verburg, Piet, Hickey, Christopher W., Phillips, Ngaire

“…Accumulation of Hg in aquatic organisms is influenced not only by the contaminant load but also by various environmental variables. We compared…”
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Depth distribution of the native freshwater mussel (Echyridella menziesii) in warm monomictic lakes: Towards a general model for mussels in lakes by Cyr, Hélène, Phillips, Ngaire, Butterworth, Joseph

“…Freshwater mussels are large, long‐lived and can be important contributors to benthic biomass and processes. They are currently one of the most endangered…”
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Similarity of stream insect trait profiles across biogeographic regions by Kunz, Stefan, Kefford, Ben J., Usseglio-Polatera, Philippe, Hawkins, Charles P., Poff, N. LeRoy, Akamagwuna, Frank, Odume, Nelson, Schmidt-Kloiber, Astrid, Graf, Wolfram, Metzeling, Leon, Matthaei, Christoph D., Phillips, Ngaire, Schäfer, Ralf B.

“…Aim Habitat templet theory predicts that the functional niches of species evolved in response to selection pressures imposed by each species' spatial–temporal…”
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Invertebrate community responses to land use at a broad spatial scale: trait and taxonomic measures compared in New Zealand rivers: Invertebrate trait responses to land use by DOLÉDEC, SYLVAIN, PHILLIPS, NGAIRE, TOWNSEND, COLIN

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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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Subsidy-stress and multiple-stressor effects along gradients of deposited fine sediment and dissolved nutrients in a regional set of streams and rivers: Sediment and nutrients in streams by WAGENHOFF, ANNIKA, TOWNSEND, COLIN R., PHILLIPS, NGAIRE, MATTHAEI, CHRISTOPH D.

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Seasonal variability in the Macroinvertebrate Community Index: Are seasonal correction factors required? by Stark, John D., Phillips, Ngaire

“…Freshwater macroinvertebrate data collected from streams in Taranaki, New Zealand (1981-2006) were used to examine seasonality of biological indices including…”
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Comparison of structural and functional approaches to determining landuse effects on grassland stream invertebrate communities by Dolédec, Sylvain, Phillips, Ngaire, Scarsbrook, Mike, Riley, Ralph H., Townsend, Colin R.

“…Effective catchment management in the face of landuse alteration depends on our ability to quantify ecologically significant changes and to discriminate among…”
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Comparison of structural and functional approaches to determining landuse effects on grassland stream invertebrate communities by Dolédec, Sylvain, Phillips, Ngaire, Scarsbrook, Mike, Riley, Ralph H, Townsend, Colin R

“…Effective catchment management in the face of landuse alteration depends on our ability to quantify ecologically significant changes and to discriminate among…”
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