Coral broom has appeared in Enys Reserve following recent removal of hares, after an absence of at least 50 years – probably from germination of seeds in the soil.
Hares, coral broom and long-lived seeds
No loss of genetic diversity evident in severely bottlenecked Veronica armstrongii population
Moa’s Ark Research Principal Ecologist Dr Debra Wotton and her colleagues at University of Canterbury recently completed research on conservation genetics of the endangered shrub Veronica armstrongii (Armstrong’s whipcord hebe). The project was a collaborative effort, with genetic analyses carried
Serendipitous discovery of Castle Hill forget-me-not
Moa’s Ark Research Principal Ecologist Dr Debra Wotton and University of Canterbury PhD candidate Jane Gosden recently made the exciting and unexpected discovery of a previously unknown population of the Nationally Critical Castle Hill forget-me-not.
Moa’s Ark Research Principal Ecologist Dr Debra Wotton recently discovered seedlings of the Critically Endangered Castle Hill buttercup, seen for the first time in nearly half a century.
The secret life of shrubby tororaro seeds
Seeds of the nationally endangered shrubby tororaro are surprisingly long-lived, research by Moa’s Ark Research ecologist Dr Debra Wotton shows.
Saving a critically endangered native plant
Debra Wotton’s work on the critically endangered dry plains shrub daisy hit the headlines across New Zealand yesterday.