Conserving New Zealand’s endemic carnivorous land snail Powelliphanta patrickensis through restoration of a functioning ecosystem : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University

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Conserving New Zealand’s endemic carnivorous land snail Powelliphanta patrickensis through restoration of a functioning ecosystem : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University

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As of 2014, New Zealand’s largest active opencast mine, covering approximately 2500 hectares, and located on the West Coast of the South Island has been granted an extension that will further impact the diverse range of native and endemic flora and fauna in the area. Powelliphanta patrickensis, a locally endemic carnivorous land snail, will be subject to restoration and relocation programmes as a result of habitat loss. Mining of this type requires the complete removal of ecosystems, includin...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2014

Creator

Waterhouse, Benjamin R.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/6396

Related subjects

AMF / biomass production / CLPP / conservation / diet / diversity / DNA / earthworms / ecological restoration / ecosystem function / food web / functional diversity / mine reclamation / molecular / mollusc / mycorrhizae / native / opencast mining / plant growth / Powelliphanta / rehabilitation / richness / ANZSRC::0501 Ecological Applications / ANZSRC::0602 Ecology / ANZSRC::060208 Terrestrial Ecology / ANZSRC::060202 Community Ecology / ANZSRC::050303 Soil Biology / ANZSRC::050205 Environmental Management / ANZSRC::050202 Conservation and Biodiversity / ANZSRC::050206 Environmental Monitoring / ANZSRC::050207 Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) / ANZSRC::060504 Microbial Ecology / ANZSRC::060505 Mycology

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