Impacts of introduced common wasps (Vespula vulgaris) on experimentally placed mealworms in a New Zealand beech forest

Oecologia ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsty Barr ◽  
Henrik Moller ◽  
Emma Christmas ◽  
Philip Lyver ◽  
Jacqueline Beggs
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Vespula Vulgaris

scholarly journals Effective distances of wasp (Vespula vulgaris) poisoning using clustered bait stations in beech forest

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Harper ◽  
◽  
Nik Joice ◽  
Dave Kelly ◽  
Richard Toft ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beech Forest ◽  
Vespula Vulgaris ◽  
Bait Stations

Basidiomycete decay fungi within stems of Nothofagus windfalls in a Southern Hemisphere beech forest

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 1897-1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. A. Hood ◽  
P. N. Beets ◽  
J. F. Gardner ◽  
M. O. Kimberley ◽  
M. W.P. Power ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Coarse Woody Debris ◽  
Woody Debris ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Mean Diameter

Fungi were isolated to determine the predominant decomposer species active in the coarse woody debris in a beech forest in the central North Island of New Zealand. Basidiomycetes were obtained in 55% of 4569 isolation attempts from discs cut from six trees each of Nothofagus fusca (Hook. F.) Oerst. and Nothofagus menziesii (Hook. F.) Oerst. uprooted during a storm 24 years earlier. Percentage yields varied significantly among trees but not between tree species. However, for N. fusca, basidiomycetes were obtained less frequently from stems of greater mean diameter. In total, 96% of basidiomycete isolates were composed of 18 species, the most abundant being Armillaria novae-zelandiae (G. Stev.) Herink, mainly present in the outer 12 cm, and Ganoderma cf. applanatum sensu Wakef. and Cyclomyces tabacinus (Mont.) Pat., which penetrated more deeply. These fungi were distributed along the stems as somatically incompatible colonies reaching lengths of 11, 2, and 3 m for each species, respectively; those of G. cf. applanatum were separated by brown pseudosclerotial plates. Fruiting of these species was significantly associated with isolation of cultures and, for G. cf. applanatum and C. tabacinus, provided a reliable guide to stem colonization. Basidiomycete diversity in the Nothofagus stems was greater than in two podocarp species in an earlier study. Data from this investigation are being used to assess how decay fungi, together with other factors, influence rates of decomposition of indigenous coarse woody debris.

scholarly journals New attractants for Vespula vulgaris from honeydew

2008 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 387-387
Author(s):  
N.J. White ◽  
A.R. Gibb ◽  
L.D. Stringer ◽  
L.M. Manning ◽  
C.R. Unelius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
Manuka Honey ◽  
Compound I ◽  
Vespula Vulgaris ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Major Pest ◽  
Compound Ii

The common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) is a major pest species in New Zealands forests and urban areas Attractants for wasps could enable new environmentallyfriendly management techniques against this invasive species Beech forest honeydew known to be attractive to vespid wasps was analysed using Solid Phase Micro Extraction Several volatile compounds were identified and two compounds (I and II) were tested for attraction in a Canterbury beech forest Four different lures (manuka honey; compound I; compound II; and a blend of compounds I and II) were placed in delta traps and the number of V vulgaris trapped recorded Compound II trapped significantly more V vulgaris than manuka honey and compound I and had significantly less honey bee (Apis mellifera) bycatch than the other three lures A controlled release experiment was carried out by placing 05 ml of compound II in vials with a 2 4 or 6 mm diameter hole or no hole in the lid The 4 mm treatment caught significantly more V vulgaris than the control no hole and 2 mm treatments A gravimetric release rate experiment on compound II in the laboratory showed a significant difference in weight loss between treatments These results suggest that compound II deserves further research as a wasp attractant

Nest site selection by mohua and yellow‐crowned parakeets in beech forest in Fiordland, New Zealand

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme P. Elliott ◽  
Peter J. Dilks ◽  
Colin F.J. O'Donnell
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Nest Site ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Nest Site Selection

Clay minerals formed from micas and chlorites in some New Zealand soils

Clay Minerals ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. J. Churchman
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Clay Minerals ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Formation Time ◽  
Tussock Grassland

AbstractClay mineralogical differences between eight soils in South Island, New Zealand, are related to differences in climate, vegetation, and formation time. Alteration of chlorite follows the sequence chlorite→interlayered hydrousmica→chlorite-swelling chlorite→chlorite-vermiculite, with increased weathering leading to the destruction of the chloritic layers. Mica (muscovite) follows two alteration sequences depending on the overlying vegetation. Under tussock grassland the sequence is mica→mica-vermiculite→mica-beidellite→beidellite. This sequence is also followed under beech forest, together with the sequence of mica→vermiculite→beidellite, with pedogenic chlorite forming when the pH is > 4·5. All but one of the interstratified products (the interlayered hydrous mica) appear to be based on a 1:1 regular interlayering of the two components.

Mountain beech forest succession after a fire at Mount Thomas Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan K. Wiser ◽  
Robert B. Allen ◽  
Kevin H. Platt
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Forest Succession ◽  
Beech Forest
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