Links to your school programme
This seminar links to the following NCEA Level 3 Achievement Standards:
- AS 90713 Carry out a practical investigation into an aspect of an organism’s ecological niche with guidance The seminar offers many potential ideas that you could develop for an investigation.
- AS 90714 Research a contemporary biological issue Protection of our biodiversity and the use of pesticides is an issue of concern for New Zealand. There are a range of perspectives on the appropriateness of the use of pesticides held by different stakeholders.
- AS 90716 Describe animal behaviour and plant responses in relation to environmental factors and to Scholarship: Biology Performance Standard
A list of objectives from your Year 13 programme that link into the seminar can be found on page 2 of the Pre-Seminar Questions and Discussion.
Useful resources for this seminar
Biodiversity
New Zealand Biodiverstiy Strategy
Biodiversity | New Zealand Ministry for the Environment
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
UN Decade on Biodiversity | New Zealand Events
New Zealand Biodiversity Recording Network Online nature recording system
NIWA | Aquatic Biodiversity & Biosecurity
Decade on Biodiversity | Although UK based, the site has extensive information and good resrouces for teachers.
Regional Biodiversity in New Zealand
Northland Regional Council | Biodiversity and Biosecurity
Auckland Regional Council | Biosecurity
Waikato Regional Council Biodiversity
Bay of Plenty Regional Council | Biodiversity
Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Environment
Taranaki Regional Council | Environment
Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council | Managing the Environment
Wellington Regional Council | Biodiversity
Canterbury Regional Council | Biodiversity
West Coast Regional Council | Environmental Management
Otago Regional Council | Pest Mangement Strategy
Southland Regional Council | Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Listen to to Steve Wratten talking about Sustainable Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Radio New Zealand, April 27th, 2011
An Introduction to Ecosystem Services from the Ecological Society of America
Valuing Ecosystem Services from the World Resources Institute
Nature's Services: Ecosystems Are More Than Wildlife Habitat from the RAND Corporation
Scientific Papers available online
Daily, G. C., Alexander, S., Ehrlich, P. R., Goulder, L., Lubchenco, J., Matson, P. A., et al. (1997). Ecosystem Services: Benefits supplied to human societies by natural ecosystems. Issues in Ecology(2), 1-8
Wratten, S., Berndt, L., Gurr, G., Tylianakis, J., Fernando, P., & Didham, R. (2002). Adding floral diversity to enhance parasitoid fitness and efficacy. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods.Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Greening Waipara Project
Greening Waipara Project website
Hear about the Greening Waiapara Project on Radio New Zealand's 'Our Changing World' March 4th, 2010
Download a brochure about the Greening Waipara Project
Download the latest Greening Waipara newsletter