Indigenous Ecosystem Processes

Wildland Consultants have undertaken ecological surveys and related assessments of the following ecosystem and habitat types: indigenous forest, shrublands, freshwater wetlands, estuarine wetlands, lakes and lakeshores, streams and rivers, sand dunes, geothermal vegetation and habitats, grasslands, herbfield, offshore islands, exotic plantation forests, urban areas, farms, and mountainlands.

Ecosystem image Dunelands and intertidal flats at Farewell Spit

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Subalpine wetland, Te Urewera National Park

Staff have a high level of understanding of ecosystem functions and processes having previously undertaken (and published) studies on disturbance mechanisms in indigenous ecosystems, threatened species ecology, the impacts and roles of introduced pest animals (including monitoring studies) and pest plants, and ecosystem services.