Below are various published and unpublished reports/articles that Urtica Inc. have completed.
Karaka tree and limestone outcrop Punakaiki, West Coast, NZ.
Publication/reports details
Pullen, K. M. & Stowe, C. J. 2010. High Value Area (HVA) Report. Longwood Unpublished report for Environment Southland/Southland District Council/Landcare Trust.
Steffens, K. E., Sanders, M. D., Gleeson, D. M., Pullen, K. M. & Stowe, C. J. In press. Identification of predators at black fronted tern Chlidonias albostriatus nests using digital video recorders and DNA analysis.
Stowe, C.J. 2009. Identification and assessment of the entry pathways for exotic termites (Isoptera) into New Zealand. Contract report prepared by C. J. Stowe (Urtica Inc.) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/Biosecurity New Zealand
Stowe, C.J. 2008. Risk Assessments for new to New Zealand weeds found in imported coco-peat. Contract reports prepared for Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry-Biosecurity New Zealand. Link to MAF website with Risk Assessments
Stowe, C. J. 2007. A review of the endemic trees (and shrubs) cultivated by Maori in Aotearoa (New Zealand) from 1769-1840. Contract report for Ngati Hine under the Marsden funded project; Te Paeatatu – Landscape transformation and human interaction in pre-1840 Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Link to Report
Pullen, K. M. and Stowe, C. J. 2007. Vegetation assessment for Mining Permit 41653 (extension of land #1), Round Hill/Te Aria, Longwoods, Southland. Unpublished contract report.
Pullen, K. 2007. Arnold River Hydro Electricity Proposal (HEP), Bird and Bat Survey March 2007. Contract report prepared for Boffa-Miskell.
Helen Leach and Chris Stowe 2005. Oceanic Arboriculture at the Margins – The case of the karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus) in Aotearoa. Journal of the Polynesian Society 114(1):7-27. Link to Paper
C. J. Stowe, W. D. Kissling, R. Ohlemuller and J. B. Wilson, 2003. Are ecotone properties scale dependent? A test from a Nothofagus treeline in southern New Zealand. Community Ecology 4 (1): 35-42. Link to Paper
Stowe, C. and Dijkgraaf, A. 2000. Kohekohe forest condition report for areas with regular or intermittent possum suppression, winter 2000. Department of Conservation Internal Report. Link to Report
Pullen, K. 2000 Stewart Island (Rakiura) Hunters Survey. Department of Conservation.
Publications in association with our research partners:
Urtica Inc & Boffa Miskell 2010. Awarua/Waituna Wetlands Hydrology and Vegetation Mapping: methodology, vegetation descriptions and recommendations. Unpublished report prepared for the Department of Conservation. Link to Report
Boffa Miskell. 2007. Black-fronted tern trial: effects of flow and predator control on breeding success. Unpublished report prepared for Meridian Energy by Boffa Miskell Limited in conjunction with Urtica Consulting, April 2007.
Boffa Miskell. 2008 (Draft). Black-fronted tern investigations: Wairau River, Marlborough. Effects of flow and predator control on breeding success, and timing and location of nesting, 2007/2008. Unpublished report prepared for Trust Power Ltd by Boffa Miskell Limited in conjunction with Urtica Consulting, April 2008. Link to Report