Climate change is being felt across all human and natural systems in Aotearoa New
Zealand and is projected to worsen this decade as impacts compound and cascade through …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

Island floras are diverse with exceptionally high rates of endemicity, and they are also
severely threatened. Invasive plants are widespread on islands, but whether islands are …

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) provides effective solutions to environmental threats and
pressures. Using approaches that fully include Indigenous concepts, ideas, worldviews …

Anthropogenic climate change is threatening biodiversity globally with many species facing
higher extinction risks. In Aotearoa New Zealand, average temperatures have increased by …

Aim Oceanic islands possess unique floras with high proportions of endemic species. Island
floras are expected to be severely affected by changing climatic conditions as species on …

Aim Functional traits can help us to elucidate biogeographical and ecological processes
driving assemblage structure. We analysed the functional diversity of plant species of …

Many of the implications of climate change for Aotearoa (New Zealand) remain unclear. To
identify so-far unseen or understudied threats and opportunities related to climate change …

New Zealand is a major producer of carrot seeds globally. Carrots are an important
nutritional crop for human consumption. Since the growth and development of carrot seed …

Tree species in the Pinaceae are some of the most widely introduced non-native tree
species globally, especially in the southern hemisphere. In New Zealand, plantations of …