title: Quaternary environmental change in New Zealand and its effects on the soil pattern

authors: Lowe, David J.

abstract: NZ is an exceptional place for studying environmental change and soil evolution during the Quaternary: (1) it lies in a climatically sensitive, oceanic location spanning 17 degrees of the mid-latitudes; (2) its active plate boundary setting has produced high mountains lying athwart the prevailing westerlies, active volcanism, and a dynamic landscape; and (3) it has an exceptionally short prehistory (c. 700 years). Consequently, there is a striking diversity of topography - the landscape is characterized by strong relief and youthfulness - and lithology, markedly variable climatic regimes, and a unique, relict 'Gondwana' flora. In this paper, we firstly describe environmental change in NZ during the Quaternary and then examine examples of the effects of such change, chiefly during and since the LG, on the soil pattern in NZ.

text: Quaternary environmental change in New Zealand and its effects on the soil pattern NZ is an exceptional place for studying environmental change and soil evolution during the Quaternary: (1) it lies in a climatically sensitive, oceanic location spanning 17 degrees of the mid-latitudes; (2) its active plate boundary setting has produced high mountains lying athwart the prevailing westerlies, active volcanism, and a dynamic landscape; and (3) it has an exceptionally short prehistory (c. 700 years). Consequently, there is a striking diversity of topography - the landscape is characterized by strong relief and youthfulness - and lithology, markedly variable climatic regimes, and a unique, relict 'Gondwana' flora. In this paper, we firstly describe environmental change in NZ during the Quaternary and then examine examples of the effects of such change, chiefly during and since the LG, on the soil pattern in NZ.

year: 2000

title: Retention of User Edits in Content Analysis Output Combination and its Utilisation in Digital Repositories

authors: Innes, Finn

subjects: content

abstract: This thesis investigates how repeated applications of content analysis algorithms applied to a document corpus can be incorporated with human corrections in such a way that the corrections are not erased should the corpus be re-processed. Diarisation (who speaks when) is the focal content analysis type, however the edit-aware concepts apply to other areas such as OCR and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR). As a means for experimentation, an enriched audio player is built to provide the ability to visualise diarisation data. This web tool is further developed to allow for the editing of speaker region bounds and speaker names, the locking of corrected regions, and the comparison between two diarisation outputs. Sequence merging and region conflict concepts are also explored and implemented. The audio tool is integrated into the Greenstone Digital Library Software, which is used as an example digital library framework. The concepts explored are outlined in a way that allows the strategies to be transferable to alternative content analysis systems or digital libraries.

text: Retention of User Edits in Content Analysis Output Combination and its Utilisation in Digital Repositories This thesis investigates how repeated applications of content analysis algorithms applied to a document corpus can be incorporated with human corrections in such a way that the corrections are not erased should the corpus be re-processed. Diarisation (who speaks when) is the focal content analysis type, however the edit-aware concepts apply to other areas such as OCR and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR). As a means for experimentation, an enriched audio player is built to provide the ability to visualise diarisation data. This web tool is further developed to allow for the editing of speaker region bounds and speaker names, the locking of corrected regions, and the comparison between two diarisation outputs. Sequence merging and region conflict concepts are also explored and implemented. The audio tool is integrated into the Greenstone Digital Library Software, which is used as an example digital library framework. The concepts explored are outlined in a way that allows the strategies to be transferable to alternative content analysis systems or digital libraries.

year: 2023

title: Perceptions of coarse anglers and freshwater managers, and the impact of these perceptions on management of non-indigenous invasive fish

authors: Duggan, Kathryn S.

abstract: This report examines coarse angler attitudes and behaviours to determine the reasons for, and develop incentives to successfully discourage, deliberate spreads of coarse fish species. The perceptions of freshwater managers, and the ways in which these human perceptions influence management of non-indigenous invasive fish, are also explored. To achieve this two main methodological strategies were employed: (1) semi-structured interviews with representatives from management agencies, research providers, iwi, the New Zealand Federation of Coarse Anglers, and individual coarse anglers: and (2) an internet survey with individual coarse anglers. In contrast to many New Zealanders, coarse fish species are highly valued by coarse anglers and the practice of coarse fishing is an important part of their lives. While a large portion of coarse anglers state they would like more fishing opportunities (especially outside of the Auckland/Waikato region), they argue that they do not practice or support illegal spread of coarse fish.

text: Perceptions of coarse anglers and freshwater managers, and the impact of these perceptions on management of non-indigenous invasive fish This report examines coarse angler attitudes and behaviours to determine the reasons for, and develop incentives to successfully discourage, deliberate spreads of coarse fish species. The perceptions of freshwater managers, and the ways in which these human perceptions influence management of non-indigenous invasive fish, are also explored. To achieve this two main methodological strategies were employed: (1) semi-structured interviews with representatives from management agencies, research providers, iwi, the New Zealand Federation of Coarse Anglers, and individual coarse anglers: and (2) an internet survey with individual coarse anglers. In contrast to many New Zealanders, coarse fish species are highly valued by coarse anglers and the practice of coarse fishing is an important part of their lives. While a large portion of coarse anglers state they would like more fishing opportunities (especially outside of the Auckland/Waikato region), they argue that they do not practice or support illegal spread of coarse fish.

year: 2015