New Zealand - Hot Spot by Greta kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh Biodiversity en-us 2016-11-30 15:20:56 UTC 2026-01-03 05:09:55 UTC hello@padlet.com New Zealand greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/140838295 2016-11-30 15:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/140838295 Human induced and natural reasons why species biodiversity is decreasing. greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141108881 Biodiversity is decreasing due to alien species being brought into the country by western settlers, like brush-tailed possums, rabbits, cats, goats, stoats and hundreds of invasive weedy plant species. Since the colonization of humans over 50 bird species have gone extinct. This is due in part to increased hunting. Deforestation has caused brush-tailed possums, rabbits, cats, goats, stoats, ferrets and hundreds of invasive weedy plant species to be pushed to extinction.]]> 2016-12-01 14:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141108881 What Kind of Ecosystem does New Zealand have? greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141109986 New Zealand is home to extremely mountainous regions, as well as sprawling plains. New Zealand has a very high number of endemic species, which means that many of the plants and animals found here are unique to New Zealand. In New Zealand they experience heavy rainfall frequently throughout the year providing rich forests. On the North Island there are angiosperms, while those in the southern portion of the island and on South Island are dominated by Gondwanan gymnosperms of the family Podocarpaceae. ]]> 2016-12-01 14:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141109986 Plants and Animals found in New Zealand greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141115672 Raoulia genus of New Zealand. It's in the pussy's-toes tribe in the daisy family. Raoulia grow in alpine areas, forming fine and dense growths.]]> 2016-12-01 14:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141115672 More Plants greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141119189 Chionochloa, otherwise known as snowgrass, is a genus of tussock grass in the grass family, found in New Zealand with one known species in New Guinea and another on Lord Howe Island.]]> 2016-12-01 14:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141119189 Animals in New Zealand greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141121717 Kiwi or kiwis are flightless birds native to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae. The people of New Zealand are very pround of this animal, and even refer to themselves as "Kiwis".]]> 2016-12-01 14:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141121717 Socioeconomic Status of New Zealand. greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141639707 New Zealand is a very prosperous country with some separation between western culture and the Maori.]]> 2016-12-05 01:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141639707 Whats being done to help? greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141640580 Richard Henry in the 1880s, started trying to save the kakapo by translocation to islands. He started a field-based focus of conservation. This has only been reinforced by the old Wildlife Service in the 1960s and 1970s. This has helped conservation in this hotspot. New Zealand also has a tremendous amount of legislation to protect national parks like the areas in the Southern Alps. One of the biggest contributions to maintaining biodiversity is the push to eradicate invasive species. For example Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) have been eradicated to allow for further growth. ]]> 2016-12-05 01:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141640580 Sources greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141706808  1)  Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund http://www.cepf.net/resources/hotspots/Asia-Pacific/Pages/New-Zealand.aspx
2)  Department of Conservation - Kiwi http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kiwi/facts/
3)  National Geographic - What happens when an archipelago populated by bizarre flightless birds is invaded by alien species?http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0210/feature4/index.html
4)  Perennials -Raoulia australis
http://www.perennials.com/plants/raoulia-australis.html
5) Royal Horticultural Society - Chionochloa rubra red tussock grass
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/62852/i-Chionochloa-rubra-i/Details
]]> 2016-12-05 12:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141706808 Facts greta_kresse https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141707157 1) We are losing about 20 Kiwi birds per week. 
2) New Zealand is the largest oceanic archipelago on the planet and for its size the most distant from any major landmass.]]> 2016-12-05 12:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/greta_kresse/nbhxxd35cbfh/wish/141707157