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SUMMARY:Talk: Student Talks\, part 1
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Lisa Wolf and Finn McKinlay\, Victoria University of Wellington\, and Edie Cullen\, Hataitai School \nLisa—In my PhD thesis\, I investigate the symbiotic relationship between the brooding anemone Handactis nutrix and its brown macroalgal host Cystophora scalaris on the south coast of Wellington. I first examined host specificity\, as well as the abundance and distribution of the anemone on macroalgal host and across different hydrodynamic environments. I then conducted a stable isotope tracer experiment that revealed the supply of inorganic nitrogen from the anemone to its macroalgal host. In my most recent experiment\, supported by the Wellington Botanical Society\, I investigated the physiological implications of this association for both partners. \nFinn—The planting of native forests could be improved by utilising “nurse species”\, plants which promote the growth and survival of surrounding trees. Left to their own devices\, these nurse species can recolonise deforested landscapes\, providing shelter and shade for slower growing species. Plants considered to be nurse species in Aotearoa New Zealand include native mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium)\, kānuka (Kunzea ericoides)\, and\, controversially\, introduced gorse (Ulex europaeus). Finn McKinlay’s research seeks to test the long-standing anecdote that gorse and tea tree scrub promote the growth and survival of different kinds of trees\, with the hopes that this will inform better reforestation of Wellington’s Outer Green Belt. \nEdie – Edie’s science fair project examined whether an AI plant identification app can more accurately identify NZ native plants than a human NZ native plant expert. Edie wanted to compare AI with a human expert\, learn more about NZ native plants\, and to see if we can use AI to protect native plants in NZ. Two of our WBS members volunteered as the native plant experts! \nMeeting is in-person and via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89547154619?pwd=bE0zRXRWSXBBUkVoUjdPcElJNXlJUT09
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/talk-phd-student-talks/
LOCATION:Victoria University\, Lecture Theatre M101
CATEGORIES:Evening Meeting
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SUMMARY:Trip: Belmont Regional Park at Dry Creek Entrance
DESCRIPTION:We will climb for 40 minutes up the 4WD Buchanans Road Tramping Track\, passing Dendrobium cunninghamii\, Earina autumnalis\, Helichrysum lanceolatum and Metrosideros colensoi. \nFrom there we’ll walk bait lines and informal unformed tracks for a 90-minute circuit of Syzygium maire (maire tawake\, swamp maire). Botanising time will be additional to this. Bring good footwear and gaiters if you have them for waterlogged sites. There is one place with hip-stretching tall steps cut into soil. Areas can be slippery when wet. Hand ropes are beside steep mud steps. This is a 7.5km walk with moving time of around two and a half hours. \nThere is recent research on Syzygium maire in the Wellington region\, published by the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University. The authors highlight that we ‘need to identify refugia in accessible\, albeit sometimes fragmented\, habitat’ and recommend ‘leveraging human–nature interactions in areas to create\, expand\, and protect habitat for [this] rare species in a rapidly changing world’. Syzygium maire has a threat classification of Threatened-Nationally Vulnerable. The research illustrates the preferred habitat of Syzygium maire is waterlogged areas. Such areas are few and shrinking\, both nationally and in Wellington region. \nThis trip will look at thriving Syzygium maire that have fruited and seeded in the rare wetlands below Boulder Hill. We’ll see Ramarama\, Threatened – Nationally Critical\, and Coprosma rubra\, At Risk – Declining and over 100 other plant species observed on iNaturalist. These can be seen in a map view of the proposed quarry Overburden Disposal Area. \nOminously there’s a Fast-track proposal to turn this precious area into a quarry overburden disposal area. This has been reported on by Radio NZ. The Friends of Belmont Regional Park and Wellington Botanical Society have strongly opposed this. The Fast-track application is here.  \nNon-members are welcome to join\, making it an excellent opportunity to explore this region’s native flora. \nMeet: Dry Creek Carpark\, Hebden Crescent\, Kelson\, Lower Hutt at 9.30am. This Carpark with toilets is a 10-minute walk from Manor Park Station on the Hutt Valley Line. Trains leave Wellington at 8.35am and arrive at Manor Park Station at 9.08am. \nLeader: John Barnett\, 021 063 1590\, johnbarnett@inspire.net.nz
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/trip-belmont-regional-park-at-dry-creek-entrance/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261019T193000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Student Talks\, part 2
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Paul Bell-Butler and Lee Oliver\, Victoria University of Wellington. \nPaul—New Zealand’s bryophyte flora remains poorly understood – even basic knowledge is lacking for many liverwort species\, with 23% of taxa classified as ‘Data Deficient’. The genetic and biogeographic affinities of the country’s non-vascular flora are also only beginning to be explored. Using a multi-gene phylogeny of the family Lophocoleaceae incorporating global sampling\, we uncovered unexpected links between New Zealand species and northern hemisphere taxa\, including a New Zealand endemic whose closest relatives are in northern temperate regions. Several genera were also found to be polyphyletic. Resolving these relationships improves our understanding of biodiversity in this often-overlooked group. \nLee—vegetation recovery after fire at Tongariro National Park \nMeeting is in-person and via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89547154619?pwd=bE0zRXRWSXBBUkVoUjdPcElJNXlJUT09 \n 
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/talk-student-talks-part-2/
LOCATION:Victoria University\, Lecture Theatre M101
CATEGORIES:Evening Meeting
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SUMMARY:Trip: Stoney Creek block\, Tuturumuri\, Wairarapa
DESCRIPTION:Note not the first Saturday of a month. \nStoney Creek block is owned by Greater Wellington and is predominantly plantation forest. However\, it also contains a number of remnant native forest areas that we will explore. These include areas where black and hard beech are dominant\, as well as areas of mānuka and kānuka. \nThere are forestry roads throughout the park\, but some are no longer driveable so be prepared to walk and note that the terrain is steep. \nCamping Saturday night: We will camp on Saturday night and a portaloo will be available. Please bring water for drinking and cooking. Bring one breakfast meal\, one dinner meal\, two lunches\, snacks\, and hot drinks. It could be cool so a thermos could be a good idea. \nWhat to Bring: Footwear needs to provide ankle support and sturdy enough to cope with stream walking and rough terrain. Bring clothing for all conditions from wet and cold to hot and sunny. A thermal layer cloves and beanie. Waterproof parka and windproof leggings\, sunhat\, and sun cream.  Bring your hand lens. \nMeet: tbc \nLeader: Owen Spearpoint. Mob 027 285 8083 Email owen.spearpoint@gw.govt.nz
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/trip-stoney-creek-block-tuturumuri-wairarapa/
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261107T093000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261107T150000
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SUMMARY:Trip: Druce garden\, Pinehaven
DESCRIPTION:Details to come. \nLeader:  Eleanor Burton 021 0588 324/ esmeraldadoris93@gmail.com
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/trip-druce-garden-pinehaven/
CATEGORIES:Evening Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261116T193000
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SUMMARY:Talk: Plant community ecology of kettle holes
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jane Gosden \nKettle hole tarns that form ephemeral wetlands (hereafter kettles) are plant biodiversity hotspots containing over 400 species of plants and lichens (hereafter “plant”) including numerous At Risk and Threatened species. Management of kettles is challenging because they are small (median 0.09 ha)\, widely distributed in Te Waipounamu | the South Island\, patchy in the landscape\, found across a wide range of land tenures and experience varied land uses. \nMy PhD examines four aspects of kettle plant community ecology aiming to guide management recommendations for these extraordinary ecosystems. Collectively\, my PhD covers 1) the geographic distribution of kettles and their underlying land tenure\, 2) patterns in the biodiversity of kettles along their range\, 3) changes in kettle plant communities through time\, and 4) the role of seed banks and Canada geese in the dispersal of kettle plants. So far\, my work indicates most kettle biodiversity is held off the conservation estate\, many individual kettles contain unique biodiversity\, and geese likely play an important role in kettle plant ecology.
URL:https://wellingtonbotsoc.org.nz/event/talk-plant-community-ecology-of-kettle-holes/
LOCATION:Victoria University\, Lecture Theatre M101
CATEGORIES:Evening Meeting
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