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• Investigating whether structural in-stream habitat additions are an effective tool for restoring benthic communities in lowland Canterbury waterways 

  Green, Timothy Charles (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Land-use change is occurring at an unprecedented rate in New Zealand and globally. Freshwater ecosystems reflect the characteristics of their surrounding landscape, and consequentially, in-stream habitat quality is often ...

• Metal contamination in streams in three New Zealand cities, the effects on benthic communities and the accumulation in a New Zealand mayfly. 

  Zygadlo, Malea (University of Canterbury, 2016)

  Increasing urbanisation places pressure on the ecological integrity of streams in many towns and cities. Stormwater running over impervious surfaces carry contaminants into the receiving waterways and heavy metals are one ...

• Environmental stability: Its effect on stream benthic communities 

  Death, Russell G. (University of Canterbury. Zoology, 1991)

  The effects of environmental stability on benthic community structure were examined at eleven sites (ten streams and a wind-swept lake shore) in the CassCraigieburn region, New Zealand. Physicochemical conditions, apart ...