'Kiwi' strips make for efficient forest fertilization

Efficient Implementation of Multiresolution Triangle Strips

Tort Reform, Kiwi-Style

Movement of North Island Brown Kiwi (apteryx Australis Mantelli) between Forest Remnants

Twenty-three kiwi were radio-tracked for 16-116 weeks in a Northland reserve. Eighty-three percent of the kiwi made use of the numerous forest remnants scattered over farmland outside the reserve. All remnants isolated by up to 80 m of pasture were used by kiwi. The maximum distance kiwi walked between forest remnants was 330 m. Longer migrations of up to 1.2 km from the reserve were made by ki...

A Simulation-Optimization Model For Capacity Coordination In Make To Stock/Make To Order Production Environments

Capacity coordination, as the tactical level of hierarchical production planning in hybrid MTS/MTO systems, includes numerous important decisions. In this paper, two of these decisions i.e. finding the best strategy for the acceptance/rejection of incoming orders and determining orders’ due dates – are investigated. Also a simulation model is proposed to evaluate the efficiency of the presented...

Kiwi-safe kill traps for possums

Trappers in New Zealand have traditionally used ground-set leg-hold traps to catch possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) but these sets also occasionally catch kiwi (Apteryx spp.) and weka (Gallirallus australis). To prevent the trapping of these birds, the Department of Conservation (DoC) requires all traps to be placed 70 cm above the ground in areas with kiwi and weka. To set leghold traps at this...