Wood anatomy of the dicotyledons indigenous to New Zealand 4. Winteraceae

Current status of New Zealand indigenous aphids

This report summarises our current knowledge of the New Zealand indigenous aphid fauna. Size of fauna. Based on present knowledge, estimates of the size of the New Zealand indigenous aphid fauna range from 12 to 16 species. Six indigenous species have been fully described and named. A further six species are almost certainly indigenous to New Zealand but have not been fully described. There is ...

Indigenous trauma: a New Zealand perspective.

The study of indigenous health is an emerging specialty and differs from other health disciplines in that the traditions and beliefs of indigenous people must be considered in developing health policy. New Zealand Maori and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders face similar health issues but have followed a different historical path. New Zealand was settled by the Maori from Easte...

Wood Quality: A Perspective from New Zealand

Forest products are commodities and subject to cyclical trends; yet resource-hungry countries offer exporters a period of sustained growth for those with the right products. Products have their distinctive requirements, e.g., finishing timber (colour, stability), structural (strength stiffness, stability), paper (fibre length and tear strength). The failure to incorporate such key properties in...

Wood Anatomy of Calyceraceae and Valerianaceae, with Comments on Aberrant Perforation Plates in Predominantly Herbaceous Groups of Dicotyledons

Wood Anatomy of Tasmannia