Human access and environmental parameters impact lake communities
18 November, 2022Optimised protocol for the extraction of fish DNA from freshwater sediments
13 July, 2022Monitoring fish is necessary for understanding population dynamics, tracking distribution patterns and evaluating conservation efforts. Molecular techniques targeting environmental DNA…Development of a triplex droplet digital polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of three New Zealand native freshwater mussels (Echyridella) in environmental samples
6 May, 2022A team of Lakes380 team researchers led by Konstanze Steiner have developed a new DNA-based tool to assist with detecting…New insights into the scientific history of Lake Oporoa
26 March, 2022The recently published manuscript ‘’Using paleolimnology to guide rehabilitation of a culturally significant lake in New Zealand ” tracks the environmental…Tracing the neglect of lakes in New Zealand freshwater politics
25 March, 2022Freshwater has become a key political issue in Aotearoa New Zealand over the last 15 years. Yet the social and…Metagenomic insights – sediment microbial communities in freshwater lakes
25 March, 2022A new scientific paper lead by Laura Biessy and John Pearman explores the function of bacteria in three of the…Distribution of bacteria in lakes of Aotearoa-New Zealand
4 March, 2022A new paper led by John Pearman (shown in picture below, on right) was recently published in Frontiers in Microbiology.…How long can sediment be stored for DNA analysis?
1 February, 2022As part of Lakes380 and other large projects worldwide hundreds of sediment cores are being collected. Sometimes these are from…Detecting cyanobacteria in sediment cores
2 January, 2022Cyanobacteria are present in all lakes, but when conditions are favorable they can multiply (bloom) and take over the lake…