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Our lakes’ health: past, present, future

How healthy are our lakes?

Visit our new lake water quality app to find out!

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Lakes380—Our Lakes’ Health: past, present, future is a five-year research project that will enrich our understanding of the environmental, social and cultural histories of 10% of New Zealand’s 3,800 lakes (>1 ha). This involves collecting and analysing lake sediments and water samples, as well as interviews and field visits. Currently, approximately 200 lakes are monitoring with data spanning 30 years or less. Capturing 1000 years of lake history will contribute new knowledge to ensure our lakes are valued and protected – now and for generations to come.

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Discover Rangitoto ki te Tonga’s Lake Moawhitu and experience how this significant māhinga kai has changed over the last 1000 years and discover what it could look like 100 years from now.

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Sampling for fish eDNA in lakes

Check out these new eDNA posters! eDNA is an ama Check out these new eDNA posters! 

eDNA is an amazing new tool that can help us understand and protect the taiao (environment) - but it can't do everything. It needs to be used to complement other techniques and aligned with Indigenous and local knowledge. These new posters highlight these benefits and provide suggestions on some questions to ask before launching into an eDNA based project!

Email us for a high resolution PDF that you can print out. eDNA@cawthron.org.nz

When working with eDNA projects we like to co-design the project with our partners. We also love sharing our knowledge and helping train the next generation of scientists to become sentinels of the taiao.

#lake #eDNA #ecology #molecularecology #freshwater #lakes380 #cawthron #gnsscience #instaScience⁠ #NZscience
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  • The Project
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    • Field Sampling
    • Laboratory Analysis
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  • Rohe Studies
    • Rangitīkei Iwi Rohe Study
    • Wairarapa Moana iwi rohe study
  • Virtual Experience
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    • Lakes380 Team
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