Tagged: aquatic ecology

Phreatogammarus fragilis: The fragile well shrimp - Waiology

Waiology • Dec 06, 2012 •

• aquatic ecology,
• Groundwater,
• Stygofauna

By Daniel Collins Phreatogammarus fragilis is an endemic New Zealand crustacean that lives in aquifers. It is an amphipod (a relative of the sand hopper), and is one of the largest (commonly up to 25 mm excl. antennae) and strongest swimming of NZ’s stygofaunal* crustaceans. Because it is so rarely observed, it does not have a common name; the best … Read More

Map: Projected effects of climate change on New Zealand freshwaters - Waiology

Waiology • Nov 27, 2012 •

• aquatic ecology,
• climate change,
• Drought,
• Flooding,
• geomorphology,
• Groundwater,
• modelling,
• River flow,
• snow,
• Water resource management,
• water use

By Daniel Collins Maps are helpful tools in communicating and understanding the potential implications of climate change. We have national maps of projected changes in temperature that show faster warming in the north, and in precipitation that show more rain in the south and west and less in the north and east. We also have national maps of … Read More