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Adaption of a traditional Māori fishing method for biomonitoring: using whakaweku for sampling benthic macroinvertebrates in streams

Aug 19, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Richard Storey |Brian Smith |Ian Kusabs |Hanatia Marsh

ABSTRACTWhakaweku are bundles of bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum) traditionally placed in lakes and rivers by Māori to harvest kōura (freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops spp.) in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Previous studies show they are effective for monitoring populations of kōura and toitoi (small eleotrid fish, Gobiomorphus spp.). We wanted to determine whether whakaweku are also effective for monitoring benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams.

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