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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Rakaia River"”.
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The development and application of analytical techniques for planning of irrigation systems
… central Canterbury. In a specific study of the Rakaia River, a major water resource of Canterbury, the stochastic component of stream flow under different climatic regimes are investigated. Water demand is then compared with available water supply on a daily basis to establish the potential of …
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An economic evaluation of the Rakaia fishery as a recreation resource
… proposals that could significantly affect the Rakaia River as a fishing resource are being evaluated. The objective of this study was to determine the economic value of the Rakaia's fishery to its users and to provide data to be included in the irrigation proposals' cost benefit calculation. …
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Hydrological factors influencing the ecology of riverbed breeding birds on the plains' reaches of Canterbury's braided rivers : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Canterbury
The wide, unstable, braided riverbeds of the eastern South Island, New Zealand, have been inhabited by a diverse avifauna. Several species including the wrybill breed only on these rivers. Use is restricted mainly to the breeding season from September to December, so this was the critical study …
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Disclose river morphodynamics processes through experiments
Rivers’ behavior is increasingly of interest to wide engineering and scientific communities. In fact, fluvial dynamics have an impact on infrastructure and anthropic environments as well as on natural habitats. In addition, the economic values of river as routes of commerce is great, as is the …
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Earth science field trips in the age of Covid-19: A case study of the SOSC223 virtual field trip : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
Undergraduate earth science education emphasises the role of field trips in student learning and development. Thus, when the Covid-19 pandemic caused teaching to shift online, many educators developed replacement virtual field trips (VFTs) to deliver the field components of their courses. Such was …