LERNZ stands for Lake Ecosystem Restoration New Zealand

Linking lake restoration research with end users to achieve outcomes

The LERNZ programme is a series of projects that aims to restore indigenous biodiversity in lakes by developing:

• New models and technologies to effectively manage harmful algal blooms.
• New pest fish management and control technologies.
• A city retrofit model.

LERNZ aims to identify and remediate threats to lake ecosystems. Through better knowledge of these threats and ways to manage them, improved methods for lake restoration can be developed.

Recent News:
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New Publications:

LERNZ Newsletter No.10, November 2008 (663KB PDF)

Gibbs, M., Bremner, D., van Kooten, M., Özkundakci, D. (2008): Comparison of efficacy of four P-inactivation agents on Lake Rotorua sediments. NIWA client report prepared for Environment Bay of Plenty, 62pp.

Paul,W. J., Hamilton D. P., 2008: Low-dose alum application trialled as a management tool for internal nutrient loads in Lake Okaro, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 2008, Vol. 42: 207–217

Trolle, D., Skovgaard, H. and Jeppesen, E., 2008. The Water Framework Directive: Setting the phosphorus loading target for a deep lake in Denmark using the 1D lake ecosystem model DYRESM-CAEDYM. Ecological Modelling, 219: 138-152