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Articles by Alasdair A. Hall
Brainwaves: Safeguarding kekeno as coastlines evolve
If you've travelled around Aotearoa New Zealand's coastline, you may have seen a fur seal, or kekeno, hauled out on a rocky shore. It's best to keep your distance.Dr Alasdair Hall The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake hugely altered parts of the Kaikōura coastline, including important breeding habitat, but rather than leaving, kekeno have adjusted, with individuals at impacted colonies now using the coastline differently, writes Dr Alasdair Hall.
Rare Record of Albinism in a New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) Pup With Observations Through the Weaning Period
1 Introduction Colour of the hair, skin and eyes in mammals is controlled by the amount of melanin production (Lamoreux et al. 2010; Lin and Fisher 2007), and anomalies in the typical colour for a given species can result from heritable genetic mutations (Shihlomule et al. 2024). In mammals, genetic mutations that can induce anomalous pigmentation are classified into albinism, leucism, melanism and piebald, each of which differs in its impacts (Acevedo and Aguayo 2008; Shihlomule et al. 2024).
How To End A Commercial Lease - Information For Tenants
Commercial Property Whether your business is expanding and needs to move to larger premises, or you’re looking to reduce costs, there are often options available to tenants wondering how to end a commercial lease or deal with it in other ways. The starting point is always to review the terms of your lease, as this will set out what you are entitled to do.
Towards an Abundance Estimate for New Zealand Fur Seal in New Zealand
1 Introduction Population abundance estimates are important to species management and conservation (Wittmer et al. 2010; Wege et al. 2016). Without contemporary abundance estimates, it can be difficult to prioritise species for conservation interventions (Bland et al. 2015) or identify emerging threats (Zipkin and DiRenzo 2022; Campagna et al. 2024).
Earthquake impacts on a protected pinniped in New Zealand
1 INTRODUCTION Understanding the size and distribution of wildlife populations is key to successful management (Robinson et al., 2011; Laidre et al., 2015). Without effectively monitoring such parameters, important population trends can be masked (McIntosh et al., 2018), and interventions can come too late to achieve the desired outcomes (Voyles et al., 2014).
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