We have a new paper published in the journal Ecological Indicators that describes the science behind using artificial habitats (such as straw bales) to as a detection tool.
We used this approach to help identify īnanga spawning habitat in degraded waterways where egg mortality can make it difficult to find the eggs directly.
Read more here
Original post from the Resilient Shorelines blog:
http://www.resilientshorelines.nz/2018/06/new-paper-on-using-artificial-habitats.html