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Rangitoto Magic
This page will host a series of articles about a magic place - the very young volcanic island of Rangitoto, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
The succulent corner at Yankee Wharf, Rangitoto Island (2009)
This article is actually a version of one of the chapters included in Succulent plants from downunder - Adventive Plants (Part 7) and has appeared as a stand alone article in December 2009 in The New Zealand Cactus and Succulent Journal, Vol, 62, No. 4. A Romanian version was also published in February 2010 on Aztekium website.
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The fragile boundary between conservation and destruction on RangitotoIsland, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand (Part 1) (2009)
Rangitoto is a fabulous recent volcanic island and is of crucial importance for understanding how vegetation development and successions work in a recent island habitat and therefore essential for successful conservation of similar New Zealand natural gems. However, conservation is not a straightforward task. Part 1 presents the corner moments of the natural history of the island as we understand it today, the problems and questions conservation is rising and the fragile balance between conservation and destruction. You won’t find this text anywhere else but here.
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The adventive Crassulaceae of Rangitoto Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand (2010)
Another article written for the International Crassulaceae Network website and published in early 2010:
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Aeonium 'Rangitoto'
Aeonium 'Rangitoto' is one of many multi-blooded Aeonium hybrids form Rangitoto, worth having a name. Collected in January 2008 and distributed with late autumn of 2010 this plant was an ongoing object of study for me over the last few years:
Notes on Aeonium 'Rangitoto' (I) (2009)
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Note despre Aeonium 'Rangitoto' (I) (2009)
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Notes on Aeonium 'Rangitoto' (II) (2010)
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Note despre Aeonium 'Rangitoto' (II) (2010)
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You might wonder whether the title of this website – Ninety Mile Beach – was a deliberate mismatch with the content; otherwise why on earth would one use this title when (except for very few photos) you can’t find anything about Ninety Mile Beach here? Truth to be said – Ninety Mile Beach is a very special place on Earth anyway and there is no need of extra emphasizing its uniqueness, however, not by me. But this fine piece of nature has also a particular meaning for me as this endless beach was few years back – in a fully unexpected way – a place of spiritual revelation and complete freedom – this is the fact I have to acknowledge. This website I have started in late 2007 has largely outgrown its original purpose and I have also abandoned some of my initial projects because of other things that have caught my attention. Oh well, that’s who I am, I guess. At this stage this website is not only mirroring my past and present points of interest – especially cacti and other succulent plants and New Zealand’s nature with focus set on coastal habitats and plant naturalization – but is also a tribute: I have truly discovered my love for nature only since moving to New Zealand. This website is not intended to be eye-catching, but to provide useful information instead. It is actually a collection of texts in English and Romanian with no particular theme – from well over 100 plant profiles to travelogues to succulent plant naturalization to my recent Rangitoto Island obsession to other texts celebrating New Zealand’s nature and habitats and pretty much anything in between - accompanied by a small but varied photo gallery, and nothing else. External links will open PDF files containing illustrated articles you can view or download for personal use. I have saved fancy website designs for later hoping that you’ll enjoy it as it is. Some texts have been already published on other websites like Cactusi.com (formerly known as Cactus Romania ), Aztekium and International Crassulaceae Website, or in magazines like Kaktusy I Inne, Aztekium, New Zealand Cactus and Succulent Journal, and Avonia; some other you won’t find anywhere else. Oh, I have almost forgot – there is one page though (I trust you will discover which one in worst case by trial-and-error) for which a minimum IQ of 10 is strongly recommended to visitors at all times (or alternatively a good sense of humour, but this rarely comes with a lower IQ). As they say - safety first!
Eduart Zimer.
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