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Ocean Physics
Fjord Systems
Marine Mammals
Sedimentology
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Echinoderms
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Portobello Marine Laboratory

Current PhD Students

Fiona Higgins-Crane

A life history study of the midget octopus species Octopus huttoni.
Catherine Gongol Quantifying rates of sedimentary denitrification in southern New Zealand estuaries
Suse Schüller Degradation of phytoplankton in fjordic environments
Anja Studer Parasites and climate: effects of environmental factors on an inter-tidal host-parasite system.
Anna Wood How does complexity promote biodiversity?

Current MSc Students

Heather Anderson A comparison of the diets of male and female sea lions on the Otago Peninsula.
Todd Beaumont An investigation of the relationship between physical and physiological aging in sea urchins: over a latitudinal gradient
Sarah Cummings Is reseeding is a viable method of rehabilitating wild stocks of Evechinus chloroticus in New Zealand.
Maria Gonzales Bernat Potential impacts of ocean acidification and reduced pH levels on starfish larvae.
Ani Kainamu

Te oranga pai o nga tuangi: Assessment of the filtration role of the cockle (Austrovenus stutchburyi) in relation to biomass and nutrient load.

Simon Lamping

Tracing nitrogen sources in the water column by looking at nitrogen isotope ratios in macroalgal tissue.
Tom MacTavish The bio-remedial role of the sea cumber Australostichopus mollis on sediment impacted by Greenshell Mussel waste

Sam Thomas

Improving the quality of roe through the transplantation of wild Kina (Evechinus chloroticus); and the reproductive success of old large E.chloroticus in their contribution to the larval pool.

 

 

 

 

 

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