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Master of Science

Matthew Baird Physiological and metabolic comparisons between the temperate brachiopod Liothyrella neozelanica and the Antarctic brachiopod Liothyrella uva.
Michelle Beritzhoff Blue cod (Parapercis colias) measurements obtained using a viusl underwater method.
Hamish Bowman Flow dynamics over the Doubtful Sound entrance sill.
Megan Bosch Effects of temperature-induced viscosity changes on current generation in sea urchin larvae.
Tom Brough Bottlenose dolphins - Doubtful Sound
Christina Davis Bugula flabellata: life as a marine fouler.
Rochelle Dewdney The biological effects of UV radiation (UV-R, 290-320 nm), in situ, on the marine macroalgae of the Southern New Zealand region over an annual cycle.
Céline Dufour Distribution and abundance of macrofauna on Otago sandy beaches.
Marta Guerra Bobo Conservation of Bottlenose dolphins - Doubtful Sound
Rory Kyle Identifying the role of predatory starfish in coastal paua fisheries.
Michelle Liddy Visualization of a photolyase expression pattern in sea urchin larvae.
Alaric Mccarthy Effects of sunscreen compounds on Antarctic and non-Antarctic sea urchin larvae along a latitudinal gradient.
Patricia Mockett Connectivity among sand flounder (Rhombosolea plebeia) and lemon sole (Pelotretis flavilatus) populations in Otago and Foveaux Strait, New Zealand.
Marc Riedi Carbonate production and solubility of southern New Zealand serpulids.
Angela Rowe Investigating rock-wall community structure in Doubtful Sound through the use of permanent photquadrats

Doctorate of Philosophy

Philippa Agnew Foraging behaviour, reproductive performance and population growth in an increasing population of blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) at Oamaru, New Zealand.
Cerys Bailey Estuarine circulation physics
Nicola Beer Conservation of marine resources in Fiordland.
Claire Biggs Dynamics of the Otago Harbour ebb-tidal jet and its associated dipole.
Victor Cubillos Monras Effect of UV-R on New Zealand intertidal species.
Tim Divett Arrays of tidal-stream electricity turbines in turbulent tidal flow.
Kendall Gadomski The effects of reduced ocean pH on sea urchin development from fertilization through early adult stages.
Stefan Goerlitz Ecology and biology of Abarenicola affinis.
Nick Hay Combining science and social values for sustainable tuaki management.
Shaun Henderson population delines of the Doubtful Sound bottlenose dolphins.
Fiona Higgins Crane Biology of the midget octopus Octopus huttoni.
Elanor Hutchison Hector's dolphin and habitat selection.
Matt McArthur Benthic community biomonitoring in estuaries and inlets.
Danilo Pecorino Population biology of the New Zealand sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii.
Natalie Robinson Seasonal variation in ocean density stratification during growth and decay of Antarctic sea ice.
Dave Rundgren Populationecology of bottlenose dolphins in Fiordland.
Peter Russell Secondary Circulation Generated by Headlands
Susanne Schüller Mechanisms controlling sedimentation and preservation of phytoplankton from the water column into sediment in Fiordland.
Olga Shatova Food web structures in the vicinity of the Sub-Antarctic Islands with a focus on pelagic zones.
Robert Smith Meanders, plumes and mixing in the subtropical front.
Tiffany Stephens The flux and compositional richness of particulate organic matter across a latitudinal gradient and the implications to nearshore ecosystem function
Severin Thiebaut Formation and development of large headland eddies.
Trudi Webster Southern right whale acoustics: repertoire, behaviour and the effects of noise pollution
Anna Wood Habitat complexity and biodiversity of frame-building bryozoans.




 

 

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