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Contact details

Office 310 Castle Street, room 105
Mob +64 27 331 3844
Email matthew.desmond@otago.ac.nz

Academic Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Otago University
PhD Otago University

Research Interests

  • Macroalgal ecology and physiology
  • Temperate reef ecology
  • Fisheries habitat interactions
  • Seafloor mapping

Courses

MARI 112 Global Marine Systems
AQFI 251 Principles of Aquaculture

Postgraduate Students

  • Aless Smith
  • Tim Howarth
  • Maddy Glover
  • Duong Le

Publications

Cornwall, C. E., Nelson, W. A., Aguirre, J. D., Blain, C. O., Coyle, L., D'Archino, R., Desmond, M. J., Hepburn, C. D., … Thomsen, M. S. (2023). Predicting the impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s seaweed-based ecosystems. New Zealand Journal of Botany. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0028825X.2023.2245786

Le, D. M., Desmond, M. J., Pritchard, D. W., & Hepburn, C. D. (2022). Effect of temperature on sporulation and spore development of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). PLoS ONE, 17(12), e0278268. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278268

Le, D. M., Desmond, M. J., Buschmann, A. H., Pritchard, D. W., Camus, C., Hurd, C. L., & Hepburn, C. D. (2022). Reproduction, hatchery and culture applications for the giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera): A methodological appraisal. Applied Phycology, 3(1), 368-382. doi: 10.1080/26388081.2022.2086823

Nguyen, H. T. T., Pritchard, D. W., Desmond, M. J., & Hepburn, C. D. (2022). Coralline photosynthetic physiology across a steep light gradient. Photosynthesis Research, 153, 43-57. doi: 10.1007/s11120-022-00899-7

Le, D., Desmond, M., Pritchard, D., & Hepburn, C. D. (2021). Effect of temperature and different storing methods on sporulation and spore development of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Phycologia, 60(Suppl. 1), (pp. 15-16). doi: 10.1080/00318884.2021.1922050

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