Bachelor of Applied Science (Conservation of Cultural Materials), University of Canberra, 2000 Bachelor of Marine Science (Hons 1A), Macquarie University, 2005 PhD (Zoology), University of Otago, 2009
Research interests
Biogeography: how physical processes (such as earthquakes and volcanoes) influence spatial patterns of biodiversity
Long-distance dispersal, e.g. of coastal marine organisms and their pathogens / parasites
Antarctic and sub-Antarctic ecology and evolution
How density-dependent processes influence spatial biodiversity patterns
My group combines molecular ecology with aspects of earth sciences to understand the processes that shape global patterns of biodiversity. We use a wide range of techniques to address research questions, including genetics (e.g. metabarcoding and phylogenomic analyses), and ecology, and have a particular focus on the high-latitude ecosystems of the Southern Hemisphere (New Zealand, the sub-Antarctic and Antarctica). Examples include studying how kelp communities and parasites can raft long distances across oceans, how plants and animals probably survived past ice ages by sheltering around volcanoes (and in volcanic caves), in Antarctica, and how large disturbances such as earthquakes create opportunities for genetic and community change in marine ecosystems in New Zealand.
I am also a member of the Coastal People: Southern Skies collaboration that connects communities with world-leading, cross-discipline research to rebuild coastal ecosystems. Coastal People: Southern Skies
If you are a student interested in doing a research project within my group, I would be happy to hear from you. I occasionally have some funding to support scholarships for undergraduate (summer projects and Honours) and Masters research, and the University of Otago has many PhD scholarships available for high-achieving students, including those from overseas.
You can read about the group's projects, see what other students are doing (or have done), and contact me to discuss possibilities. Most projects include some genetic analyses as well as environmental data (this sort of work is known as molecular ecology), so students that have studied biology / ecology, ideally including some genetics, are most well placed for this work.
Duffy, G. A., Montiel, F., Purich, A., & Fraser, C. I. (2024). Emerging long-term trends and interdecadal cycles in Antarctic polynyas [Brief report]. PNAS, 121(11), e2321595121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2321595121
Journal - Research Other
Dawson, H., Morrison, A. K., England, M. H., Tamsitt, V., & Fraser, C. I. (2024). Oceanic rafting of floating debris and organisms to Antarctic coasts from Southern Hemisphere landmasses. Proceedings of the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM). ME41A-01. Retrieved from https://agu.confex.com/agu/OSM24/meetingapp.cgi/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Sinclair, S. M., Duffy, G. A., & Fraser, C. I. (2023). Repeated freezing impacts buoyancy and photosynthesis of a rafting kelp species [Short note]. Antarctic Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0954102023000305
Journal - Research Other
Pearman, W. S., Duffy, G. A., Liu, X. P., Gemmell, N. J., Morales, S. E., & Fraser, C. I. (2023). Macroalgal microbiome biogeography is shaped by environmental drivers rather than geographic distance. Annals of Botany. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcad151
Journal - Research Article
Moffitt, J., Fraser, C., Gemmell, N., Peck, L., Ashton, G., & Lamare, M. (2023). A snapshot into future warming: Insights from an in situ experiment. Proceedings of the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society (NZMSS) Annual Meeting. (pp. 122). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dixon-Anderson, I. S., Smith, A. M., Fraser, C. I., & Lamare, M. D. (2023). Potential for adaptation in the New Zealand sand dollar Fellaster zelandiae. Proceedings of the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society (NZMSS) Annual Meeting. (pp. 63). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Fraser, C. (2023, July-August). The vulnerability of Antarctic coasts to colonisation by dispersing flora and fauna. Verbal presentation at the XIII Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Biology Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Moffitt, J., Jeunen, G.-J., Ferreira, S., Gemmell, N., Fraser, C., Barnes, D., … Lamare, M. (2023). A snapshot into future warming: In situ warming drives big changes in Benthic communities. Proceedings of the 1st Australian & New Zealand Environmental DNA (eDNA) Conference: Innovation & Application. Retrieved from https://ednaconference.com.au
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dawson, M. N., Fraser, C., Matthews, T. J., Procheș, Ș., & Sadler, J. P. (2023). Journal of Biogeography Innovation Awards, 2023. Journal of Biogeography, 50, 1329-1330. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14630
Journal - Research Other
Vaux, F., Fraser, C. I., Craw, D., Read, S., & Waters, J. M. (2023). Integrating kelp genomic analyses and geological data to reveal ancient earthquake impacts. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20, 20230105. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0105
Journal - Research Article
Olmedo-Rojas, P., Jeunen, G.-J., Lamare, M., Turnbull, J., Terauds, A., Gemmell, N., & Fraser, C. I. (2023). Soil environmental DNA metabarcoding in low-biomass regions requires protocol optimization: A case study in Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 35(1), 15-30. doi: 10.1017/S0954102022000384
Journal - Research Article
Iha, C., Layton, C., Flentje, W., Lenton, A., Johnson, C., Fraser, C. I., & Willis, A. (2023). Organellar genomes of giant kelp from the southern hemisphere. Applied Phycology, 4(1), 78-86. doi: 10.1080/26388081.2023.2193619
Journal - Research Article
Vaux, F., Dutoit, L., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2023). Genotyping-by-sequencing for biogeography. Journal of Biogeography, 50, 262-281. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14516
Journal - Research Other
Koerich, G., Fraser, C. I., Lee, C. K., Morgan, F. J., & Tonkin, J. D. (2023). Forecasting the future of life in Antarctica [Opinion]. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 38(1), 24-34. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.07.009
Journal - Research Other
Liu, X. P., Duffy, G. A., Pearman, W. S., Pertierra, L. R., & Fraser, C. I. (2022). Genetic/genomic resources for biogeographic research in terrestrial Antarctica. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Fraser, C. (2022). Where did that come from? Genomic detection of dispersal. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Liu, X. P., Duffy, G. A., Pearman, W. S., Pertierra, L. R., & Fraser, C. I. (2022). Meta-analysis of Antarctic phylogeography reveals strong sampling bias and critical knowledge gaps [Review]. Ecography, 2022, e06312. doi: 10.1111/ecog.06312
Journal - Research Article
Liu, X. P., Duffy, G. A., Pearman, W. S., Pertierra, L. R., & Fraser, C. I. (2022, August-September). Genetic/genomic resources for biogeographic research in terrestrial Antarctica. Poster session presented at the 31st Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (QMB), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Pearman, W. S., Morales, S. E., Gemmell, N. J., & Fraser, C. I. (2022, August-September). Host density drives microbiome diversity patterns in southern bull kelp. Verbal presentation at the 31st Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (QMB), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Parvizi, E., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Genetic impacts of physical disturbance processes in coastal marine ecosystems. Journal of Biogeography, 49, 1877-1890. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14464
Journal - Research Other
Fraser, C. I., Dutoit, L., Morrison, A. K., Pardo, L. M., Smith, S. D. A., Pearman, W. S., Parvizi, E., Waters, J., & Macaya, E. C. (2022). Southern hemisphere coasts are biologically connected by frequent, long-distance rafting events. Current Biology, 32, 3154-3160. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.05.035
Journal - Research Article
Vaux, F., Parvizi, E., Craw, D., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Parallel recolonizations generate distinct genomic sectors in kelp following high-magnitude earthquake disturbance. Molecular Ecology, 31, 4818-4831. doi: 10.1111/mec.16535
Journal - Research Article
Murphy, E., Johnston, N., Hofmann, E., Phillips, R., Jackson, J., Constable, A., … Fraser, C., … Trathan, P. (2022). Developing analyses of global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems. Proceedings of the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM). Retrieved from https://www.aslo.org/osm2022
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Parvizi, E., Dutoit, L., Fraser, C. I., Craw, D., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Concordant phylogeographic responses to large-scale coastal disturbance in intertidal macroalgae and their epibiota. Molecular Ecology, 31, 646-657. doi: 10.1111/mec.16245
Journal - Research Article
Kelly, E., Cowley, G., & Fraser, C. I. (2021). Holdfast coalescence between buoyant and non-buoyant seaweeds. Marine & Freshwater Research, 72, 1838-1843. doi: 10.1071/mf21016
Journal - Research Article
Murphy, E. J., Johnston, N. M., Hofmann, E. E., Phillips, R. A., Jackson, J. A., Constable, A. J., … Fraser, C. I., … Xavier, J. C. (2021). Global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution, 9, 624451. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.624451
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. (2021). Drifting on shifting seas: What DNA can tell us about seaweed dispersal and evolution. Phycologia, 60(Suppl. 1), (pp. 23). doi: 10.1080/00318884.2021.1922050
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Meynard, C. N., Bernardi, G., Fraser, C., Masters, J., Riginos, C., Sanmartin, I., … Dawson, M. N. (2021). Women in biogeography. Journal of Biogeography, 48, 2117-2120. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14223
Journal - Research Other
Vaux, F., Craw, D., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Northward range extension for Durvillaea poha bull kelp: Response to tectonic disturbance? Journal of Phycology, 57, 1411-1418. doi: 10.1111/jpy.13179
Journal - Research Article
Mabey, A. L., Parvizi, E., & Fraser, C. I. (2021). Pathogen inferred to have dispersed thousands of kilometres at sea, infecting multiple keystone kelp species. Marine Biology, 168(4), 47. doi: 10.1007/s00227-021-03853-8
Journal - Research Article
McGaughran, A., Laver, R., & Fraser, C. (2021). Evolutionary responses to warming. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 36(7), 591-600. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.02.014
Journal - Research Other
Olmedo-Rojas, P., Jeunen, G.-J., McGaughran, A., Terauds, A., Lamare, M., Gemmell, N., & Fraser, C. (2021). Environmental drivers of diversity in Antarctic terrestrial plants and animals: Using genomic approaches to discover broad-scale patterns. Proceedings of the New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference: Connecting through change. (pp. 134-135). Retrieved from https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nzasc21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McGaughran, A., Terauds, A., Convey, P., & Fraser, C. (2021). Genomic data provide evidence for glacial refugia and dispersal of terrestrial invertebrates along the Antarctic Peninsula. Proceedings of the New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference: Connecting through change. (pp. 133-134). Retrieved from https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nzasc21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Perry, F., Lamare, M., & Fraser, C. (2021). Will temperate (New Zealand) marine intertidal species be able to survive in a wamer Antarctica? Proceedings of the New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference: Connecting through change. (pp. 129). Retrieved from https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nzasc21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Liu, X., Pearman, W., & Fraser, C. (2021). Genetic/genomic resources for biogeographic research in Antarctica. Proceedings of the New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference: Connecting through change. (pp. 128). Retrieved from https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nzasc21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Slattery-Holmes, M., Montiel, F., & Fraser, C. (2021). Modelling the transport of massive kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean. Proceedings of the New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference: Connecting through change. (pp. 51). Retrieved from https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nzasc21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Craw, D., Parvizi, E., Read, S., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Late Holocene uplift of a coastal terrace near the Akatore Fault, southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics, 64(4), 542-557. doi: 10.1080/00288306.2020.1828940
Journal - Research Article
McGaughran, A., Laver, R., Convey, P., Terauds, A., Waterman, M., Robinson, S., & Fraser, C. (2020). Assessing connectivity among moss populations in Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere using targeted exon capture. Proceedings of the XXXVI Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) 9th Open Science Conference: Antarctic Science: Global Connections. 424. Retrieved from https://www.scar2020.org
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Clark, N. J., Kerry, J. T., & Fraser, C. I. (2020). Rapid winter warming could disrupt coastal marine fish community structure. Nature Climate Change, 10, 862-867. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-0838-5
Journal - Research Article
Parvizi, E., Fraser, C. I., Dutoit, L., Craw, D., & Waters, J. M. (2020). The genomic footprint of coastal earthquake uplift. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Series B, 287, 20200712. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0712
Journal - Research Article
Padovan, A., Chick, R. C., Cole, V. J., Dutoit, L., Hutchings, P. A., Jack, C., & Fraser, C. I. (2020). Genomic analyses suggest strong population connectivity over large spatial scales of the commercially important baitworm, Australonuphis teres (Onuphidae). Marine & Freshwater Research, 71(11), 1549-1556. doi: 10.1071/MF20044
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Morrison, A., & Olmedo Rojas, P. (2020). Biogeographic processes influencing Antarctic and sub-Antarctic seaweeds. In I. Gómez & P. Huovinen (Eds.), Antarctic seaweeds: Diversity, adaptation, and ecosystem services. (pp. 43-57). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-39448-6_3
Chapter in Book - Research
Morrison, A. K., Fraser, C. I., Hogg, A. M., van Sebille, E., & Macaya, E. (2020). Antarctic biological invasions driven by stokes drift and mesoscale variability. Proceedings of the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM). OM41A-03. Retrieved from https://agu.confex.com/agu/osm20/meetingapp.cgi
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Peters, J. C., Waters, J. M., Dutoit, L., & Fraser, C. I. (2020). SNP analyses reveal a diverse pool of potential colonists to earthquake-uplifted coastlines. Molecular Ecology, 29, 149-159. doi: 10.1111/mec.15303
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Velásquez, M., Nelson, W. A., Macaya, E. C., & Hay, C. H. (2020). The biogeographic importance of buoyancy in macroalgae: A case study of the southern bull-kelp genus Durvillaea (Phaeophyceae), including descriptions of two new species. Journal of Phycology, 56, 23-36. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12939
Journal - Research Article
Velásquez, M., Fraser, C. I., Nelson, W. A., Tala, F., & Macaya, E. C. (2020). Concise review of the genus Durvillaea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1825. Journal of Applied Phycology, 32, 3-21. doi: 10.1007/s10811-019-01875-w
Journal - Research Other
McGaughran, A., Terauds, A., Convey, P., & Fraser, C. I. (2019). Genome-wide SNP data reveal improved evidence for Antarctic glacial refugia and dispersal of terrestrial invertebrates. Molecular Ecology, 28, 4941-4957. doi: 10.1111/mec.15269
Journal - Research Article
Moon, K. L., Chown, S. L., & Fraser, C. I. (2019). Tandem host-parasite dispersal inferred from similarities in phylogeographical patterns among Little Penguins and their 'terrestrial' ectoparasites. Journal of Biogeography, 46, 2520-2531. doi: 10.1111/jbi.13714
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C., Morrison, A., Hogg, A., & Macaya, E. (2019). Biological dispersal to the Antarctic. Proceedings of the New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference: Our future in focus. (pp. 72). New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute. Retrieved from https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/science/new-zealand-antarctic-science-conference-2019
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Olmedo Rojas, P., Lamare, M., Gemmell, N., & Fraser, C. (2019). Environmental drivers of diversity in Antarctic terrestrial plants and animals. Proceedings of the New Zealand Antarctic Science Conference: Our future in focus. (pp. 71). New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute. Retrieved from https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/science/new-zealand-antarctic-science-conference-2019
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moon, K. L., Aitkenhead, I. J., Fraser, C. I., & Chown, S. L. (2019). Can a terrestrial ectoparasite disperse with its marine host? Physiological & Biochemical Zoology, 92(2), 163-176. doi: 10.1086/701726
Journal - Research Article
Convey, P., Bowman, V. C., Chown, S. L., Francis, J. E., Fraser, C., Smellie, J. L., … Terauds, A. (2018). Ice-bound Antarctica: Biotic consequences of the shift from a temperate to a polar climate. In C. Hoorn, A. Perrigo & A. Antonelli (Eds.), Mountains, climate and biodiversity. (pp. 355-374). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Chapter in Book - Research
Fraser, C. I., Connell, L., Lee, C. K., & Cary, S. C. (2018). Evidence of plant and animal communities at exposed and subglacial (cave) geothermal sites in Antarctica [Short note]. Polar Biology, 41, 417-421. doi: 10.1007/s00300-017-2198-9
Journal - Research Other
Waters, J. M., King, T. M., Fraser, C. I., & Craw, D. (2018). An integrated ecological, genetic and geological assessment of long-distance dispersal by invertebrates on kelp rafts. Frontiers of Biogeography, 10(3-4), e40888. doi: 10.21425/F5FBG40888
Journal - Research Article
Moon, K. L., Dann, P., Chown, S. L., McGaughran, A., & Fraser, C. I. (2018). Penguin ectoparasite panmixia suggests extensive host movement within a colony. Auk, 135(3), 657-668. doi: 10.1642/AUK-17-226.1
Journal - Research Article
Peters, J., Fraser, C., & Waters, J. (2018). Testing turnover: Could coastal earthquake uplift provide opportunities for genetic change? Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the 6th Asia-Pacific Chromosome Colloquium. GSA2018_APCC65064. Retrieved from https://gsa2018.dryfta.com/en
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Fraser, C. I., Morrison, A. K., Hogg, A. M., Macaya, E. C., van Sebille, E., Ryan, P. G., … Waters, J. M. (2018). Antarctica's ecological isolation will be broken by storm-driven dispersal and warming. Nature Climate Change, 8, 704-708. doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0209-7
Journal - Research Article
Waters, J. M., King, T. M., Fraser, C. I., & Craw, D. (2018). Crossing the front: Contrasting storm-forced dispersal dynamics revealed by biological, geological and genetic analysis of beach-cast kelp. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 15(140), 20180046. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0046
Journal - Research Article
Waters, J. M., King, T. M., Fraser, C. I., & Garden, C. (2018). Rafting dispersal in a brooding southern sea star (Asteroidea: Anasterias). Invertebrate Systematics, 32(2), 253-258. doi: 10.1071/IS17037
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Davies, I. D., Bryant, D., & Waters, J. M. (2018). How disturbance and dispersal influence intraspecific structure. Journal of Ecology, 106(3), 1298-1306. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12900
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Fraser, C. I., Kay, G. M., du Plessis, M., & Ryan, P. G. (2017). Breaking down the barrier: Dispersal across the Antarctic Polar Front [Brevia]. Ecography, 40(1), 235-237. doi: 10.1111/ecog.02449
Journal - Research Other
Moon, K. L., Chown, S. L., & Fraser, C. I. (2017). Reconsidering connectivity in the sub‐Antarctic. Biological Reviews, 92(4), 2164-2181. doi: 10.1111/brv.12327
Journal - Research Article
Blake, C., Thiel, M., López, B. A., & Fraser, C. I. (2017). Gall-forming protistan parasites infect southern bull kelp across the Southern Ocean, with prevalence increasing to the south. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 583, 95-106. doi: 10.3354/meps12346
Journal - Research Article
Waters, J. M., Fraser, C. I., Maxwell, J. J., & Rawlence, N. J. (2017). Ancient DNA: Testing for climatic and anthropogenic drivers of ecosystem change in the Southern Hemisphere. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NZSBMB). 669. Retrieved from http://gen2017.w.events4you.currinda.com
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Waters, J. M., Fraser, C. I., Maxwell, J. J., & Rawlence, N. J. (2017). Did interaction between human pressure and Little Ice Age drive biological turnover in New Zealand. Journal of Biogeography, 44(7), 1481-1490. doi: 10.1111/jbi.12991
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Weber, X. A., Edgar, G. J., Banks, S. C., Waters, J. M., & Fraser, C. I. (2017). A morphological and phylogenetic investigation into divergence among sympatric Australian southern bull kelps (Durvillaea potatorum and D. amatheiae sp. nov.). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 107, 630-643. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.027
Journal - Research Article
Thiel, M., & Fraser, C. (2016). The role of floating plants in dispersal of biota across habitats and ecosystems. In E. Ólafsson (Ed.), Marine macrophytes as foundation species. (pp. 76-99). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Hu, Z.-M., & Fraser, C. (Eds.). (2016). Seaweed phylogeography: Adaptation and evolution of seaweeds under environmental change. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 398p. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7534-2_5
Edited Book - Research
Fraser, C. I. (2016). Change in southern hemisphere intertidal communities through climate cycles: The role of dispersing algae. In Z.-M. Hu & C. Fraser (Eds.), Seaweed phylogeography: Adaptation and evolution of seaweeds under environmental change. (pp. 131-143). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7534-2_5
Chapter in Book - Research
Wilson, L. J., Fulton, C. J., Hogg, A. M., Joyce, K. E., Radford, B. T. M., & Fraser, C. I. (2016). Climate-driven changes to ocean circulation and their inferred impacts on marine dispersal patterns. Global Ecology & Biogeography, 25(8), 923-939. doi: 10.1111/geb.12456
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., McGaughran, A., Chuah, A., & Waters, J. M. (2016). The importance of replicating genomic analyses to verify phylogenetic signal for recently evolved lineages. Molecular Ecology, 25, 3683-3695. doi: 10.1111/mec.13708
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Waters, J. M., & Fraser, C. I. (2016). Dispersal biogeography. In R. M. Kliman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary biology (Vol. 2). (pp. 453-457). Oxford, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800049-6.00108-6
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Wilson, L. J., Weber, X. A., King, T. M., & Fraser, C. I. (2016). DNA extraction techniques for genomic analyses of macroalgae. In Z.-M. Hu & C. Fraser (Eds.), Seaweed phylogeography: Adaptation and evolution of seaweeds under environmental change. (pp. 363-386). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Chapter in Book - Research
Chown, S. L., Clarke, A., Fraser, C. I., Cary, S. C., Moon, K. L., & McGeoch, M. A. (2015). The changing form of Antarctic biodiversity. Nature, 522(7557), 431-438. doi: 10.1038/nature14505
Journal - Research Article
Moon, K. L., Banks, S. C., & Fraser, C. I. (2015). Phylogeographic structure in penguin ticks across an ocean basin indicates allopatric divergence and rare trans-oceanic dispersal. PLoS ONE, 10(6), e0128514. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128514
Journal - Research Article
Smith, L. M., Hutchings, P., & Fraser, C. I. (2015). Molecular evidence supports coastal dispersal among estuaries for two benthic marine worm (Nephtyidae) species in southeastern Australia. Marine Biology, 162(6), 1319-1327. doi: 10.1007/s00227-015-2671-3
Journal - Research Article
Muangmai, N., Fraser, C. I., & Zuccarello, G. C. (2015). Contrasting patterns of population structure and demographic history in cryptic species of Bostrychia intricata (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from New Zealand. Journal of Phycology, 51(3), 574-585. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12305
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Fraser, C. I., Brahy, O., Mardulyn, P., Dohet, L., Mayer, F., & Grégoire, J.-C. (2014). Flying the nest: Male dispersal and multiple paternity enables extrafamilial matings for the invasive bark beetle Dendroctonus micans. Heredity, 113(4), 327-333. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2014.34
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Fraser, C. I., Terauds, A., Smellie, J., Convey, P., & Chown, S. L. (2014). Geothermal activity helps life survive glacial cycles. PNAS, 111(15), 5634-5639. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1321437111
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Banks, S. C., & Waters, J. M. (2014). Priority effects can lead to underestimation of dispersal and invasion potential. Biological Invasions, 17(1), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s10530-014-0714-1
Journal - Research Article
Garden, C. J., Currie, K., Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2014). Rafting dispersal constrained by an oceanographic boundary. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 501, 297-302. doi: 10.3354/meps10675
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Fraser, C. I., Zuccarello, G. C., Spencer, H. G., Salvatore, L. C., Garcia, G. R., & Waters, J. M. (2013). Genetic affinities between trans-oceanic populations of non-buoyant macroalgae in the high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e69138. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069138
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Waters, J. M., Fraser, C. I., Banks, S. C., & Hewitt, G. M. (2013). The founder space race: A reply to Buckley et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 28(4), 190-191. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.01.008
Journal - Research Other
Fraser, C. I., & Waters, J. M. (2013). Algal parasite Herpodiscus durvillaeae (Phaeophyceae: Sphacelariales) inferred to have traversed the Pacific Ocean with its buoyant host. Journal of Phycology, 49(1), 202-206. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12017
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Waters, J. M., Fraser, C. I., & Hewitt, G. M. (2013). Founder takes all: Density-dependent processes structure biodiversity. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 28(2), 78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.08.024
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I. (2012). The impacts of past climate change on sub-Antarctic nearshore ecosystems [Brief communication]. Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 146, 89-93.
Journal - Research Other
Fraser, C. I., Nikula, R., Ruzzante, D. E., & Waters, J. M. (2012). Poleward bound: Biological impacts of Southern Hemisphere glaciation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 27(8), 462-471. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.04.011
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2012). Durvillaea poha sp. nov. (Fucales, Phaeophyceae): A buoyant southern bull-kelp species endemic to New Zealand. Phycologia, 51(2), 151-156. doi: 10.2216/11-47.1
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I. (2012). Is bull-kelp kelp? The role of common names in science. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 46(2), 279-284. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2011.621130
Journal - Research Article
Gillespie, R. G., Baldwin, B., Waters, J. M., Fraser, C. I., Nikula, R., & Roderick, G. K. (2012). Long-distance dispersal: A framework for hypothesis testing. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 27(1), 47-56. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.08.009
Journal - Research Article
Smith, A. M., Kregting, L., Fern, S., & Fraser, C. I. (2011). Sedimentology of a wreck: The Rainbow Warrior revisited. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62(11), 2412-2419. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.08.028
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Nikula, R., & Waters, J. M. (2011). Oceanic rafting by a coastal community. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 278(1706), 649-655. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1117
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C., Spencer, H., & Waters, J. (2010, February). Discovering the Ice Age through seaweed. Verbal presentation at the VI Southern Connection Congress, Bariloche, Argentina.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Fraser, C. (2010, November). Bull kelp rafts: The intercontinental taxi service of the Southern Ocean. Genetics Otago Southern Science Series. Queenstown, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].
Other Research Output
Fraser, C. (2010, November). Drifting on shifting seas: Interpreting phylogeographic patterns in Southern Hemisphere seaweeds. Verbal presentation at the Genetics Otago Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Fraser, C. I., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2010). New Zealand's role in maintaining southern hemisphere seaweed diversity. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 36). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Fraser, C. I., Winter, D. J., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2010). Multigene phylogeny of the southern bull-kelp genus Durvillaea (Phaeophyceae: Fucales). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 57(3), 1301-1311. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.10.011
Journal - Research Article
Collins, C. J., Fraser, C. I., Ashcroft, A., & Waters, J. M. (2010). Asymmetric dispersal of southern bull-kelp (Durvillaea antarctica) adults in coastal New Zealand: Testing an oceanographic hypothesis. Molecular Ecology, 19(20), 4572-4580. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04842.x
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Thiel, M., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2010). Contemporary habitat discontinuity and historic glacial ice drive genetic divergence in Chilean kelp. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10, 203. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-203
Journal - Research Article
Smith, A. M., Wood, A. C. L., Liddy, M. F. A., Shears, A. E., & Fraser, C. I. (2010). Human impacts in an urban port: The carbonate budget, Otago Harbour, New Zealand. Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science, 90(2), 73-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.07.004
Journal - Research Article
Nikula, R., Fraser, C. I., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2010). Circumpolar dispersal by rafting in two subantarctic kelp-dwelling crustaceans. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 405, 221-230. doi: 10.3354/meps08523
Journal - Research Article
Smith, A. M., Wood, A. C. L., Liddy, M. F. A., Shears, A., & Fraser, C. I. (2009). Biomineralisation in an urban environment: A carbonate budget for Otago Harbour. In D. Barrell & A. Tulloch (Eds.), Geological Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication. 128A, (pp. 200). Wellington, New Zealand: GSNZ. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Fraser, C. (2009). An ICIER ice age. Australasian Science, 30(5), 23-25.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Bay, J., Fraser, C., & Spencer, H. (2009, July). Ancient secrets in the seaweed. LENScience Senior Biology Seminar Series. http://lens.auckland.ac.nz/index.php/Climate_Change_and_Evolution [Date accessed: 22 September 2009]. [Research Presentation].
Other Research Output
Fraser, C. I., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2009). Glacial oceanographic contrasts explain phylogeography of Australian bull kelp. Molecular Ecology, 18(10), 2287-2296. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04201.x
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Nikula, R., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2009). Kelp genes reveal effects of subantarctic sea ice during the Last Glacial Maximum. PNAS, 106(9), 3249-3253.
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C. I., Hay, C. H., Spencer, H. G., & Waters, J. M. (2009). Genetic and morphological analyses of the southern bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Phaeophyceae: Durvillaeales) in New Zealand reveal cryptic species. Journal of Phycology, 45(2), 436-443. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00658.x
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C., Capa, M., & Schuchert, P. (2006). European hydromedusa Eleutheria dichotoma (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthomedusae) found at high densities in New South Wales, Australia: Distribution, biology and habitat. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 86(4), 699-703. doi: 10.1017/S0025315406013592
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C., Hutchings, P., & Williamson, J. (2006). Long-term changes in polychaete assemblages of Botany Bay (NSW, Australia) following a dredging event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52(9), 997-1010. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.12.016
Journal - Research Article
Fraser, C., Capa, M., & Schuchert, P. (2006). These arms are made for walking: Tiny 'walking jellyfish' patrol intertidal algae. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, (4), 8-9.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles