People
Group Leader
Jonathan Gardner
PhD Students
New Zealand | Contact Gustav
Taxonomy and systematic of soft corals, Alcyonium spp.
Sonali Pawaskar
India | Contact Sonali
The impact of the built environment on marine bioinvasions (in collaboration with the University of Waikato (NZ) and Murdoch University (Aus))
Ruojin Yan
China | ResearchGate | Contact Ruojin
Patterns of population genetics and connectivity of squat lobsters in vulnerable marine ecosystems
Squat lobsters are highly diversified and widespread decapods. They may be associated with habitat-forming benthic species (e.g. corals). In New Zealand’s EEZ, three Munida species (M. isos, M. endeavourae and M. gracilis) are abundant and widely distributed, sometimes in association with coral (VME) formations. My research will focus on the population genetics and connectivity of the three Munida species from within and outside the New Zealand EEZ, which will help provide information for the effective management of the deep-sea and its VMEs.
Master's Students
Ian Blixt
USA | Contact Ian
Which environmental factors contribute most to the spread of the invasive Northern Hemisphere blue mussel in New Zealand?
Joanna Hamilton
New Zealand | Contact Jo
Population genetics of the blue mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, along the Adriatic coast of the Mediterranean Sea (in collaboration with University of Zagreb, Croatia).
Cody Lorkin
New Zealand | Contact Cody
Impact of invasive Undaria pinnatifida on New Zealand intertidal communities.
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Alumni
Some recent graduates and research fellows from my lab amongst the more than 29 PhD, 15 MSc and 13 BSc Honours students that I have supervised.
Dr Lyndsey Holland
2014 - 2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Vulnerable marine ecosystems
Dr Ann Wood
2007 - 2010 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Phylogenetic systematics and population connectivity of New Zealand Siphonariidae
Dr Liz MacAvoy
2004 - 2007 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Development and application of shellfish microsatellite markers for hatchery-based selective breeding
Dr Smita Apte
2001 - 2003 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Application of molecular genetic markers to quantifying genetic variation in the endemic New Zealand greenshell mussel, Perna canaliculus
Dr Rachel Boschen
Dr Franziska Elmer
Dr Alix LaFerriere
Dr Cong Zeng
Dr Catarina Silva
Dr Heather Constable
Dr Danielle Hannan
Dr Celine Reisser
Dr Tyler Eddy
2011 | Marine Reserves as Conservation and Management Tools: Implications for Coastal Resource Use
Dr Kristen Westfall
Dr Ashley Coutts
Dr Grant Hopkins
2010 | Assessment and Management of Risks from Biofouling
Dr Barrie Forrest
2007 | Managing Risks from Invasive Marine Species: Is Post-Border Management Feasible?