A5056799179- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Marine animal studies overview
The University of Western Australia
2020-2023
Victoria University of Wellington
2017-2018
University of Otago
2016
Abstract Sea turtles are vulnerable to climate change since their reproductive output is influenced by incubating temperatures, with warmer temperatures causing lower hatching success and increased feminization of embryos. Their ability cope projected increases in ambient will depend on capacity adapt shifts climatic regimes. Here, we assessed the extent which phenological could mitigate impacts from (from 1.5 3°C air 1.4 2.3°C sea surface 2100 at our sites) four species turtles, under a...
The threat posed by ocean acidification (OA) to the diversity and productivity of New Zealand marine ecosystems is assessed in a synthesis published trends impacts. A 20-year time series Subantarctic water, national coastal monitoring programme, provide insight into pH variability, context for experimental design, modelling projections. review potential impact changes carbonate system on major phyla waters confirms international observations that calcifying organisms, particularly their...
Abstract Sandy beaches provide essential nesting habitats for sea turtles but are threatened globally by a rapidly changing climate. Identifying which sites at the greatest risk from erosion and inundation remains an important goal of turtle conservation globally. Yet, efforts to identify at‐risk have been hindered ability model complex processes incomplete information on distribution abundance. To assess reproductive success discrete genetic stock flatback ( Natator depressus ) across its...
Several forms of calcifying scleractinian corals provide important habitat complexity in the deep-sea and are consistently associated with a high biodiversity fish other invertebrates. How these may respond to future predicted environmental conditions ocean acidification is poorly understood, but any detrimental effects on marine calcifiers will have wider impacts ecosystem. Colonies Solenosmilia variabilis , protected coral commonly occurring throughout New Zealand region, were collected...
AbstractNest microclimates influence embryonic development and survival in many lineages, including reptiles with temperature-dependent sex determination. These are dependent on physical drivers biological processes, such as metabolism, that generate heat. The flatback turtle (Natator depressus) has among the largest hatchlings of seven extant sea species, making it an excellent candidate for quantifying contribution metabolism to nest microclimate. Consequently, we measured metabolic rates,...