Dr Hazel R Needham
Lecturer
Personal Website: https://hazelneedham.wixsite.com/mysite
About Hazel
Papers Taught
Research Supervised
PhD
- Drylie, Tarn (2020). The effects of low level disturbances on coastal soft sediment biodiversity and ecosystem function. (Primary Supervisor Prof Conrad Pilditch).
- Flowers, Georgina (in progress). Examining environmental drivers of benthic primary production/sedimnt nutrient processing capacity in key habitats and responses changing light availability. (Primary Supervisor Prof Conrad Pilditch).
MSc (Research)
- Squires, Kit (2019). Investigating changes in ecosystem functioning along a eutrophication gradient: A study of Waihī Estuary.
- Ferries, Michal (2021). The use of seagrass (Zostera muelleri) habitat by the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) in Waikato estuaries.
Research Interests
Recent Publications
Drylie, T. P., Lohrer, A. M., Needham, H. R., & Pilditch, C. A. (2020). Taxonomic and functional response of estuarine benthic communities to experimental organic enrichment: Consequences for ecosystem function. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 532, 14 pages. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151455
Drylie, T. P., Needham, H. R., Lohrer, D. M., Hartland, A., & Pilditch, C. (2019). Calcium carbonate alters the functional resilience of coastal sediments to eutrophication-induced acidification. Scientific Reports, 9(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48549-8 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13021
Drylie, T. P., Pilditch, C. A., Needham, H. R., Lohrer, A. M., & Hartland, A. (2018). Does calcium carbonate alter the functional resilience of coastal sediments to eutrophication-induced acidification?. In NZ Marine Sciences Society Conference: Weaving The Strands. Conference held at Napier Conference Centre, Napier, New Zealand.
Drylie, T. P., Lohrer, A. M., Needham, H. R., Bulmer, R. H., & Pilditch, C. A. (2018). Benthic primary production in emerged intertidal habitats provides resilience to high water column turbidity. Journal of Sea Research, 142, 101-112. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2018.09.015
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Keywords
Coastal Sciences; Ecology; Environmental Impacts; Marine
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]Room: E.1.09
Phone: +64 7 838 4383