Dr Hazel R Needham
Lecturer
Personal Website: https://hazelneedham.wixsite.com/mysite
Papers Taught
Research Supervised
PhD
Drylie, Tarn (submitted). 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 (in progress). Investigating changes in ecosystem functioning along a eutrophication gradient: A study of Waihī Estuary.
Ferries, Michal (in progress). The use of seagrass (Zostera muelleri) habitat by the Canada goose (Branta Canadensis) in Waikato estuaries.
Recent Publications
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
Needham, H. R., Pilditch, C. A., & Green, M. O. (2018). Density dependent effects of a deposit-feeding tellinid bivalve on sediment stability along a wave exposure gradient. In ECSA 57 conference: Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems – Diverse threats and opportunities. Conference held at Pan Pacific Perth, Perth, Australia.
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
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.
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Keywords
Coastal Sciences; Ecology; Environmental Impacts; Marine
Contact Details
Email: hneedham@waikato.ac.nzRoom: E.1.09
Phone: +64 7 838 4383