NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs

The NIWA Biodiversity Memoir (NBM) series comprises technical works that describe New Zealand’s invertebrate marine life—sponges, corals, hydroids, worms, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars and lesser-known groups. They are beautifully presented, stand-alone monographs that reveal the history and diversity of the subject groups, with new species names and revisionary work that is relevant globally.

These important publications are indispensable references for academic researchers and postgraduate students interested in marine systematics and the conservation of New Zealand’s unique aquatic biodiversity, much of which is found nowhere else in the world.

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NBM081 Norris, R.M. 1978 Late Cenozoic geology of the west coast shelf between Karamea and the Waiho River, South Island, New Zealand. Structural geology, physiography, stratigraphy, submarine features, rocks PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 81 (PDF, 5 MB, 28 p.) Out of print
NBM082 Kornicker, L.S. 1979 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Benthic Ostracoda (suborder Myodocopina). Arthropoda, Crustacea, Ostracoda, seed shrimp, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 82 (PDF, 16 MB, 58 p.) Buy hard copy ($25)
NBM083 Carter, L.; Herzer, R.H. 1979 Hydraulic regime and its ability to transport sediment on the Canterbury continental shelf. Circulation, currents, hydrology, meteorology, tides, waves, swell PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 83 (PDF, 6 MB, 33 p.) Buy hard copy ($25)
NBM084 Lewis, K.B. 1979 Foraminifera on the continental shelf and slope off southern Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Forams, Protozoa, distribution, biofacies, systematics PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 84 (PDF, 8 MB, 45 p.) Buy hard copy ($25)
NBM085 Millar, R.H. 1982 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Ascidiacea. Chordata, sea squirts, colonial, solitary, ascidian, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 85 (PDF, 21 MB, 117 p.) Buy hard copy ($34)
NBM086 Bradford, J.M.; Jillett, J.B. 1980 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic calanoid copepods: Family Aetidiidae. Zooplankton, Arthropoda, Copepoda, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 86 (PDF, 23 MB, 102 p.) Buy hard copy ($30)
NBM087 Bergquist, P.R.; Warne, K.P. 1980 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Porifera, Demospongiae. Part 3. (Haplosclerida and Nepheliospongida). Sponge, demosponge, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 87 (PDF, 11 MB, 77 p.) Buy hard copy ($25)
NBM088 Stanton, B.R.; Pickard, G.L. 1981 Physical oceanography of the New Zealand fiords. Fiordland, currents, freshwater, temperature, salinity PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 88 (PDF, 6 MB, 37 p.) Buy hard copy ($25)
NBM089 Herzer, R.H. 1981 Late Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Canterbury continental shelf, New Zealand. Geology, sedimentology, bathymetry, geomorphology, topography, gravel, sand, mud PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 89 (PDF, 14 MB, 71 p.) Buy hard copy ($30)
NBM090 Bradford, J.M.; Haakonssen, L.; Jillett, J.B. 1983 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic calanoid copepods: Families Euchaetidae, Phaennidae, Scolecithricidae, Diaixidae, and Tharybidae. Zooplankton, Arthropoda, Copepoda, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 90 (PDF, 28 MB, 150 p.) Buy hard copy ($44)
NBM091 Gordon, D.P. 1984 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata from the Kermadec Ridge. Bryozoan, lace coral, moss animal, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 91 (PDF, 39 MB, 198 p.) Buy hard copy ($55)
NBM092 Wear, R.G.; Fielder, D.R. 1985 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Larvae of Brachyura (Crustacea, Decapoda). Arthropoda, Zoea, Megalopa, crab, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 92 (PDF, 14 MB, 89 p.) Buy hard copy ($27)
NBM093 Carter, R.M.; Carter, L.; Williams, J.J.; Landis, C.A. 1985 Modern and relict sedimentation on the South Otago continental shelf, New Zealand. Geology, sedimentology, facies, stratigraphy, shorelines PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 93 (PDF, 8 MB, 43 p.) Out of print
NBM094 Lincoln, R.J. 1985 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Deep-sea Isopoda Asellota, family Haploniscidae. Arthropoda, Crustacea, slater, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 94 (PDF, 9 MB, 56 p.) Buy hard copy ($25)
NBM095 Gordon, D.P. 1986 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata (Ctenostomata and Cheilostomata Anasca) from the western South Island continental shelf and slope. Bryozoan, lace coral, moss animal, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 95 (PDF, 20 MB, 121 p.) Buy hard copy ($45)
NBM096 Bergquist, P.R.; Fromont, P.J. 1988 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Porifera, Demospongiae, Part 4 (Poecilosclerida). Sponge, demosponge, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 96 (PDF, 34 MB, 197 p.) Buy hard copy ($55)
NBM097 Gordon, D.P. 1989 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata (Cheilostomida Ascophorina) from the western South Island continental shelf and slope. Bryozoan, lace coral, moss animal, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 97 (PDF, 30 MB, 158 p.) Buy hard copy ($58)
NBM098 Cairns, S.D. 1991 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydroida). Cnidaria, hydrocoral, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 98 (PDF, 40 MB, 179 p.) Buy hard copy ($70)
NBM099 Dawson, E.W. 1992 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Index to the fauna. 1. Protozoa. Reference list, foraminifera, Dinoflagellata, Phytomastigophora, Zoomastigophora, Sarcodina, Filosa, Actinopoda, Xenophyophorea, Granuloreticulosa, Ameoba, Labyrithulata, Microspora, Myxozoa, Acestospora, Ciliophora, Apicomplexa, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 99 (PDF, 40 MB, 368 p.) Buy hard copy ($95)
NBM100 Dawson, E.W. 1993 The marine fauna of New Zealand: Index to the fauna. 2. Porifera. Reference list, Sponge, systematics, taxonomy PDF icon New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 100 (PDF, 13 MB, 97 p.) Buy hard copy ($32)

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