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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All our NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs (NBM) are available for purchase (hard copy) or free download (PDF) below.
| Code | Authors Sort descending | Date | Title | Keywords | Download PDF - free | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBM079 | Glasby, G.P. (Ed.) | Fiord studies: Caswell and Nancy Sounds, New Zealand. | Fiordland, bathymetry, benthic ecology, Freshwater, marine, sedimentation, geochemistry, pollen, hydrology | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 79 (PDF, 16MB, 94p.) | Buy hard copy ($28) | |
| NBM071 | Glasby, G.P.; Hubred, G.L. | Comprehensive bibliography of marine manganese nodules. | Reference list, geology | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 71 (PDF, 11MB, 55p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM097 | Gordon, D.P. | 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 | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 97 (PDF, 30MB, 158p.) | Buy hard copy ($58) | |
| NBM095 | Gordon, D.P. | 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 | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 95 (PDF, 20MB, 121p.) | Buy hard copy ($45) | |
| NBM091 | Gordon, D.P. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata from the Kermadec Ridge. | bryozoan, lace coral, moss animal, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 91 (PDF, 39MB, 198p.) | Buy hard copy ($55) | |
| NBM066 | Grant, R.A | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Isididae (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea) from New Zealand and the Antarctic. | Cnidaria, bamboo coral, Alcyonacea, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 65 (PDF, 56MB, 56p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM035 | Griffin, D.J.G. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Spider crabs, family Majidae (Crustacea, Brachyura). | Arthropoda, crab, systematics, majids, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 35 (PDF, 25MB, 111p.) | ||
| NBM072 | Heath, R.A. | Oceanic circulation and hydrology off the southern half of South Island, New Zealand. | currents, salinity, temperature, Oceanography | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 72 (PDF, 5MB, 36p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM055 | Heath, R.A. | Oceanic circulation off the east coast of New Zealand. | currents, salinity, temperature, topography, Subtropical Convergence, Oceanography | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 55 (PDF, 16MB, 80p.) | ||
| NBM038 | Hedley, R.H.; Hurdle, C.M.; Burdett, I.D.J. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Intertidal Foraminifera of the Corallina officinalis zone. | Forams, Protozoa, systematics, calcareous algae, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 38 (PDF, 17MB, 86p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM025 | Hedley, R.H.; Hurdle, C.M.; Burdett, I.D.J. | A foraminiferal fauna from the western continental shelf, North Island, New Zealand. | foraminifera, Protozoa, benthic, plankton, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 25 (PDF, 8MB, 46p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM104 | Heron, G.A.; Bradford-Grieve, J.M. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae. | Zooplankton, Arthropoda, copepods, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 104 (PDF, 9MB, 57p.) | ||
| NBM089 | Herzer, R.H. | Late Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Canterbury continental shelf, New Zealand. | geology, sedimentology, bathymetry, geomorphology, topography, gravel, sand, mud | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 89 (PDF, 14MB, 71p.) | Buy hard copy ($30) | |
| NBM036 | Houtman, T.J. | Water masses and fronts in the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand. | Oceanography, currents, Antarctica, Circulation, Bathythermograph, temperature, salinity | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 36 (PDF, 9MB, 39p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM063 | Hurley, D.E.; Jansen, K.P. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Family Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea Isopoda: Flabellifera). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, isopods, slaters, Taxonomy, systematics | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 63 (PDF, 84MB, 95p.) | Buy hard copy ($28) | |
| NBM074 | Irwin, J. | Checklist of New Zealand lakes. | Freshwater, altitude, bibliography, tectonic basins, glacial lakes, volcanic lakes | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 74 (PDF, 18MB, 161p.) | Buy hard copy ($45) | |
| NBM053 | Jillett, J.B. | Zooplankton and hydrology of Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. | Copepoda, copepods, Euphausiacea, medusae, Nyctiphanes, larvae, nauplii, plutei, zoeae, turbidity, salinity, temperature, currents | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 53 (PDF, 27MB, 103p.) | Buy hard copy ($30) | |
| NBM023 | Jones, N.S. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Crustaceans of the order Cumacea. | Arthropoda, comma shrimp, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 23 (PDF, 12MB, 80p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM121 | Kelly, M. | The marine fauna of New Zealand : Porifera: Lithistid demospongiae (rock sponges). | Porifera, rock sponge, Lithistida, Tetractinellida, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 121 (PDF, 6MB, 100p.) | Buy hard copy ($33) | |
| NBM136 | Kelly, M.; Mills, S.; Terezow, M., Sim-Smith, C.; Nelson, W. (Eds) | The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand. Updating our marine biodiversity inventory. NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 136, 494 pp. | The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand. Updating our marine biodiversity inventory (PDF, 132MB, 494p.) |