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 | Date Sort ascending | Title | Keywords | Download PDF - free | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBM081 | Norris, R.M. | 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 | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 81 (PDF, 5MB, 28p.) | ||
| NBM069 | Foster, B.A. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica). | Arthropoda, Cirripedia, Maxillopoda, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 69 (PDF, 112MB, 160p.) | Buy hard copy ($45) | |
| NBM065 | Beu, A.G. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: The molluscan genera Cymatona and Fusitriton (Gastropoda, family Cymatiidae). | Mollusca, snails, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 65 (PDF, 31MB, 44p.) | 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) | |
| NBM064 | Lewis, V.J. | Bibliography of New Zealand submarine geology 1866–1969. | Reference list, NZOI, DSIR, geologists | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 64 (PDF, 27MB, 32p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM068 | Vine, P.J. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Spirorbinae (Polychaeta: Serpulidae). | Annelida, worm, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 68 (PDF, 38MB, 68p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM077 | Pasho, D.W. | Pasho, D.W.Distribution and morphology of Chatham Rise phosphorites. | geology, nodules, geomorphology, geochemistry, mineralogy, foraminifera | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 77 (PDF, 6MB, 28p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| 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) | |
| NBM070 | Luckens, P.A. | Settlement and succession on rocky shores at Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. | Intertidal, ecology, fauna, zonation, algae, seaweed, Mollusca, Polychaeta, Cirripedia, barnacles, worms, mussels | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 70 (PDF, 19MB, 64p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| 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) | |
| NBM075 | Ridgway, N.M. | Hydrology of the Bounty Islands region. | currents, salinity, temperature, Oceanography, Circulation | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 75 (PDF, 3MB, 27p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| 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) | |
| NBM034 | Melrose, M.A. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Family Hymenosomatidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura). | Arthropoda, crab, systematics, hymenosomatids, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 34 (PDF, 38MB, 123p.) | Buy hard copy ($31) | |
| 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) | |
| NBM073 | Ridgway, N.M.; Heath, R.A. 1975. | Hydrology of the Kermadec Islands region. | currents, salinity, temperature, Oceanography, Circulation | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 73 (PDF, 5MB, 28p.) | 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.) | ||
| NBM067 | Bradford, J.M. | New parasitic Choniostomatidae (Copepoda) mainly from Antarctic and subantarctic Ostracoda. | Arthropoda, Crustacea, copepods, ostracods, systematics, parasitisim, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 67 (PDF, 20MB, 36p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM031 | Bullivant, J.S.; McCann, C. | Contributions to the natural history of Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands. | environment, lagoon, reef, morphology, hydrology, tides, fauna, Scleractinia, Cnidaria, coral, molluscs, crab, echinoderm, Fish, reptile, sipunculids, worms | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 31 (PDF, 12MB, 63p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM015 | Dingwall, P.R. | Bay-head sand beaches of Banks Peninsula, New Zealand. | geology, beach morphology, grain size, Sediment, mineralogy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 15 (PDF, 14MB, 63p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM060 | Pantin, H.M. | Internal structure in marine shelf, slope, and abyssal sediments east of New Zealand. | sedimentation, organic, inorganic, geology, cores | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 60 (PDF, 11MB, 53p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) |