Selected publications on rocky reef ecology
Ruttenberg, B. I., S. L. Hamilton, M. J. H. Hickford, G. L. Paradis, M. S. Sheehy, J. D. Standish, O. Ben-Tzvi and R. R. Warner 2005. Elevated levels of trace elements in cores of otoliths and their potential for use as natural tags. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 297: 273-281.
Goldstien, S., N.J.Gemmell, and D.R. Schiel. 2006. Molecular Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Nacellid limpets of New Zealand (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
Steinbeck, J. R., Schiel, D. R., & Foster, M. S. 2005 Detecting long-term change in complex communities: a case study from the rocky intertidal zone. Ecological applications15 (5) 1813–1832
Rilov, G. & Schiel, D. R. 2006 Landscape-dependent food-web linkages: scaling top-down/bottom-up effects in the rocky intertidal. Ecology 87(3) 731–744
Schiel, D. R., Wood, S. A., Dunmore, R. A., Taylor, D. I. Sediment on rocky intertidal reefs: effects on early post-settlement stages of habitat-forming seaweeds. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology. 331: 158– 172
Reynolds-Fleming JV, Fleming JG 2005. Coastal circulation within the Banks Peninsula region, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 39 (1): 217-225.Taylor DI, Schiel DR 2005. Self-replacement and community modification by the southern bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 288: 87-10.
Duckworth A.R, Battershill C.N, Schiel D.R 2004. Effects of depth and water flow on gowth, survival and bioactivity of two temperate sponges cultured in different seasons. Aquaculture 242 (1-4): 237-250.
Ogilvie S.C, Fox SP, Ross A.H, et al. 2004. Growth of cultured mussels (Perna canaliculus Gmelin 1791) at a deep-water chlorophyll maximum layer. Aquaculture Research 35 (13): 1253-1260 Nov 4 2004
Rilov G, Benayahu Y, Gasith A 2004. Life on the edge: do biomechanical and behavioral adaptations to wave-exposure correlate with habitat partitioning in predatory whelks?
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 282: 193-204.Rilov G, Benayahu Y, Gasith A. 2004. Prolonged lag in population outbreak of an invasive mussel: a shifting-habitat model. Biological Invasions 6 (3): 347-364.
Schiel, D.R.; Steinbeck, J.R.; Foster, M.S. 2004. Ten years of induced ocean warming causes comprehensive changes in marine benthic communities. Ecology, 85 (7): 1833-1839Schiel, D.R. 2004. The structure and replenishment of rocky shore intertidal communities and biogeographic comparisons. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 300 (1-2): 309-342.
Schiel, D. R. (2003). Macrocystis pyrifera, the Giant Kelp. In, Andrew, N. L. & Francis, M. P. (eds.), The Living Reef: the ecology of New Zealand’s rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, New Zealand, pp 72-79.
Schiel, D. R. (2003). Ecklonia radiata, the Common Kelp. In, Andrew, N. L. & Francis, M. P. (eds.), The Living Reef: the ecology of New Zealand’s rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, New Zealand, pp. 64-71.
Schiel, D. R. (2003). The Chatham Islands. In, Andrew, N. L. & Francis, M. P. (eds.), The Living Reef: the ecology of New Zealand’s rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, New Zealand, pp. 230-238.
Schiel, D. R. (2003). Kelp beds. In, Andrew, N. L. & Francis, M. P. (eds.), The Living Reef: the ecology of New Zealand’s rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, New Zealand, 39-48.
Schiel, D. R., Kingsford, M. J. (2003). The Subantarctic Islands. In, Andrew, N. L. & Francis, M. P. (eds.), The Living Reef: the ecology of New Zealand’s rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, New Zealand, pp. 248-255.Ayling, A. M., Schiel, D. R. (2003). The Poor Knights Islands. In, Andrew, N. L. & Francis, M. P. (eds.), The Living Reef: the ecology of New Zealand’s rocky reefs. Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, New Zealand, pp. 210-223.
Dunmore, R.A. and Schiel, D.R. 2003. Demography, competitive interactions and grazing effects of intertidal limpets in southern New Zealand. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 288, 17-38.
Hickford, M.J.H. and Schiel, D.R. 2003. Comparative dispersal of larvae from demersal versus spawning fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 252, 255-271.
Mei, J. and Schiel, D.R. 2003. The life history of Lophothamnion hirtum (Hook. f. et Harv.) Womersley (Rhodophyta, Ceramiaceae) from Southern New Zealand. Botanica Marina, 46, 425-430.
Ogilvie S.C., Ross A.H., James M.R. and Schiel D.R. 2003. In situ enclosure experiments on the influence of cultured mussels (Perna canaliculus) on phytoplankton at times of high and low ambient nitrogen. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 295, 23-39.
Ren, J, Marsden, I., Ross, A. and Schiel, D.R. 2003. Seasonal variation in the reproductive activity and biochemical composition of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas from the Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 37, 171-182 .
Taylor, D.I. and Schiel, D.R. 2003. Wave-related mortality in zygotes of habitat-forming algae from different exposures in southern New Zealand: the importance of “stickability”. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 290, 229-245.
Denny, C.M. and Schiel, D.R. 2002. Reproductive biology and population structure of the banded wrasse, Notolabrus fucicola (Labridae) around Kaikoura, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 36, 555-563.
Chiswell, S. and Schiel, D.R. 2001. Influence of along-shore advection and upwelling on coastal temperature at Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 35, 307-318.
Denny, C.M. and Schiel, D.R. 2001. Feeding ecology of the banded wrasse Notolabrus fucicola (Labridae) in southern New Zealand: prey items, seasonal differences, and ontogenetic variation. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 35, 925-934.
Ren, J., Ross, A. and Schiel, D.R. 2001. Functional description of feeding and energetics of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 208, 119-130.
Schiel, D.R. and Hickford, M.J. 2001. Biological structure of nearshore rocky subtidal habitats in southern New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Science for Conservation, 182, 54 p.
Dunmore, R.A. and Schiel, D.R. 2000. Reproduction in the intertidal limpet Cellana ornata in southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 34, 653-660.
Ogilvie, S., Ross, A. and Schiel, D.R. 2000. Phytoplankton biomass associated with mussel farms in Beatrix Bay, New Zealand. Aquaculture 181 (1-2): 71-80 Jan 1 2000
Duckworth, A.R., Battershill, C.N., Schiel, D.R. and Bergquist, P.R. 1999. Farming sponges for the production of bioactive metabolites. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 44, 155-159.
Hickford, M.J.H, and Schiel, D.R. 1999. Evaluation of the performance of light traps for sampling fish larvae in inshore temperate waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1999, 186, 293-302.
Ramage, D.L. and Schiel, D.R. 1999. Patch dynamics and response to disturbance of the seagrass Zostera novazelandica on intertidal platforms in Southern New Zealand. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 189, 275-288.
Schiel, D.R. and Taylor, D.I. 1999. Effects of trampling on rocky intertidal algal assemblages in southern New Zealand. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 235, 213-235.
Ramage, D.L. and Schiel, D.R. 1998. Reproduction in the seagrass Zostera novazelandica on intertidal platforms in southern New Zealand. Marine Biology, 130, 479-490.
Hickford, M.J.H., Schiel, D.R. and Jones, J.B. 1997. Catch characteristics of commercial gill-nets in a nearshore fishery in central New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 31, 249-259.
Schiel, D.R. 1997. Review of abalone culture and research in New Zealand. Molluscan Research, 18, 289-298.
Woods, C.M and Schiel, D.R. 1997. Use of seagrass Zostera novazelandica (Setchell, 1933) as habitat and food by the crab Macrophthalmus hirtipes (Heller, 1862) (Brachyura: Ocypodidae) in Southern New Zealand. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 214, 49-65.
Hickford, M.J.H. and Schiel, D.R. 1996. Spatial and temporal distribution, method of entanglement and size selection of fish caught in gill-nets in southern New Zealand. Fishery Bulletin, 94, 669-677.
Hickford, M.J.H. and Schiel, D.R. 1995. Effects of gill-netting on reef fish populations in southern New Zealand. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 188, 215-232.
Schiel, D.R. 1995. Marine Life in the Chatham Islands Field Guide, University of Canterbury Press, Christchurch.
Schiel, D.R., Andrew, N.L. and Foster, M.S. 1995. The structure of subtidal algal and invertebrate assemblages at the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Marine Biology, 123, 355-367.
Wilson, N. and Schiel, D.R. 1995. Reproduction in two species of abalone (Haliotis) in southern New Zealand. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 46, 1-9.
McShane, P.E., Schiel, D.R., Mercer, S.F., Murray, T. 1994. Mophometric variation in Haliotis iris (Mollusca:Gastropoda): analysis of 61 populations. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 28, 357-364.
Schiel, D.R. 1994. Kelp Communities. In, Marine Biology in Australasia, (Hammond, L. ed.), Longman-Cheshire, pp 345-361.
Pirker, J.G. and Schiel, D.R. 1993. Tetracycline as a fluorescent shell-marker in the abalone Haliotis iris. Marine Biology, 116, 81-86.
Schiel, D.R. 1993. Experimental evaluation of commercial-scale enhancement of abalone Haliotis iris populations in New Zealand. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 97, 167-181.
Schiel, D.R. and Breen, P.A. 1991. Population structure, ageing and fishing mortality of the New Zealand abalone, Haliotis iris. Fishery Bulletin, 89, 681-691.
Creese, R.G., Schiel, D.R., and Kingsford, M.J. 1990. Sex change in a giant limpet, Patella kermadecensis, from the Kermadec Islands. Marine Biology, 104, 419-426.
Schiel, D.R. 1990. Macroalgal assemblages in New Zealand: structure, interactions and demography, Hydrobiologia, 192, 59-76.
Schiel, D.R. and Nelson, W.A. 1990. The harvesting of macroalgae in New Zealand. Hydrobiologia 204/205, 25-33.
Kingsford, M.J., Schiel, D.R. and Battershill, C.N. 1989. Distribution and abundance of fish in a rocky reef environment at the subantarctic Auckland Islands, New Zealand. Polar Biology, 9, 179-186.
Choat, J.H., Ayling, A.M. and Schiel, D.R. 1988. Temporal and spatial variation in an island fish fauna. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 121, 91-111.
Schiel, D.R. 1988. Algal interactions on subtidal reefs in northern New Zealand: a review. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 22, 481-489.
Schiel, D.R. and Welden, B.A. 1987. Responses to predators of cultured and wild red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, in laboratory experiments. Aquaculture, 60, 173-188.
Schiel, D.R. and Foster, M.S. 1986. The structure of subtidal algal stands in temperate waters. Oceanography and Marine Biology Annual Reviews, 24, 265-307.
Schiel, D.R., Kingsford, M.J. and Choat, J.H. 1986. Depth distribution and abundance of benthic organisms and fishes at the subtropical Kermadec Islands. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 20, 521-535.
Schiel, D.R. 1985. A short-term demographic study of Cystoseira osmundacea (Fucales: Cystoseiraceae) in Central California. Journal of Phycology, 21, 99-106.
Schiel, D.R. 1985. The growth, survival and reproduction of two species of marine algae at different densities in natural stands. Journal of Ecology, 73, 199-217.
Choat, J.H. and Schiel, D.R. 1982. Patterns of distribution and abundance of large brown algae and invertebrate herbivores in subtidal regions of northern New Zealand. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 60, 129-162.
Schiel, D.R. 1982. Selective feeding by the echinoid, Evechinus chloroticus, and the removal of plants from subtidal algal stands. Oecologia, 54, 379-388.
Schiel, D.R. and Choat, J.H. 1981. Micrograzers may affect macro-algal density: A reply. Nature, 292, 177.
Schiel, D.R. and Choat, J.H. 1980. Effects of density on monospecific stands of marine algae. Nature, 285, 324-326.
Choat, J.H. and Schiel, D.R. 1980. Population structure of Placostylus hongii on the Poor Knights Islands. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 7, 199-206.
Smith, M. and Schiel, D.R. 2002. Waves, sediment and ecology. Water and Atmosphere, 4, 5.
Schiel, D.R. 2001. The centre of excellence in aquaculture and marine ecology: a partnership for training students. UC Research, 55-56.
Schiel, D.R. and Howard-Williams, C. 2000. Harvesting the first crop of excellence. Aquaculture Update, 26, 1.
Schiel, D.R. 1997. Disturbed shores, Neptune's necklace and intertidal ecology. UC Research, 28-29.
Post-graduate theses (held by the University of Canterbury central library)
Lilley, S.A. 2004. Removal of habitat-forming species and the consequences on community biodiversity in New Zealand rocky shore ecosystems. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Pirker, J. 2003. Demography, biomass production and effects of harvesting giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Linnaeus) in Southern New Zealand. PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Taylor, D.I. 2003. Habitat-forming intertidal algae across wave-exposures: an experimental evaluation of plant and herbivore interactions. PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Lees, H. A. 2001. Demographic study of Ecklonia radiata in southern New Zealand kelp forests and interactions with associated species. PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Patrick, B. 2001. Top-down processes in the intertidal zone: the effects of predatory whelks on the zonation of mussels across sites of different wave exposures. Msc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Ren, J. 2001. Dynamic models of energy budgets in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Duckworth, A. 2000. Aquaculture of sponges for production of bioactive metabolites. PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Hickford, M, J.H. 2000. Patterns of distribution and abundance of larval fish in a southern temperate region. PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Ogilvie, S. 2000. Nutrient flow, hydrodynamics and food depletion within mussel farms in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Coubrough, S.F.1999. Feeding biology of juvenile New Zealand turbot, Colistium nudipinnis, a potential aquaculture species. Msc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Hatton, S. 1999. The effects of food concentration and food quality on the feeding behaviour of the greenshell mussel, Perna canaliculus. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Oliver, M. 1999. Predicting time to moult and post-moult growth increment in the New Zealand rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii). MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Bader, C. 1998. The ecology of the butterfish Odax pullus around the Kaikoura Peninsula. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Denny, C. 1998. Ecology and biology of banded wrasse Notolabrus fucicola (Pisces: Labridae) around Kaikoura, New Zealand. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Stevens, H. 1998. Predation by whelks in the intertidal zone. Honours thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Walker, N. 1998. Grazing in the intertidal zone: effects of the herbivorous Turbo smaragdus on macroalgae assemblages. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Ball, A. 1997. Seasonal changes and demography of Zostera novazelandica Setchell in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Dolphin, C. 1997. Larval characteristics of some fishes from the east coast of southern New Zealand. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Davis, J. 1996. The demography and ecology of the pulmonate limpet Siphonaria zelandica at Kaikoura, New Zealand. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Dunmore, R. 1996. Demography and ecology of the prosobranch limpet Cellana ornata in the Kaikoura region. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Taylor, D.I. 1996. Pedestrian traffic in the intertidal zone - tread lightly on Neptune's Necklace. Honors thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Ramage, D. 1995. The patch dynamics and demography of Zostera novazelandica Setchell on the intertidal platforms of the Kaikoura Peninsula. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Walters, T. 1994. Comparative life histories of two species of prosobranch limpets, Cellana flava and C. denticulata. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Carbines, G. 1993. The ecology and early life history of Notolabrus celidotus (Pisces: Labridae) around mussel farms in the Marlborough Sounds. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Clark, C. 1993. Association of adult Notolabrus celidotus with mussel farms in the Marlborough Sounds. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Hickford, M.J.H. 1993. Effects of gill-netting on reef fish populations in central New Zealand. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Pirker, J. 1992. Growth, shell-ring deposition, and mortality of paua Haliotis iris (Martyn) in the Kaikoura region. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
Robinson, L. 1992. Population and reproductive ecology of Turbo smaragdus in the Kiakoura region. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Canterbury.
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