Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012
Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012
Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
AEBAR <strong>2012</strong>: Marine <strong>Biodiversity</strong><br />
ACHIEVEMENTS & KNOWLEDGE TO DATE CURRENT WORK<br />
• Taxonomy of coralline algae <strong>and</strong> bryozoans ( 2 ID Guides)<br />
• New species from surveys added to benthic ID Guides<br />
• <strong>Review</strong> of macroalgae distribution on soft sediments<br />
• Contribution to several books on marine biodiversity in NZ<br />
• EEZ surveys on Fjordl<strong>and</strong>, Spirit’s Bay, Kermadec seamounts,<br />
Farewell Spit, Norfolk Ridge, Chatham Rise <strong>and</strong> Challenger Plateau.<br />
• Links to MAFBNZ biodiversity mapping; MEC, MFish BOMEC<br />
• Extensive new data sets <strong>and</strong> specimen collections obtained<br />
• Ecological input to improve MEC (fish, benthic invertebrates)<br />
• Deep-sea habitats , biogenic habitat <strong>and</strong> soft-sediment reviewed<br />
• Ocean Survey 20/20 habitats mapped Chatham-Challenger<br />
• <strong>Biodiversity</strong> of Kermadec <strong>and</strong> Chatham Rise seamounts mapped<br />
• Foveaux Strait habitats mapped<br />
• Classification of seamounts <strong>and</strong> VMEs developed<br />
• Testing of MEC with Chatham Challenger data<br />
• Rhodolith beds as havens of biodiversity in NZ<br />
• Rocky reef ecosystem function studied<br />
• Chatham Rise fish feeding study completed<br />
• Productivity in horse mussel <strong>and</strong> echinoderm benthic communities<br />
determined<br />
• Bioindicators in estuarine systems in Otago determined<br />
• Chatham-Challenger functional component analysis completed<br />
• Shellhash habitat function in the coastal zone<br />
• Molecular ID of certain fish <strong>and</strong> plankton determined<br />
• EEZ <strong>and</strong> Ross Seaspecies added to Barcode of Life Database,<br />
• Genetic assessment of ocean microbe diversity<br />
• Seamount connectivity reviewed<br />
• Threats <strong>and</strong> impacts to biodiversity <strong>and</strong> ecosystem functioning<br />
beyond natural environmental variation identified<br />
• Monitoring of plankton on transect NZ to Ross Sea annually<br />
• Changes in coccolithophore diversity <strong>and</strong> abundance in NZ waters<br />
<strong>and</strong> predicted change as temp <strong>and</strong> acidification increase asessed<br />
• Long-term effects of climate change on shelf ecosystems determined<br />
• Diversity metrics <strong>and</strong> other indicators to monitor change developed<br />
• Large-scale sampling protocols for habitat mapping determined<br />
• Acoustic habitat mapping tools developed<br />
• Workshop held on qualitative modelling <strong>and</strong> marine environment<br />
monitoring<br />
• Development of “OFOP” <strong>and</strong> DTIS-visual analytical methods<br />
• Predictive modelling techniques progressed for biodiversity on<br />
different scales<br />
• Development of data to end-user portal interfaced with NABIS<br />
• Latitudinal gradient project <strong>and</strong> ICECUBE completed in Ross sea<br />
• Fish taxonomy <strong>and</strong> ID guide developed for the Ross Sea<br />
• Foodweb <strong>and</strong> role of silverfish vs krill studied<br />
• IPY-CAML 2008; Ross Sea 2006, BioRoss 2004 surveys done<br />
• Subtidal <strong>and</strong> offshore biodiversity sampled, Balleny Isl<strong>and</strong>s 2006<br />
• Seaweed diversity determined at Balleny Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
• Bioregionalisation of the Ross Sea region completed<br />
248<br />
• Ongoing taxonomic work in<br />
relation to deep sea corals<br />
(VMEs)<br />
• Ongoing taxonomic work on<br />
specimens collected from the<br />
Chatham-Challenger project<br />
<strong>and</strong> from the IPY –CAML<br />
project.<br />
• Mapping biogenic structures<br />
• Mapping deepsea fisheries<br />
habitats in relation to ocean<br />
acidification threats from<br />
changing saturation horizons<br />
• Modelling benthic impacts<br />
• Ocean acidification on<br />
shellfish<br />
• Response <strong>and</strong> recovery of<br />
seabed to disturbancemodelling<br />
project<br />
• Connectivity among coastal<br />
fish populations<br />
• Experimental response of<br />
shellfish pH <strong>and</strong> temp.<br />
• CPR monitoring<br />
• Initial appraisal for MEMP<br />
• Acidification in deepwater<br />
fish habitat<br />
• Development of functional<br />
biota model for habitat<br />
classification<br />
• Qualitative <strong>and</strong> quantitative<br />
modelling of rocky reef<br />
ecosystem<br />
• Predictive modelling VMEs<br />
• Measuring risk <strong>and</strong> resilience<br />
(Chat-Chall objective)<br />
• finalisation IPY analyses<br />
• Uptake of biodiversity<br />
results to CCAMLR trophic<br />
modelling <strong>and</strong> biomass<br />
estimation, VMEs<br />
• New spp logged for CAML<br />
• <strong>Review</strong> of squids, octopus<br />
Figure 11.4: Continued Summary of MPI <strong>Biodiversity</strong> Research Programme 2000–<strong>2012</strong>.
Change language