Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Annual Review 2012

AEBAR 2012: Appendices: Past projects
BIODIVERSITY
Project Code Project Title Specific Objectives Status Citation/s
SRP2011-02 IDG 2009-01 field guide
completion
ZBD2010-39 Improved benthic
invertebrate species
identification in trawl
fisheries
ZBD2010-40 Predictive modelling of the
distribution of vulnerable
marine ecosystems in the
South Pacific Ocean
region.
ZBD2010-41 Ocean acidification in
fisheries habitat
IPA2009-14 Bryozoan identificaiton
guides
ZBD2009-03 To evaluate the
vulnerability of New
Zealand rhodolith species
to environmental stressors
and to characterise
diversity of rhodolith beds.
1. IDG 2009-01 field guide completion Completed McMillan 2011 a;b;c
1. To revise and update the document “A guide to common deepsea
invertebrates in New Zealand waters (second edition)” to allow a third edition of
this guide to be printed
1. To develop & test spatial habitat modelling approaches for predicting
distribution patterns of vulnerable marine ecosystmes in the convention Area of
the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation with agreed
international partners.
2. To collate datasets and evaluate modelling approaches which are likely to be
useful to predict the distribtuion of vulnerable marine ecosystmes in the South
pacific Ocean region.
1. To assess the risks of ocean acidification to deep sea corals and deepwater
fishery habitat
2. To determine the carbonate mineralogy of selected deep sea corals found in
the New Zealand region
3. To assess the distribution of deep sea coral species in the New Zealand
region relative to improved knowledge of current and predicted aragonite and
calcite saturation horizons, assessment of potential locations vulnerable to deep
water upwelling
4. Through a literature search and analysis, determine the most appropriate tools
to age and measure the effects of ocean acidification on deep sea habitatforming
corals, and recommend the best approach for future assessments of the
direct effects
1. For each of ~50 species of common bryozoans, provide photos and text to
allow for identification. Provide information on distribution and habitat (as far as
is known) and further references for each species and on bryozoans as a whole.
2. Submit these data for publication in the Ministry of Fisheries series New
Zealand Aquatic Environment and Biodiversity Research.
1. To characterise the distribution and physical characteristics of two New
Zealand rhodolith beds and characterise the associated biodiversity.
2. To measure the growth rates and evaluate the vulnerability of New Zealand
species of rhodoliths to environmental stressors.
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Completed Tracey et al. 2011a
Ongoing
analysis
Ongoing
analysis
Tracey et al. 2011b
Completed Smith & Gordon 2011
Completed Nelson et al. 2012