Coastal Waterbodies and Algal Booms
This research cluster concerns the physical and biological processes operating in estuaries, harbours and other coastal water bodies. Current investigations include:
• modelling ocean current and algal bloom dynamics in the South Sea of Korea (Hart in association with Byun),
• development of techniques for mapping and monitor macro algae in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary (Hart, Marsden and Park in association with the Avon-Heathcote Ihutai Estuary Trust), and
• investigation of links between physical conditions and salt marsh communities to inform restoration frameworks (Cochrane, Hart, Marsden, Partridge and Shulmeister, in association with the Avon-Heathcote Ihutai Estuary Trust).
Staff involved
- Dr Deirdre Hart
- Do-Seong Byun (National Oceanographic Research Institute of Korea)
- Islay Marsden (Biology)
- David Park (Geospatial Research Centre)
- Trevor Partridge (CCC)
- Tom Cochrane (Natural Resources Engineering)
- James Shulmeister (Geology)
Selected publications and theses:
- Byun DS, Wang XH, Hart DE, Cho YK. 2005. Modeling the effect of freshwater inflows on the development of spring blooms in an estuarine embayment. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 65: 351-360
- Byun DS, Cho YK , Huh IA, Hart DE. 2005. Runoff-induced vertical thermal dynamics in a canyon-shaped reservoir during the summer monsoon. Marine and Freshwater Research 56: 959-968
- Hart DE. 2004. Sedimentation in the Upper Lyttelton Harbour. Environment Canterbury Report. 18pp.
- Jupp, K; Partridge, TR; Hart, DE and Marsden, ID (2007) Ecology of the Avon-Heathcote Estuary: Comparative salt marsh survey 2006-2007. Estuarine Research Report 34, University of Canterbury, for the Avon-Heathcote Ihutai Trust and Christchurch City Council.