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Contact details

Office 310 Castle Street, room 105
Mob +64 27 331 3844
Email matthew.desmond@otago.ac.nz

Academic qualifications

BSc (Hons) Otago University
PhD Otago University

Research interests

  • Macroalgal ecology and physiology
  • Temperate reef ecology
  • Fisheries habitat interactions
  • Seafloor mapping

Courses

MARI 112 Global Marine Systems
AQFI 251 Principles of Aquaculture

Completed students

  • Aless Smith
  • Tim Howarth
  • Maddy Glover
  • Duong Le

Publications

Cornwall, C. E., Nelson, W. A., Aguirre, J. D., Blain, C. O., Coyle, L., D'Archino, R., Desmond, M. J., Hepburn, C. D., … Thomsen, M. S. (2025). Predicting the impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s seaweed-based ecosystems. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 63(1), 1-27. doi: 10.1080/0028825X.2023.2245786 Journal - Research Article

Twigg, I., Westenberg, E., Coulston, L., Tidey, E., Miller, A., Sirguey, P., Coyle, L., Hepburn, C., & Desmond, M. (2024). Integrating bathymetric data into species distribution models for local fisheries management in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Annual Marine Geological & Biological Habitat Mapping (GeoHab) Conference: Habitat mapping for sustainable oceans. (pp. 138). [Abstract] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Desmond, M., Tidey, E., Miller, A., Sirguey, P., Twigg, I., Coyle, L., & Hepburn, C. (2024). Iongairo, a collaborative approach to coastal habitat mapping in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Annual Marine Geological & Biological Habitat Mapping (GeoHab) Conference: Habitat mapping for sustainable oceans. (pp. 24). [Abstract] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Chuhairy, J., Tidey, E., & Desmond, M. (2024). Identifying the gaps: Geospatial analysis of modern and legacy hydrographic data in Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour, Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the Annual Marine Geological & Biological Habitat Mapping (GeoHab) Conference: Habitat mapping for sustainable oceans. (pp. 17). [Abstract] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Le, D. M., Desmond, M. J., Pritchard, D. W., & Hepburn, C. D. (2024). Thermal threshold for fertilisation and gametophyte survivorship of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 734, 23-33. doi: 10.3354/meps14559 Journal - Research Article

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