Research and monitoring in Kapiti Marine Reserve
Introduction
A summary of the monitoring carried out in Kapiti Marine Reserve and links to a selection of research publications from studies in the marine reserve.Monitoring
| Monitoring and research | Date |
|---|---|
| Habitat, fish, algae, paua, kina, lobster, other invertebrates | 1986 |
| Habitat, fish, paua, kina, lobster | 1992 |
| Fish, algae, paua, kina, lobster | 1998-2000 |
| Algae, kina | 2000 |
| Fish | 2003 |
| Habitat | 2013 |
| Fish, paua, lobster | 2014 |
Research
Selected publications related to Kapiti Marine Reserve:
- Examining the ecological complexities of blackfoot paua demography and habitat requirements in the scope of marine reserve protection. Laferriere PhD thesis 2016.
- Massive differential site-specific and species-specific responses of temperate reef fishes to marine reserve protection. Eddy et al. 2014.
- Comparisons among survey methodologies to test for abundance and size of a highly targeted fish species. Gardner and Struthers 2013.
- Economic, social and biological attributes of two marine reserves within New Zealand. Rojas-Nazar PhD thesis 2013.
- The Kapiti Marine Reserve (New Zealand): spatial and temporal comparisons of multi-species responses after 8 years of protection. Pande and Gardner 2012.
- A comparison of methodologies to quantify the effects of age and area of marine reserves on the density and size of targeted species (PDF, 832K). Diaz-Guisado et al. 2012.
- Marine reserves increase the abundance and size of blue cod and rock lobster (PDF, 320K). Pande et al. 2008.
- Indirect effects of marine reserve protection on New Zealand’s rocky coastal marine communities (PDF, 391K). Shears and Babcock 2004.
- From our Marine survey reports download folder:
- A survey of kaimoana at Kapiti Island 1999 and 2000 (PDF, 856K). Stewart and MacDiarmid 2003.
- A survey of the marine habitats and communities of Kapiti Island (PDF, 18,110K). Battershill et al. 1993. Note: This is a very large file.
- Kapiti Island: Subtidal ecological survey (PDF, 3,381K). Baxter 1987.