Our most recent publications are listed below. Publications that have web links can be opened by clicking on the title of the publication.
Newsletters
LERNZ Newsletter No. 10 November 2008 (647KB pdf file)
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Conference Papers
White, P.A., Hong, T. Y-S., Zemansky, G., McIntosh, J., Gordon, D., Dell,
P. (2007). Groundwater and surface water hydrology in the Lake Rotorua catchment, New Zealand, and community involvement with lake water quality restoration. South Korean Water Resources Conference, South Korea, 17-19 May. (106KB pdf file)
Reports
Gibbs, M., Bremner, D., van Kooten, M., Özkundakci, D. (2008): Comparison of efficacy of four P-inactivation agents on Lake Rotorua sediments. NIWA client report prepared for Environment Bay of Plenty, 62pp.
Forsmann, D.M., and Nielsen, A., (2008), Evaluation of PhoslockTM applications to mesotrophic Lake Okareka. University of Waikato, Hamilton (Download) (4,750 KB PDF)
Duggan, I.C. 2007. Assessment of the water quality of ten Waikato lakes based on zooplankton community composition. CBER Contract Report No. 60. Client report prepared for Environment Waikato. Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology
Hicks, B.J. 2007. Goldfish: the “new” pest fish. Evidence presented in support of CBER’s submission to Environment Waikato’s Draft Regional Pest Management Strategy. CBER Contract Report No. 61. A report prepared for Environment Waikato. Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, Hamilton.
Cary, S.C., B.J. Hicks, K.J. Coyne, A. Rueckert, C.E.C. Gemmill, C.M.E. Barnett. 2007. A sensitive genetic-based detection capability for Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt: Final report. Client report prepared for MAF Biosecurity New Zealand. CBER Contract Report No. 62. Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Hicks, B.J., J. Brijs, D.G. Bell, W. Powrie. 2007. Boat electrofishing survey of five Waitakere City ponds. CBER Contract Report 64. Client report prepared for Boffa Miskell Ltd. Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato, Hamilton.
Landman, M., Brijs, J., Glover, C., Ling, N. (2007) Lake Okareka and Tikitapu Fish Health Monitoring 2007. Contract Report to Environment Bay of Plenty. 34 pp. (download)
Landman, M., Ling, N. (2006) Lake Okareka and Tikitapu Fish Health Monitoring 2006. Contract Report to Environment Bay of Plenty. 52 pp. (download)
Scientific papers
Scientific papers in press:
Trolle, D., Hamilton, D.P., Hendy, C. and Pilditch, C. 2008. Sediment and nutrient accumulation rates in sediments of twelve New Zealand lakes: Influence of lake morphology, catchment characteristics and trophic state. Marine & Freshwater Research, In Press.

Scientific papers published:
Trolle, D., Skovgaard, H. and Jeppesen, E., 2008. The Water Framework Directive: Setting the phosphorus loading target for a deep lake in Denmark using the 1D lake ecosystem model DYRESM-CAEDYM. Ecological Modelling, 219: 138-152.

Trolle, D., Jorgensen, T.B. and Jeppesen, E., 2008. Predicting the effects of reduced external nitrogen loading on the nitrogen dynamics and ecological state of deep Lake Ravn, Denmark, using the DYRESM-CAEDYM model. Limnologica, 38: 220-232.

Burger, D.F., Hamilton, D. P., Pilditch, C. A., 2007. Modeling the relative importance of internal and external nutrient loads on water column nutrient concentrations and phytoplankton biomass in a shallow polymictic lake. Ecological Modelling, Vol. 211: 411-423

Paul,W. J., Hamilton D. P., 2008: Low-dose alum application trialled as a management tool for internal nutrient loads in Lake Okaro, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 2008, Vol. 42: 207–217

Ryan, E. F., Duggan, I. C., Hamilton, D. P., and Burger, D. F., 2006: Phytoplankton community composition in North Island lakes of New Zealand: is trophic state, mixing, or light climate more important? New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40(3): 389-398.

Landman, M.J., van den Heuvel, M.R., Finley, M., Bannon, H.J., Ling, N. (2006) Combined effects of pulp and paper effluent, DHAA and hypoxia on swimming performance, metabolism and hematology of rainbow trout. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 65, 314-322.
Burger, D.F., D.P. Hamilton, J.A. Hall and E.F. Ryan. Phytoplankton nutrient limitation in a polymictic eutrophic lake: community versus species-specific responses. Fundamental and Applied Limnology - Archiv für Hydrobiologie Vol. 169/1: 57–68.

Burger, D.F., D. P. Hamilton, C.A. Pilditch and M.M, Gibbs. Benthic nutrient fluxes in a eutrophic, polymictic lake.. Hydrobiologia 584:13-25. (Developments in Hydrobiology 196: 13-25).

Duggan, I.C., Bailey S.A., van Overdijk C.D.A. & MacIsaac, H.J. (2006), Invasion risk of active and diapausing invertebrates from residual ballast in ships entering Chesapeake Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series 324: 57-66.

Duggan, I.C., Boothroyd, I.K. & Speirs, D.A. (2007), Factors affecting the distribution of stream macroinvertebrates in geothermal areas: Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Hydrobiologia 592: 235-247.

Duggan, I.C., Green, J.D. & Burger, D.F. (2006), First New Zealand records of three non-indigenous zooplankton species: Skistodiaptomus pallidus, Sinodiaptomus valkanovi and Daphnia dentifera. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40: 561-569.

Duggan, I.C., Rixon, C.A.M. & MacIsaac, H.J. (2006), Popularity and propagule pressure: determinants of invasion success in aquarium fish. Biological Invasions 8: 393-398.

Segal, R. D., Waite A.M., and Hamilton, D.P., 2006: Transition from planktonic to benthic algal dominance along a salinity gradient. Hydrobiologia 556(1): 119-135.

Tempero, G.W., N. Ling, B.J. Hicks, M.W. Osborne. 2006. Age composition, growth, and reproduction of koi carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) in the lower Waikato, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40: 571-583. (download)

August, S.M. and B.J. Hicks. 2007. Water temperature and upstream migration of glass eels in New Zealand: implications of climate change. Environmental Biology of Fishes 81(2): 195–205. (download)

PhD theses
Burger, D.F. (2006). Dynamics of internal nutrient loading in a eutrophic, polymictic lake (Lake Rotorua, New Zealand). PhD Thesis, The University of Waikato. 139p.

Ryan, E.F. (2006). Phytoplankton dynamics in North Island lakes, New Zealand. PhD Thesis, The University of Waikato. 116p.

Sutherland. D. (2006). Phylogeography and ecology of New Zealand freshwater Amphipoda (Paracalliope, Paraleptamphopus and Phreatogammarus). PhD thesis, The University of Waikato.

Master theses
Lisa Pearson, L.K. 2007: The Nature, distribution and composition of sediment in Lake Rotorua, New Zealand. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Waikato.[co-supervised by D. Hamilton and C. Hendy, submitted March 2007].

Nigel Goodhue, Water quality modelling of the Kaituna River and Maketu Estuary. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waikato [co-supervised by K. Bryan and D. Hamilton, submitted March 2007].

Olivia Motion (2006). Nutrient porewater composition of sediments in Lake Rotorua. Department of Chemistry, University of Waikato [co-supervised by D. Hamilton and C. Hendy, submitted March 2007].

Carmel Mangan (2006). Nutrient cycling in sediments of Lake Rotorua. Department of Chemistry, University of Waikato [co-supervised by D. Hamilton and C. Hendy, submitted March 2007].

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