The NIWA Biodiversity Memoir (NBM) series comprises technical works that describe New Zealand’s invertebrate marine life—sponges, corals, hydroids, worms, molluscs, crustaceans, sea stars and lesser-known groups.
They are beautifully presented, stand-alone monographs that reveal the history and diversity of the subject groups, with new species names and revisionary work that is relevant globally.
These important publications are indispensable references for academic researchers and postgraduate students interested in marine systematics and the conservation of New Zealand’s unique aquatic biodiversity, much of which is found nowhere else in the world.
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All our NIWA Biodiversity Memoirs (NBM) are available for purchase (hard copy) or free download (PDF) below.
| Code | Authors Sort descending | Date | Title | Keywords | Download PDF - free | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBM046 | Kennett, J.P. | The fauna of the Ross Sea. Part 6. Ecology and distribution of Foraminifera. | Antarctica, Forams, Protozoa, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 46 (PDF, 11MB, 46p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM006 | Knox, G.A. | Biological results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 3. Polychaeta Errantia. | Polychaeta, worm, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 6 (PDF, 19MB, 64p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM002 | Knox, G.A. (Ed.) | General account of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. | CIE, hydrology, geology, marine, flora, fauna | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 2 (PDF, 8MB, 37p.) | ||
| NBM108 | Knox, G.A.; Cameron, D.B. | The marine fauna of the Ross Sea: Polychaeta. | Antarctica, Annelida, worm, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 108 (PDF, 27MB, 125p.) | Buy hard copy ($46) | |
| NBM082 | Kornicker, L.S. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Benthic Ostracoda (suborder Myodocopina). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, Ostracoda, seed shrimp, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 82 (PDF, 16MB, 58p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM030 | Krause, D.C. | Geology and geomagnetism of the Bounty region east of the South Island, New Zealand. | Bathymetric profile, magnetic profile, canyons, geomagnetic, magnetometer, anomalies | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 30 (PDF, 6MB, 32p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM041 | Krause, D.C. | Bathymetry and geologic structure of the north-western Tasman Sea-Coral Sea-South Solomon Sea area of the South-western Pacific Ocean. | geology, Sediment, sedimentology, rock, seafloor morphology, submarine features | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 41 (PDF, 10MB, 48p.) | ||
| NBM024 | Krebs, B.N. | A bibliography of the oceanography of the Tasman and Coral Seas 1860-1960. | Reference list, authors, Oceanography, international waters, marine biology, marine geology, hydrology, Chemistry | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 24 (PDF, 3MB, 27p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM135 | Leduc, D.; Qi Zhao, Z. | The Marine Biota of Aotearoa New Zealand: Ngā toke o Parumoana: Common free-living Nematoda of Pāuatahanui Inlet, Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour, Wellington. | Wellington, Intertidal | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 135 (PDF, 20MB, 212p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM084 | Lewis, K.B. | Foraminifera on the continental shelf and slope off southern Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. | Forams, Protozoa, distribution, biofacies, systematics | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 84 (PDF, 8MB, 45p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM045 | Lewis, K.B. | A key to the Recent genera of the Foraminiferida. | Forams, Protozoa, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 45 (PDF, 11MB, 88p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM064 | Lewis, V.J. | Bibliography of New Zealand submarine geology 1866–1969. | Reference list, NZOI, DSIR, geologists | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 64 (PDF, 27MB, 32p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM094 | Lincoln, R.J. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Deep-sea Isopoda Asellota, family Haploniscidae. | Arthropoda, Crustacea, slater, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 94 (PDF, 9MB, 56p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM127 | Lorz, A.-N.; Coleman, C.O. | The marine fauna of New Zealand and the Ross Sea: Amphipoda, Synopiidae (Crustacea). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, deepsea, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 127 (PDF, 56MB, 160p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM070 | Luckens, P.A. | Settlement and succession on rocky shores at Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. | Intertidal, ecology, fauna, zonation, algae, seaweed, Mollusca, Polychaeta, Cirripedia, barnacles, worms, mussels | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 70 (PDF, 19MB, 64p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM101 | Lutschinger, S. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Chaetognatha (arrow worms). | Zooplankton, worm, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 101 (PDF, 11MB, 61p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
| NBM061 | McCann, C.; McKnight, D.G. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Macrourid fishes (Pisces: Gadida). | Fish, Chordata, rattails, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 61 (PDF, 10MB, 91p.) | Buy hard copy ($27) | |
| NBM040 | McDougall, J.C.; Brodie, J.W. | Sediments of the western shelf, North Island, New Zealand. | geology, minerals, topography, sedimentology | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 40 (PDF, 13MB, 54p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
| NBM120 | McKnight, D.G. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Asteroidea (sea-stars). 3. Orders Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida with addenda to Paxillosida, Valvatida. | Echinodermata, sea star, starfish Asteroidea, Velatida, Spinulosida, Forcipulatida, Brisingida, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 120 (PDF, 5MB, 187p.) | Buy hard copy ($75) | |
| NBM047 | McKnight, D.G. | An outline distribution of the New Zealand shelf fauna. Benthos survey, station list, and distribution of the Echinoidea. | Echinodermata, sea urchin, checklist | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 47 (PDF, 24MB, 89p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) |