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 ascending | Date | Title | Keywords | Download PDF - free | Price |
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NBM053 | Jillett, J.B. | Zooplankton and hydrology of Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. | Copepoda, copepods, Euphausiacea, medusae, Nyctiphanes, larvae, nauplii, plutei, zoeae, turbidity, salinity, temperature, currents | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 53 (PDF, 27MB, 103p.) | Buy hard copy ($30) | |
NBM074 | Irwin, J. | Checklist of New Zealand lakes. | Freshwater, altitude, bibliography, tectonic basins, glacial lakes, volcanic lakes | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 74 (PDF, 18MB, 161p.) | Buy hard copy ($45) | |
NBM063 | Hurley, D.E.; Jansen, K.P. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Family Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea Isopoda: Flabellifera). | Arthropoda, Crustacea, isopods, slaters, Taxonomy, systematics | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 63 (PDF, 84MB, 95p.) | Buy hard copy ($28) | |
NBM036 | Houtman, T.J. | Water masses and fronts in the Southern Ocean south of New Zealand. | Oceanography, currents, Antarctica, Circulation, Bathythermograph, temperature, salinity | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 36 (PDF, 9MB, 39p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
NBM089 | Herzer, R.H. | Late Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Canterbury continental shelf, New Zealand. | geology, sedimentology, bathymetry, geomorphology, topography, gravel, sand, mud | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 89 (PDF, 14MB, 71p.) | Buy hard copy ($30) | |
NBM104 | Heron, G.A.; Bradford-Grieve, J.M. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Pelagic Copepoda: Poecilostomatoida: Oncaeidae. | Zooplankton, Arthropoda, copepods, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 104 (PDF, 9MB, 57p.) | ||
NBM025 | Hedley, R.H.; Hurdle, C.M.; Burdett, I.D.J. | A foraminiferal fauna from the western continental shelf, North Island, New Zealand. | foraminifera, Protozoa, benthic, plankton, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 25 (PDF, 8MB, 46p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
NBM038 | Hedley, R.H.; Hurdle, C.M.; Burdett, I.D.J. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Intertidal Foraminifera of the Corallina officinalis zone. | Forams, Protozoa, systematics, calcareous algae, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 38 (PDF, 17MB, 86p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
NBM055 | Heath, R.A. | Oceanic circulation off the east coast of New Zealand. | currents, salinity, temperature, topography, Subtropical Convergence, Oceanography | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 55 (PDF, 16MB, 80p.) | ||
NBM072 | Heath, R.A. | Oceanic circulation and hydrology off the southern half of South Island, New Zealand. | currents, salinity, temperature, Oceanography | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 72 (PDF, 5MB, 36p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
NBM035 | Griffin, D.J.G. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Spider crabs, family Majidae (Crustacea, Brachyura). | Arthropoda, crab, systematics, majids, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 35 (PDF, 25MB, 111p.) | ||
NBM066 | Grant, R.A | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Isididae (Octocorallia: Gorgonacea) from New Zealand and the Antarctic. | Cnidaria, bamboo coral, Alcyonacea, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 65 (PDF, 56MB, 56p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
NBM097 | Gordon, D.P. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata (Cheilostomida Ascophorina) from the western South Island continental shelf and slope. | bryozoan, lace coral, moss animal, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 97 (PDF, 30MB, 158p.) | Buy hard copy ($58) | |
NBM095 | Gordon, D.P. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata (Ctenostomata and Cheilostomata Anasca) from the western South Island continental shelf and slope. | bryozoan, lace coral, moss animal, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 95 (PDF, 20MB, 121p.) | Buy hard copy ($45) | |
NBM091 | Gordon, D.P. | The marine fauna of New Zealand: Bryozoa: Gymnolaemata from the Kermadec Ridge. | bryozoan, lace coral, moss animal, systematics, Taxonomy | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 91 (PDF, 39MB, 198p.) | Buy hard copy ($55) | |
NBM071 | Glasby, G.P.; Hubred, G.L. | Comprehensive bibliography of marine manganese nodules. | Reference list, geology | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 71 (PDF, 11MB, 55p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
NBM079 | Glasby, G.P. (Ed.) | Fiord studies: Caswell and Nancy Sounds, New Zealand. | Fiordland, bathymetry, benthic ecology, Freshwater, marine, sedimentation, geochemistry, pollen, hydrology | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 79 (PDF, 16MB, 94p.) | Buy hard copy ($28) | |
NBM118 | Gibson, R. | The invertebrate fauna of New Zealand: Nemertea (ribbon worms). | Nemertea, ribbon worm, Taxonomy | NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 118 (PDF, 15MB, 87p.) | Buy hard copy ($35) | |
NBM012 | Garner, D.M.; Ridgway, N.M. | Hydrology of New Zealand offshore waters. | offshore, Oceanography, currents, temperature, salinity, seasonal variation | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 12 (PDF, 14MB, 62p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) | |
NBM058 | Garner, D.M. | Hydrological studies in the New Zealand region 1966 and 1967. Oceanic hydrology north-west of New Zealand. Hydrology of the north-east Tasman Sea. | currents, salinity, temperature, Oceanography, Circulation, Antarctic Intermediate Water | New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir 58 (PDF, 8MB, 49p.) | Buy hard copy ($25) |