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Can native freshwater algae help restore the mauri of local waterways? Lawrence Gullery investigates.
NIWA scientists are hoping they may one day be able to “listen” to kelp forests in the waters around New Zealand to find out how they are faring.
Cathy Kilroy is quick to admit she’s a person who doesn’t like throwing anything away.
A hot and steamy summer saw Kiwis heading down to rivers and lakes to cool off. But they weren’t the only ones enjoying the warmer weather – algae had a great time too.
Can native freshwater algae help restore the mauri of local waterways? Lawrence Gullery investigates.
NIWA has world-class expertise in marine macroalgae and extensive research on various aspects of seaweed ecology, growth and taxonomy.
NIWA is working on macroalgae and microalgae with a wide range of stakeholders, government agencies, current clients and potential partners.
NIWA scientists are hoping they may one day be able to “listen” to kelp forests in the waters around New Zealand to find out how they are faring.
Cathy Kilroy is quick to admit she’s a person who doesn’t like throwing anything away.
A hot and steamy summer saw Kiwis heading down to rivers and lakes to cool off. But they weren’t the only ones enjoying the warmer weather – algae had a great time too.
Blooms of hazardous cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in rivers, lakes and reservoirs can cause problems for both animal and human health. How can you find out whether an algal bloom is potentially toxic?
A collection of ID guides to algae. Groups include major freshwater algal groups, diatoms and blue-green (cyanobacteria), red and green algae.
Ocean acidification is the name given to the lowering of pH of the oceans as a result of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.
This research project investigated whether the mechanisms for periphyton removal in rivers relate more directly to hydraulic and geomorphic conditions than flow metrics.
Do you know where in New Zealand to find Neptune’s necklace or rimurapa? Or how to tell apart Carpophyllum from Cystophora?
An interactive guide to the large brown seaweeds of New Zealand.
Identifying creepy crawlies in your local stream just got a whole lot easier and faster, thanks to a new 3D identification system developed by a NIWA researcher.
The seaweed known colloquially as nori in Japanese - used for making sushi - or karengo in Maori has been reclassified by an international team of scientists including NIWA's Dr Wendy Nelson.

Next time you bring home fish and chips, consider a sprinkling of health-giving seaweed.

NIWA scientists are in the pink! They’re studying the deep candy pink or purple coralline algae, abundant around the New Zealand shoreline and throughout the world, which play a vital role in marine ecosystems.

Scientists at NIWA have identified the source of the giant plankton bloom featuring in spectacular NASA satellite images.

A world leading research project demonstrating wastewater conversion to bio-oil.

This project will demonstrate the commercial feasibility of producing bio-oil by the conversion of algae biomass that has been grown in wastewater treatment facilities. In particular we aim to maximise algae production in High Rate Algal Ponds (HRAP) by adding carbon dioxide, and demonstrate energy efficient conversion of algal biomass to bio-oil.

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Principal Technician - Marine Ecology
Principal Scientist - Aquatic Pollution
Regional Manager - Wellington
Marine Phytoplankton Ecologist
Marine Biologist
Algal Ecologist
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Principal Technician - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology
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