Tel +64 3 479 7571
catriona.hurd@botany.otago.ac.nz

Research Interests

  • seaweed physiological ecology
  • stress physiology
  • nutrient relations
  • hydrodynamics
  • biomechanics
  • For further information about Catriona's research please see the Marine Botany Research pages

Teaching Involvement

Selected Publications

Cahill PL, Hurd CL, Lokman M 2010 Keeping the water clean - Seaweed biofiltration outperforms traditional bacterial biofilms in recirculating aquaculture. Aquaculture 306: 153-159.

Heesch S, Peters AF, Broom JE, Hurd CL 2008. Affiliation of the parasite Herpodiscus durvillaeae (Phaeophyceae) with the Sphacelariales based on DNA sequence comparisons and morphological observations. European Journal Of Phycology 43, 283-295.

Kregting LT, Hepburn CD, Hurd CL, Pilditch CA 2008. Seasonal patterns of growth and nutrient status of the macroalga Adamsiella chauvinii (Rhodophyta) in soft sediment environments. Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology 360, 94-102.

Kregting LT, Hurd CL, Pilditch CA, Stevens CL 2008. The relative importance of water motion on nitrogen uptake by the subtidal macroalga Adamsiella chauvinii (Rhodophyta) in winter and summer. Journal Of Phycology 44, 320-330.

Russell LK, Hepburn CD, Hurd CL, Stuart MD 2008. The expanding range of Undaria pinnatifida in southern New Zealand: distribution, dispersal mechanisms and the invasion of wave-exposed environments. Biological Invasions 10, 103-115.

Dean PR, Hurd CL 2007. Seasonal growth, erosion rates, and nitrogen and photosynthetic ecophysiology of Undaria pinnatifida (Heterokontophyta) in southern New Zealand. Journal Of Phycology 43, 1138-1148.

Hepburn CD, Holborow JD, Wing SR, Frew RD, Hurd CL 2007. Exposure to waves enhances the growth rate and nitrogen status of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 339, 99-108.

Cornelisen CD, Wing SR, Clark KL, Bowman MH, Frew RD, Hurd CL 2007. Patterns in the delta C-13 and delta N-15 signature of Ulva pertusa: Interaction between physical gradients and nutrient source pools. Limnology And Oceanography 52, 820-832.

Leduc D, Probert PK, Frew RD, Hurd CL 2006. Macroinvertebrate diet in intertidal seagrass and sandflat communities: a study using C, N, and S stable isotopes. New Zealand Journal Of Marine And Freshwater Research 40, 615-629.

Harder DL, Hurd CL, Speck T 2006. Comparison of mechanical properties of four large, wave-exposed seaweeds. American Journal Of Botany 93, 1426-1432.

Hepburn CD, Hurd CL, Frew RD 2006. Colony structure and seasonal differences in light and nitrogen modify the impact of sessile epifauna on the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C Agardh. Hydrobiologia 560, 373-384.

Miller SM, Wing SR, Hurd CL 2006. Photoacclimation of Ecklonia radiata (Laminariales, Heterokontophyta) in Doubtful Sound, Fjordland, Southern New Zealand. Phycologia 45, 44-52.

Hepburn CD, Hurd CL 2005. Conditional mutualism between the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera and colonial epifauna. Marine Ecology - Progress Series 302, 37-48.

Harder DL, Speck O, Hurd CL, Speck T 2004. Reconfiguration as a prerequisite for survival in highly unstable flow-dominated habitats. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 23, 98-107.

Ackerman JD, Stevens CL, Hurd CL 2004. Special issue: biophysical factors affecting the growth and survival of aquatic organisms. Journal of Marine Systems 49, 1-2.

Stevens CL, Hurd CL, Smith MJ 2004. An idealized model of interaction between fronds of the large seaweed Durvillaea antarctica. Journal of Marine Systems 49, 145-156.

Hurd CL, Nelson WA, Falshaw R, Neill KF 2004. History, current status and future of marine macroalgal research in New Zealand: Taxonomy, ecology, physiology and human uses. Phycological Research 52, 80-106.

Phillips JC, Hurd CL 2004. Kinetics of nitrate, ammonium, and urea uptake by four intertidal seaweeds from New Zealand. Journal of Phycology 40, 534-545.

Cooke RRM, Hurd CL, Lord JM, Peake BM, Raven JA, Rees TAV 2004. Iron and zinc content of Hormosira banksii in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38, 73-85.

Phillips JC, Hurd CL 2003. Nitrogen ecophysiology of intertidal seaweeds from New Zealand: N uptake, storage and utilisation in relation to shore position and season. Marine Ecology - Progress Series 264, 31-48.

Stevens CL, Hurd CL, Isachsen PE 2003. Modelling of diffusion boundary-layers in subtidal macroalgal canopies: The response to waves and currents. Aquatic Sciences 65, 81-91.

Stevens CL, Hurd CL, Smith MJ 2002. Field measurement of the dynamics of the bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso) Heriot. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 269, 147-171.

Burritt DJ, Larkindale J, Hurd CL 2002. Antioxidant metabolism during long-term desiccation of the intertidal red seaweed Stictosiphonia arbuscula. Planta 215, 829-838.

Harrison PJ, Hurd CL 2001. Nutrient physiology of seaweeds: application of concepts to aquaculture. Cahir Biologie Marine 42, 71-82.

Hurd CL 2000. Water motion, marine macroalgal ecophysiology and production. Journal of Phycology 36, 453-472.

Hurd CL, Stevens CL 1997. Flow visualisation around single- and multiple-bladed seaweeds with various morphologies. Journal of Phycology 33, 360-367.

For further information about Catriona's publications please see the Marine Botany Research pages.

Catriona Hurd