Recent Reports

Bulmer R. H., Pilditch C., Stephenson F., Shears N., Flowers G. (2024). Assessing potential recovery solutions to shift from kina barrens to kelp forests. Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge. https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/assets/dms/Reports/Kina-barrens/Kina-barrens-to-kelp-forests.pdf

Bulmer R. H., Stewart-Sinclair P., Lam-Gordillo O., Flowers G. (2024). Blue carbon potential in the Otago Region. Prepared by Tidal Research and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research for the Otago Regional Council.

Hewitt J. E., Bulmer R., Savage C., Ellis J., Thomson T., Flowers G. (2024). Management for estuary values and aspirations: An extension of the Estuaries Bayes Net Model. Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge. Management for estuary values and aspirations - Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge (sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz)

Bulmer, R. H., Stewart-Sinclair P., Mangan S., Lam-Gordillo O. (2023). Hinemoana Halo blue carbon mapping and restoration opportunity analysis. Prepared by Tidal Research and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research for Conservation International.

Guidance documents and policy briefs

Bulmer R. H., Pilditch C. A., Lewis N., Flowers G. J L. (2024). Addressing cumulative effects in marine management decisions. Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge. https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/tools-and-resources/addressing-cumulative-effects-in-marine-management-decisions/  

Bulmer R. H., Pilditch C. A., Flowers G. J. L. (2024). Restoring marine ecosystems through better management and financing. Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge. https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/tools-and-resources/restoring-marine-ecosystems-through-better-management-and-financing/

Journal articles

Bulmer R. H., Sinclair-Stewart P., Lam-Gordillo O., Mangan S., Schwendenmann L., Lundquist C. J. (2024). Blue carbon habitats in Aotearoa New Zealand—opportunities for conservation, restoration, and carbon sequestration. Restoration Ecology e14225. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14225

Flowers, G. J. L., Needham, H. R., Bulmer, R. H. Lohrer, A. M., Pilditch C. A. (2024). The effect of sediment mud content on primary production in seagrass and unvegetated intertidal flats. Estuaries and Coasts 47:1544–1560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01403-1

Lohrer A. M., MacDonald, I. T., Bulmer R. H., Douglas E. M., Massuger J., Rodil I. F., Attard K. M., Norkko A., Berg P. (2024). Implications of increased intertidal inundation on seagrass net primary production. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 298:108636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108636

Ross F. W. R., Clark D. E., Albot O., Berthelsen A., Bulmer R. H., Crawshaw J., Macreadie P. I (2023). A preliminary estimate of the contribution of coastal blue carbon to climate change mitigation in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2023.2245770

Sinclair-Stewart P. J., Bulmer R. H., Macpherson E., Lundquist C. J. (2024). Enabling coastal blue carbon in Aotearoa New Zealand: Opportunities and challenges. Frontiers in Marine Science 11:1290107. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1290107

Flowers G. J. L., Needham H. R., Bulmer R. H., Lohrer A. M., Pilditch, C. A. (2023). Going under: The implications of sea‐level rise and reduced light availability on intertidal primary production. Limnology and Oceanography 68:1301-1315. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12347

Paul-Burke K., Ngarimu-Cameron R., Burke J., Bulmer R., Cameron K., O’Brien T., Bluett C., Ranapia M. (2022). Taura kuku: prioritising Māori knowledge and resources to create biodegradable mussel spat settlement lines for shellfish restoration in Ōhiwa harbour. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 56:570-584. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2022.2111447

Petersen G. L., Lohrer A. M., Bulmer R. H., Pilditch C. A. (2022). Altered nitrogen transformation pathways and a legacy of sediment organic matter enrichment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 182:114014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114014