Professor Chris Battershill
Chair in Coastal Science
Qualifications: BSc MSc(Hons) PhD Auckland
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battershill, Prof Christopher | 4893 | cbatters | F.G.06D | Science and Engineering, Faculty of |
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About Chris
Professor Chris Battershill holds the inaugural Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair in Coastal Science, based in Tauranga. Amongst other national and international collaborations the new Chair oversees the New Zealand operation of the INTERCOAST programme, established by Waikato University and Bremen University in Germany to create a major centre of marine research excellence in the Bay of Plenty. Professor Battershill also heads the Coastal Marine Group in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Formerly Principal Scientist and Research Team Leader (Supporting Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity) at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), his research focuses on marine ecology and environmental science, and he was responsible for the establishment of the first dedicated marine biodiscovery teams in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on the medicinal and agricultural sectors.Expertise
Marine science; coastal science; environmental science; marine biosystematics; marine biodiversity; marine conservation; marine ecology; marine microbiology; chemical ecology; environmental toxicology; environmental impacts; marine biodiscovery; aquaculture; temperate reefs; tropical reefs; Antarctic marine science.
Recent Publications
- Anderson, T., Nichol, S., Radke, L., Heap, A., Battershill, C., Hughes, M., Siwabessy, J., Barrie, V., Alvarez de Glasby, B., Tran, M., Daniell, J., Shipboard Party, . (2011) Seabed Environments of the Eastern Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Northern Australia. GA0325/Sol5117 - Post-Survey Report
- Przeslawski, R., Daniell, J., Anderson, T., Barrie, J., Battershill, C., Heap, A., Hughes, M., Li, J., Potter, A., Radke, L., Siwabessy, J., Tran, M., Whiteway, T., Nichol, S. (2011) Seabed habitats and hazards of the Joseph Bonaparte gulf and Timor sea, Northern Australia
- Webster, N., Cobb, R., Soo, R., Anthony, S., Battershill, C., Whalan, S., Wvans-Illidge, E. (2011) Bacterial community dynamics in the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile under in situ and ex situ cultivation
Refereed Journal Articles - Marine Biotechnology - Bannister, R., Battershill, C., De Nys, R. (2010) Demographic variability and long-term change in a coral reef sponge along a cross-shelf gradient of the Great Barrier Reef
Refereed Journal Articles - Marine and Freshwater Research
