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Islay Marsden

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Islay Marsden
Academic background
Thesis
  • Adaptations of sphaeroma rugicauda (leach) from a salt marsh habitat (1974)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury

Islay Diane Marsden is a New Zealand academic marine biologist and toxicologist, and is a professor emerita at the University of Canterbury. Marsden's research focuses on Crustacea and bivalves. She has researched physiology of oxygen uptake and energy use, and is also interested in environmental factors that affect survival and reproduction of estuarine species, and the cultural values of estuarine habitats.

Academic career

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Marsden is a marine biologist and toxicologist. She is interested in physiological ecology of marine invertebrates, and focuses especially on molluscs and Crustacea. She has worked on understanding adaptations that allow survival in intertidal habitats, looking at traits such as oxygen uptake, and energy use.[1] She has also worked on how environmental factors such as microplastics, heavy metals, and toxins from certain dinoflagellates have on the reproduction and survival of marine and estuarine species.[1] She has also published on the use of marine invertebrate populations as indicators of environmental stress.[1] Marsden is interested in mahinga kai (the value of natural resources[2]) and the cultural values of estuaries and beaches in New Zealand.[3]

Marsden completed her PhD at the University of London in 1974.[4] She then joined the faculty of the University of Canterbury, rising to full professor.[5] She was appointed professor emerita in 2019.[6][1] Marsden is on the board of the Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust.[3] She is on the international advisory board of the Journal of Biological Education, and was a general council member of the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society until 2020.[7][8]

Selected works

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Books

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  • Winterbourn, Michael; Knox, George; Burrows, Colin; Marsden, Islay, eds. (May 2008). The Natural History of Canterbury (3rd ed.). Canterbury: Canterbury University Press. ISBN 978-1-877257-57-5.
  • Jones, Malcolm; Marsden, Islay D., eds. (November 2005). Life in the Estuary: Illustrated guide and ecology. Canterbury University Press. ISBN 978-1-877257-15-5.

Journal articles

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d University of Canterbury. "Academic profile: Emeritus professor Islay Marsden". profiles.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Mahinga Kai". Environment Canterbury. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Islay Marsden". Avon-Heathcote Estuary Trust. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ Marsden, I. D. (1974). Adaptations of sphaeroma rugicauda (leach) from a salt marsh habitat (PhD thesis). University of London.
  5. ^ "Reporter's Diary". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. The Press. 22 July 1977. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Professores Emeriti, Honorary Doctorates, and Canterbury Distinguished Professors | University of Canterbury". www.canterbury.ac.nz. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "JBE Editorial Board". RSB. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ New Zealand Marine Sciences Society (27 November 2020). "Minutes for 60th AGM of NZMSS" (PDF).
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