Dr Judith Sutherland

Senior Research Fellow

Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour

Phone: 09-3737599 x83682
Thomas Building - Rm 149
Email: j.sutherland@auckland.ac.nz

Research Interests

My research interests have concentrated on the systematics and evolution of New Zealand's marine algal flora (seaweeds). I apply molecular techniques to species delimitation and questions of relatedness and evolution. Basically, we ask: what have we got, and how did it get here? I have worked on red, green and brown algae, looking at native and introduced species. Our work is mainly lab based, with occasional forays to wonderful parts of New Zealand for field collections. I work closely with Dr Wendy Nelson, New Zealand's foremost expert on the New Zealand seaweed flora.

Recent Publications

Sutherland, J., Lindstrom, S. C., Nelson, W. A., Brodie, J., Lynch, M. D. J., Hwang, M. S., Choi, H.-G., et al (2011). A new look at an ancient order: generic revision of the Bangiales (Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology, 47: 1131–1151. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01052.x.

Schweikert, K., Sutherland, J., Hurd, C., & Burritt, D (2011). UV-B radiation induces changes in polyamine metabolism in the red seaweed Porphyra cinnamomea. Plant Growth Regulation, 65: 389–399.

Broom, J., Nelson, W. A., Farr, T. J., Phillips, L. E., & Clayton, M (2010). Relationships of the Porphyra (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) flora of the Falkland Islands: a molecular survey using rbcL and nSSU sequence data. Australian Systematic Botany, 23: 27–37. doi: 10.1071/SB09033.

Nelson, W. A., & Broom, J. (2010). The identity of Porphyra columbina (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) originally described from the New Zealand subantarctic islands. Australian Systematic Botany, 23: 16–26. doi: 10.1071/SB09032.

Smith, K., Acosta, H., & Broom, J. (2010). Identification of non-indigenous marine macroalgae from New Zealand aquaria outlets. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 44: 29-37. doi: 10.1080/00288331003641679.

Kikuchi, N., Arai, S., Yoshida, G., Shin, J.-A., Broom, J., Nelson, W. A., & Miyata, M (2010). Porphyra migitae sp. nov. (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) from Japan. Phycologia, 49: 345–354. doi: 10.2216/09-82.1.

Farr, T. J., Broom, J., Hart, D., Neill, K., & Nelson, W (2009). Common coralline algae of northern New Zealand - an identification guide. NIWA Information Series Number 70.
http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/aquatic-biodiversity-and-biosecurity/tools/marine-guides

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