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Dr Kerry Swanson

Geological Sciences

Fields of Research

  • Ostracoda, ecology, phylogeny and ecology
  • Dispersal and diversification of benthic micro-fauna
  • Geological outreadh
  • Marine biodiversity and development of marine environments

Researcher Summary

Mechanisms for the dispersal and diversification of the benthic micro-fauna with special emphasis on Ostracoda and the deep-ocean. Biogeography of the Southern Ocean and the littoral faunas of the Subantarctic Islands. Ostracod phylogeny and ecology. The geologically-recent record of oceanographic change in mid and deep-ocean sediments of the Tasman Sea, Southern and Pacific Oceans. Palaeoenvironmental signals as recorded in ostracod shells (taphonomy and geochemistry).

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Publications


  • Winkler, S., Gladwyn, J. and Swanson, K. (2012) Novel Earth Science outreach initiatives from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Vienna, Austria: European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU), 22-27 Apr 2012. In Geophysical Research Abstracts 14 1566. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/EGU2012-1566.pdf. (Conference Contribution - Abstract)
  • Jellinek, T., Swanson, K.M. and Mazzini, I. (2006) Is the cosmopolitan model still valid for deep-sea podocopid ostracods? Senckenbergiana Maritima 36(1): 29-50. (Journal Article)
  • Swanson, K.M., Jellinek, T. and Malz, H. (2005) The platycopine condition: New observations on reproduction, respiration and feeding in living, deep-sea Platycopina (Crustacea, Ostracoda). Senckenbergiana maritima 35: 157-187. (Journal Article)
  • Jellinek, T. and Swanson, K. (2003) Report on the taxonomy, biogeography and phylogeny of mostly living benthic Ostracoda (Crustacea) from deep-sea samples (Intermediate Water depths) from the Challenger Plateau (Tasman Sea) and Campbell Plateau (Southern Ocean), New Zealand. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart. 1-329. (Authored Book)
  • Swanson, K.M. and Ayress, M.A. (1999) Cytheropteron testudo and related species from the SW Pacific with analyses of their soft anatomies, relationships and distribution. Senckenbergiana biologica 79(2): 151--193. (Journal Article)
  • McKenzie, K.G., Angel, M.V., Becker, G., Hinz-Schallreuter, I., Kontrovitz, M., Parker, A.R. and Schallreuter, R.E.L. (1999) Ostracods. In Savazzi, E. (Ed.), Functional Morphology of the Invertebrate Skeleton: 459--507. Chichester: J. Wiley & Sons. (Chapter in Book)
  • Schallreuter, R.E.L. and McKenzie, K.G. (1999) Sex in the Palaeozoic (Ostracoda, Paleocopida). The Biodiversity Crisis and Crustacea : 513--517. (Journal Article)
  • Ayress, M., Neil, H., Passlow, V. and Swanson, K. (1997) Benthonic ostracods and deep watermasses: A qualitative comparison of SW Pacific, Southern and Atlantic Oceans. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 131(Nos 3-4): 287--302. (Journal Article)
  • Swanson, K.S. and van der Lingen, G. (1997) Late Quaternary ostracod and planktonic foraminiferal dissolution signals from the eastern Tasman Sea - palaeoenvironmental implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 131: 303--314. (Journal Article)