UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury - New Zealand

Dr Mike Hickford

Contact

Department: School of Biological Sciences

Email: michael.hickford@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3695177

Office: Julius von Haast 345

Language: English

Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Fish biology
Early life history of fishes
Dispersal mechanisms
Aquatic ecology
Icthyoplankton
Whitebait

Researcher Summary

My primary research interest is the early life history of fish.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour: Biology ; Ecology ; Freshwater Ecology ; Marine Ecology

Resources

Staff webpage

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

Crichton BRJ., Hickford MJH., McIntosh AR. and Schiel DR. (2023) Predicting biomass of resident kōkopu (Galaxias) populations using local habitat characteristics. PLoS ONE 18(3 March) http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261993.

Jellyman PG., Quilty CM., Thomas CR., Green CB. and Hickford MJH. (2023) Laboratory-based comparison of screening materials for excluding juvenile freshwater fishes from New Zealand water intakes. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2023.2173256.

Watson AS., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2023) Closing the life-history loop: Density effects on fecundity and egg size of an exploited, amphidromous fish (Galaxias maculatus) in freshwater protected areas. Freshwater Biology 68(7): 1136-1147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14091.

Armstrong BA., Moltchanova E., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2022) Comparing the performance of supervised classification methods on a multispecies fishery of post-larval galaxiids. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 56(2): 272-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2021.1934488.

Watson AS., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2022) Interacting effects of density and temperature on fish growth rates in freshwater protected populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289(1967) http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1982.

Watson AS., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2021) Freshwater reserves for fisheries conservation and enhancement of a widespread migratory fish. Journal of Applied Ecology 58(10): 2135-2145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13967.

Yungnickel MR., Hickford M. and Schiel DR. (2020) Spatio-temporal variation in species composition of New Zealand's whitebait fishery. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 54(4): 679-694. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2020.1745854.

Egan EMC., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2019) Understanding the life histories of amphidromous fish by integrating otolith-derived growth reconstructions, post-larval migrations and reproductive traits. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29(9): 1391-1402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3145.

Schiel DR., Alestra T., Gerrity S., Orchard S., Dunmore R., Pirker J., Lilley S., Tait L., Hickford M. and Thomsen M. (2019) The Kaikōura earthquake in southern New Zealand: Loss of connectivity of marine communities and the necessity of a cross-ecosystem perspective. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29(9): 1520-1534. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3122.

Orchard DSE., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2018) Use of artificial habitats to detect spawning sites for the conservation of Galaxias maculatus, a riparian-spawning fish. Ecological Indicators 91: 617-625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.061.

Orchard S., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2018) Earthquake-induced habitat migration in a riparian spawning fish has implications for conservation management. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28(3): 702-712. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2898.

Hickford MJH., Stevens JCB. and Schiel DR. (2017) Nonselective use of vegetation for spawning by the diadromous fish Galaxias maculatus. Restoration Ecology http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12618.

Orchard DSE. and Hickford. (2017) Census survey approach to quantifying īnanga spawning habitat for conservation and management. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research : 284-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2017.1392990.

Orchard S. and Hickford MJH. (2017) Census survey approach to quantifying īnanga spawning habitat for conservation and management. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 52(2): 284-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2017.1392990.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2016) Otolith microchemistry of the amphidromous Galaxias maculatus shows recruitment to coastal rivers from unstructured larval pools. Marine Ecology Progress Series 548: 197-207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps11701.

South PM., Lilley SA., Tait LW., Alestra T., Hickford MJH., Thomsen MS. and Schiel DR. (2016) Transient effects of an invasive kelp on the community structure and primary productivity of an intertidal assemblage. Marine and Freshwater Research 67(1): 103-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF14211.

Stevens JCB., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2016) Evidence of iteroparity in the widely distributed diadromous fish inanga Galaxias maculatus and potential implications for reproductive output. Journal of fish biology 89(4): 1931-1946. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13083.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Experimental rehabilitation of degraded spawning habitat of a diadromous fish, Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) in rural and urban streams. Restoration Ecology 22(3): 319-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12079.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Artificial spawning habitats improve egg production of a declining diadromous fish, Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842). Restoration Ecology 21(6): 686-694. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12008.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2011) Population sinks resulting from degraded habitats of an obligate life-history pathway. Oecologia 166(1): 131-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1834-7.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2011) Synergistic interactions within disturbed habitats between temperature, relative humidity and UVB radiation on egg survival in a diadromous fish. PLoS ONE 6(9) e24318 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024318.

Hickford MJH., Cagnon M. and Schiel DR. (2010) Predation, vegetation and habitat-specific survival of terrestrial eggs of a diadromous fish, Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 385(1-2): 66-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.01.010.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2008) Experimental gill-netting of reef fish: species-specific responses modify capture probability across mesh sizes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 358(2): 163-169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.02.007.

Ruttenberg BI., Hamilton SL., Hickford MJH., Paradis GL., Sheehy MS., Standish JD., Ben-Tzvi O. and Warner RR. (2005) Elevated levels of trace elements in cores of otoliths and their potential for use as natural tags. Marine Ecology Progress Series 297: 273-281.

Hickford MJH. (2003) Comparative dispersal of larvae from demersal versus spawning fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2003) Comparative dispersal of larvae from demersal versus pelagic spawning fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 252(2003): 255-271.

Schiel DR. and Hickford MJH. (2001) Biological structure of nearshore rocky subtidal habitats in southern New Zealand.. Science for Conservation 182: 1-54.

Schiel DR. and Hickford MJH. (2001) Biological structure of nearshore rocky subtidal habitats of southern New Zealand. Science for Conservation 182: 54pp.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (1999) Evaluation of the performance of light traps for sampling fish larvae in inshore temperate waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series 186: 293-302.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (1997) Catch characteristics of commercial gills-nets in a nearshore fishery in central New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 31: 249-259.

Hickford MJH., Schiel DR. and Jones JB. (1997) Catch characteristics of commercial gill-nets in a nearshore fishery in central New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 31: 249-259.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (1996) Gillnetting in southern New Zealand: duration effects of sets and entanglement modes of fish. Fishery Bulletin 94: 669-677.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (1995) Catch vs count: effects of gill-netting on reef fish populations in southern New Zealand. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 188: 215-232.

Oral Presentations

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2015) Whitebait: what are they, where do they come from and where are they going? Akaroa, New Zealand: Akaroa Whitebaiters Association and DOC information evening.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Īnanga spawning habitat: artificial solutions. Port Waikato, New Zealand: Tauranganui Marae Inanga Spawning Hui.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Inanga: a disrupted life-history? Whangarei, New Zealand: Takahiwai Marae Inanga Symposium.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Locating, protecting and restoring īnanga spawning habitat. Whangarei, New Zealand: Northland Regional Council Īnanga Spawning Workshop.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Protecting and restoring inanga spawning habitat. Port Waikato, New Zealand: Oraeroa Marae Inanga Symposium.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Whitebait: diadromous and challenged. Christchurch, New Zealand: Public talk for World Fish Migration Day.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Whitebait: what are they, where do they come from and where are they going? Akaroa, New Zealand: Department of Conservation Whitebaiters Information Meeting.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) If you build it, they might show up…eventually: short & long term rehabilitation of inanga spawning habitat. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Horizons Regional Council Inanga Spawning Workshop.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Inanga spawning habitat: what is it and how do you find it? Blenheim, New Zealand: Marlborough District Council Inanga Spawning Workshop.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Inanga: what do they need to do before we catch them as whitebait? Blenheim, New Zealand: Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Inanga Spawning Symposium.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2012) How do you find inanga eggs? Nelson, New Zealand: Tasman District Council Inanga Spawning Workshop.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2012) Riparian vegetation: the foundation for whitebait spawning. Christchurch, New Zealand: University of the Third Age Symposium.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2012) Whitebait spawning habitat: putting all your eggs in one, very small, basket. Nelson, New Zealand: Cawthron Institute Inanga Symposium.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2012) Whitebait: what we know and what we think we know. Christchurch, New Zealand: Great West Coast Whitebait Festival.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2011) Making more whitebait. Canterbury Workers Educational Association Roopu Kaimahi Matauranga O Waitaha: Northwest Branch Meeting.

Reports

Lilley S., Alestra T., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2016) Biodiversity and community composition of rocky intertidal areas within Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour. In Biodiversity and community composition of rocky intertidal areas within Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour.

Orchard S. and Hickford M. (2016) Spatial effects of the Canterbury earthquakes on īnanga spawning habitat and implications for waterways management.Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management. Commissioned by IPENZ Rivers Group & Ngāi Tahu Research Centre. 1-37.

Hickford MJH., O'Connell KL. and Schiel DR. (2009) Inanga (Galaxias maculatus) spawning in the Ngakawau River.Commissioned by Solid Energy. 31pp.

Pirker JG., Hickford MJH. and Taylor DI. (2007) The effect of paua (Haliotis iris) re-seeding in the Kaikoura 186b Wakatu Quay Rāhui area.Commissioned by Ministry of Fisheries. 24pp.

Pirker JG., Hickford MJH., Taylor DI. and Schiel DR. (2007) Monitoring S186 Closures - Wakatu Quay: CUS2006-07 Final Report.Commissioned by Ministry of Fisheries. 17pp.

Woods CMC., Unwin MJ., Hickford MJH., Taylor DI., Pirker JG., Miller S. and Hurren S. (2006) Intertidal shellfish at Banks Peninsula: an assessment of recreational harvested species of concern based on available historical information.Commissioned by Ministry of Fisheries Research Project. 89pp.

Schiel DR. and Hickford M. (1993) Factory outfall visual survey.Commissioned by Kaikoura Co-op Dairy Company Limited. 13pp.

Theses / Dissertations

Hickford MJH. (2000) Patterns of distribution and abundance of larval fish in a southern temperate region. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Hickford MJH. (1993) Effects of gill-netting on reef fish populations in central New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Additional Publications

Hickford M., Yungnickel M. and Schiel D. (2019) Spatio-temporal variation in species composition of New Zealand's whitebait fishery. Geelong, Australia: Australian Freshwater Sciences Society and New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Joint Conference, 1-4 Dec 2019.

Hickford M., Yungnickel M., McClintock G. and Schiel D. (2019) Whitebait and Bergmann’s rule: size and age of whitebait entering New Zealand rivers. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Annual Conference, 2-5 Jul 2019.

Watson A., Hickford M., Harding J. and Schiel D. (2019) How does whitebait fishing affect common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus) populations? Geelong, Australia: Australian Freshwater Sciences Society and New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Joint Conference, 1-4 Dec 2019.

Armstrong B., Yungnickel M., Hickford M., Moltchanova E. and Schiel D. (2018) Whitebait wizardry: modelling the composition of a mixed species fishery. Nelson, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, 10-14 Dec 2018.

Hickford M., Yungnickel M., McClintock G. and Schiel D. (2018) Bergmann's rule and whitebait: differences in size, age and growth of whitebait across New Zealand. Nelson, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, 10-14 Dec 2018.

Orchard DSE., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2018) Conservation biology insights from an extreme event: a new understanding of whitebait habitat following earthquake-induced landscape change. Wellington, New Zealand: Society for Conservation Biology 5th Oceania Congress, 2-5 Jul 2018.

Watson A., Hickford M., Schiel D. and Harding J. (2018) Trapping methods: evaluating soak time, fish density, predator presence and baiting for inanga population assessments. Nelson, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, 10-10 Dec 2018.

Hickford MJH., Egan EM., Yungnickel. and Schiel. (2017) Legacy effects of marine larval development for a diadromous species. Papeete, Tahiti: 10th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, 2-6 Oct 2017.

Hickford., Egan EM., Yungnickel M. and Schiel. (2017) Legacy effects of marine larval development for whitebait: bigger fish to fry? Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Annual Conference, 4-6 Jul 2017.

McClintock GJ., Hickford MJH., Yungnickel MR. and Schiel DR. (2017) A different kettle of fish: early life history variations in whitebait species.. Hamilton, New Zealand: 5th Biennial Symposium of the International Society for River Science, 19-24 Nov 2017.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2016) Morphology and microstructure of inanga otoliths; building blocks of the whitebait fishery. Wellington, New Zealand: Joint conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and Australian Marine Science Association, 4-7 Jul 2016.

Hickford MJH., Orchard DSE. and Schiel DR. (2016) Causing whitebait: using artificial habitat installations to identify potential spawning site locations for īnanga. Wellington, New Zealand: Joint conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and Australian Marine Science Association, 4-7 Jul 2016.

McMurtrie SA., Brennan K., Hickford MJH., Orchard DSE. and Lenihan TM. (2016) Whaka īnaka: causing whitebait - improving īnanga spawning in Christchurch's waterways. Invercargill: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, 5-8 Dec 2016.

Orchard DSE., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2016) Planning for whitebait: applying vulnerability assessment to īnanga spawning sites. Wellington, New Zealand: Joint conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and Australian Marine Science Association, 4-7 Jul 2016.

Orchard DSE., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2016) Use of artificial habitats to quantify īnanga spawning areas for conservation and management. Invercargill, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, 5-8 Dec 2016.

Yungnickel MR., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2016) Has the species composition of New Zealand's whitebait fishery changes in the last 50 years? Wellington, New Zealand: Joint conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and Australian Marine Science Association, 4-7 Jul 2016.

Yungnickel MR., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2016) New Zealand's whitebait fishery: temporal and spatial variation in composition and morphology. Invercargill, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, 5-8 Dec 2016.

Egan E., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2015) Shaping your past: can otolith shape and structure identify dispersal histories in an amphidromous galaxiid? Vienna, Austria: 39th Annual Larval Fish Conference (LFC2015), 12-17 Jul 2015.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2015) Shapes and landscapes - a morphological approach to the meta-population dynamics of a galaxiid fish. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences & Oceania Chondrichthyan Societies 2015 Conference (NZMSS), 6-9 Jul 2015.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2015) Ambitious amphidromy: using otolith microchemistry to determine the natal source of whitebait. Vienna, Austria: 39th Annual Larval Fish Conference (LFC2015), 12-17 Jul 2015.

Hickford MJH., Stevens JCB. and Schiel DR. (2015) Between a rock and a hard place: experimental evaluation of inanga spawning substrate preferences. Wellington, New Zealand: The changing freshwater landscape: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and Australian Society of Limnology Joint Conference, 23-26 Nov 2015.

Egan EM., Hickford MJ., Quinn J. and Schiel DR. (2014) Otoliths, the biological diary of a migratory galaxiid: can they reveal the secrets of marine larval development? Blenheim, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference, 24-27 Nov 2014.

Egan EM., Hickford MJ., Quinn J. and Schiel DR. (2014) Out of sight, out of mind: what can otolith microstructure tell us about the elusive marine dispersive phase of the New Zealand whitebait Galaxias maculatus? Mallorca, Spain.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn J. and Schiel DR. (2014) Insights into the "black box" of a widely dispersing Galaxiid. What can otolith microstructure reveal? Nelson, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Annual Conference, 11-14 Aug 2014.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2014) Can otolith shape discriminate between populations of a widely dispersing galaxiid? Mallorca, Spain: 5th International Otolith Symposium, 20-24 Oct 2014.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2014) Otolith morphometric and microstructure analyses as complementary methods for discrimination of populations of the New Zealand whitebait species Galaxias maculatus. Blenheim, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Annual Conference, 24-28 Nov 2014.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2014) Otolith shape as a novel method to discriminate populations of the migratory Galaxiid, Galaxias maculatus. Lincoln, New Zealand: Waterways Postgraduate Student Conference, 17-17 Nov 2014.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2014) Out of sight out of mind: what can otolith microstructure reveal about the New Zealand whitebait, Galaxias maculatus? Mallorca, Spain: 5th International Otolith Symposium, 20-24 Oct 2014.

Egan EM., Hickford MJH., Quinn JM. and Schiel DR. (2014) Using otolith microstructure to reconstruct marine development in the New Zealand whitebait Galaxias maculatus. Lincoln, New Zealand: Waterways Postgraduate Student Conference, 17-17 Nov 2014.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Wandering whitebait: determining the natal sources of inanga using otolith microchemistry. Nelson, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society, 11-14 Aug 2014.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2014) Widespread Wanderers: using otolith microchemistry to determine the natal source of whitebait. Blenheim, New Zealand: 2014 Water Symposium, 24-28 Nov 2014.

Egan EC., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Galaxias maculatus early life history: why it matters. Christchurch, New Zealand: Waterways Postgraduate Student Conference, 12-12 Nov 2013.

Egan EC., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Galaxias maculatus early life history: why it matters. Christchurch, New Zealand: Waterways Postgraduate Student Conference, 12-12 Nov 2013.

Egan EC., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Galaxias maculatus population dynamics in a dynamic world. Hamilton, New Zealand: Joint conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society, New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and The Australian Society for Fish Biology, 19-23 Aug 2013.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Degraded inanga spawning habitat: mending a fishy Achilles heel. Hamilton, New Zealand: Joint conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society, New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and The Australian Society for Fish Biology, 19-23 Aug 2013.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Good fences make good neighbours: experimental rehabilitation of the spawning habitat of Galaxias maculatus. Okinawa, Japan: 9th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, 1-1 Jun 2013.

Hill JCB., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Inanga reproduction: putting fewer eggs into multiple baskets. Hamilton, New Zealand: Joint conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society, New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and The Australian Society for Fish Biology, 19-23 Aug 2013.

Hill JCB., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Reproduction in a whitebait species: spawn early or spawn often? Christchurch, New Zealand: Waterways Postgraduate Student Conference, 12-12 Nov 2013.

Hill JCB., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Tagging experiments on adult inanga: growth and migration. Hamilton, New Zealand: Joint Conference of New Zealand Marine Sciences Society, New Zealand Freshawater Sciences Society and Australian Society for Fish Biology, 19-23 Aug 2013.

Hill JCB., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2013) Whitebait wanderings: riverine growth and movement. Christchurch, New Zealand: Waterways Postgraduate Student Conference, 12-12 Nov 2013.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2012) Slip, slop, splash: whitebait eggs in disturbed spawning habitats are susceptible to UVB radiation. Hobart, Australia: Australian Marine Sciences Association and New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Joint Conference, 1-5 Jul 2012.

Hill JCB., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2012) Spawning migrations in inanga: we know the destination, but where is the source? Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference, 3-7 Dec 2012.

Hill JCB., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2012) Spawning migrations of Galaxias maculatus (īnanga) in southern New Zealand. Hobart, Australia: Australian Marine Sciences Association and New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Joint Conference, 1-5 Jul 2012.

Bradshaw J., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2011) Whitebait! The story of New Zealand's favourite fish. Hokitika Museum, Hokitika. 9 Sep 2011-15 Apr 2012. [Museum exhibition].

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2011) Whitebait can get sunburned too: Synergistic interactions within disturbed habitats between temperature, relative humidity and UVB radiation on egg survival. Brisbane, Australia: Australian Society for Limnology Annual Congress with New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society, 26-30 Sep 2011.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2010) Eggs are being laid: Experimental rehabilitation of the riparian spawning habitat of a diadromous fish, Galaxias maculatus. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference, 7-9 Jul 2010.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2010) Population sinks for diadromous fish from multiple stressors in the coastal margins of New Zealand. Santa Fe, NM, USA: American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and North American Benthological Society Joint Conference, 6-11 Jun 2010.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2010) The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence: Experimental rehabilitation of the spawning habitat of Galaxias maculatus. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference, 22-26 Nov 2010.

West DW., Leathwick JR., Gerbeaux P. and Hickford MJH. (2010) White gold: mapping the value of whitebait habitat. Wellington, New Zealand: Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Conference, 27-29 Oct 2010.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2009) Attractive sinks' detract from spawning success: Degraded habitats reduce egg production of whitebait in major rivers. Auckland, New Zealand: Joint conference of the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and the Meterological Society of New Zealand, 2-4 Sep 2009.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2009) Habitat degradation reduces egg production in inanga: Are major rivers 'attractive sinks'? Whangarei, New Zealand: New Zealand Hydrological and Freshwater Sciences Societies Joint Conference, 23-27 Nov 2009.

Hickford MJH., O'Connell KO. and Schiel DR. (2009) Artificial spawning substrata: Egg-straw-dinary new habitats for inanga? Whangarei, New Zealand: New Zealand Hydrological and Freshwater Sciences Societies Joint Conference, 23-27 Nov 2009.

O'Connell KO., Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2009) Egg-straw-dinary habitat: Artificial spawning substrata for a diadromous fish species. Auckland, New Zealand: Joint conference of the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and the Meterological Society of New Zealand, 2-4 Sep 2009.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2008) Until the cows come home: Restoration of spawning habitat of diadromous fishes. Christchurch, New Zealand: Wai: Wetlands Symposium, 14-16 Feb 2008.

Hickford MJH., Cagnon M. and Schiel DR. (2008) Of mice and men: Restoration of spawning habitat of inanga, Galaxias maculatus. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and Australian Marine Sciences Association Joint Conference, 6-10 Jul 2008.

Hickford MJH., Cagnon M. and Schiel DR. (2008) Of mice and men: Restoration of spawning habitat of inanga, Galaxias maculatus. New Plymouth, New Zealand: New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Conference 2008, 24-27 Nov 2008.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2007) Until the cows come home: Restoration of spawning habitat of diadromous fishes. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference, 29-31 Aug 2007.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2006) Sources and sinks: Loss of critical stage-specific habitats in a diadromous fish species. Nelson, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference, 20-22 Sep 2006.

Hickford MJH. and Schiel DR. (2006) Sources and sinks: Loss of critical stage-specific habitats in a diadromous fish species. Santa Barbara, CA, USA: 7th International Temperate Reefs Symposium, 26 Jun-1 Jul 2006.

Review and Refereeing

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Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ( 2003 - 2023)

Journal of Fish Biology ( 2002 - 2023)

Marine and Freshwater Research ( 2008 - 2023)

Marine Ecology - Progress Series ( 2003 - 2023)