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Overview

Bruce W. Hayward is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. The bulk of their research focuses on topics within geology and paleoclimatology, earthquake and tectonic studies, marine biology and ecology, isotope analysis in ecology, methane hydrates, geological formations and processes, and Pacific and Southeast Asian studies.

Their scholarly output includes significant contributions to atmospheric science, geophysics, oceanography, ecology, and earth-surface processes. These subfields reflect the breadth of their research interests and expertise.

Bruce W. Hayward has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • The Journal of Foraminiferal Research
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Micropaleontology

The following recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their work:

  • "Auckland Volcanic Field magmatism, volcanism, and hazard: a review," 2020, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • "Molecular and morphological taxonomy of living Ammonia and related taxa (Foraminifera) and their biogeography," 2021, Micropaleontology
  • "Foraminifera in the World Register of Marine Species (Worms) Taxonomic Database," 2020, The Journal of Foraminiferal Research
  • "Drivers of 20th century sea-level change in southern New Zealand determined from proxy and instrumental records," 2022, Journal of Quaternary Science
  • "A 5000 yr record of coastal uplift and subsidence reveals multiple source faults for past earthquakes on the central Hikurangi margin, New Zealand," 2023, Geological Society of America Bulletin

In collaboration, Bruce W. Hayward frequently works with Rob Carter, I Nick McCave, Carl Richter, Yoshiaki Aita, and Christophe Buret, each with whom they have coauthored multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • Morphological distinction of molecular types in Ammonia – towards a taxonomic revision of the world’s most commonly misidentified foraminifera

    Bruce W. Hayward;Maria Holzmann;Hugh R. Grenfell;Jan Pawlowski

  • Brackish foraminifera in New Zealand; a taxonomic and ecologic review

    Bruce W. Hayward;Christopher J. Hollis

  • A 20th century acceleration of sea‐level rise in New Zealand

    W. Roland Gehrels;Bruce W. Hayward;Rewi M. Newnham;Katherine E. Southall

  • Factors influencing the distribution patterns of Recent deep-sea benthic foraminifera, east of New Zealand, Southwest Pacific Ocean

    Bruce W. Hayward;Helen Neil;Rowan Carter;Hugh R. Grenfell

  • Tidal range of marsh foraminifera for determining former sea-level heights in New Zealand

    Bruce W. Hayward;Hugh R. Grenfell;David B. Scott

  • A review of the Australian-New Zealand sector of the Southern Ocean over the last 30ka (Aus-INTIMATE project)

    Helen C. Bostock;Timothy T. Barrows;L Carter;Zanna Chase

  • Recent Elphidiidae (Foraminiferida) of the South-West Pacific and fossil Elphidiidae of New Zealand

    Bruce W. Hayward;Chris J. Hollis;Hugh R. Grenfell

  • Techniques for estimation of tidal elevation and con” nement (∼salinity) histories of sheltered harbours and estuaries using benthic foraminifera: examples from New Zealand:

    Bruce W. Hayward;George H. Scott;Hugh R. Grenfell;Rowan Carter

  • LATE PLIOCENE TO MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE EXTINCTIONS OF DEEP-SEA BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA (“STILOSTOMELLA EXTINCTION”) IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC

    Bruce W. Hayward

  • Evidence for an earthquake and tsunami about 3100–3400 yr ago, and other catastrophic saltwater inundations recorded in a coastal lagoon, New Zealand

    J.R. Goff;H.L. Rouse;S.L. Jones;B.W. Hayward

  • Foraminiferal record of human impact on intertidal estuarine environments in New Zealand's largest city

    Bruce W. Hayward;Hugh R. Grenfell;Kirsty Nicholson;Robin Parker

  • Age of the Auckland Volcanic Field: a review of existing data

    JM Lindsay;GS Leonard;ER Smid;BW Hayward

  • Environmental controls on benthic foraminiferal and thecamoebian associations in a New Zealand tidal inlet

    B. W. Hayward;H. Grenfell;G. Cairns;A. Smith

  • Paleoecological insights into subduction zone earthquake occurrence, eastern North Island, New Zealand

    Ursula Cochran;Kelvin Berryman;Judith Zachariasen;Dallas Mildenhall

  • K‐Ar ages of early Miocene arc‐type volcanoes in northern New Zealand

    Bruce W. Hayward;Philippa M. Black;Ian E. M. Smith;Peter F. Ballance

  • Molecular and morphological taxonomy of living Ammonia and related taxa (Foraminifera) and their biogeography

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  • Lagoon subsidence and tsunami on the West Coast of New Zealand

    S.L. Nichol;J.R. Goff;R.J.N. Devoy;C. Chagué-Goff

  • Foraminifera in a New Zealand salt marsh and their suitability as sea-level indicators

    Katherine E. Southall;W. Roland Gehrels;Bruce W. Hayward

  • Taxonomy and Paleoecology of Early Miocene Benthic Foraminifera of Northern New Zealand and the North Tasman Sea

    Bruce W. Hayward;Martin A. Buzas

  • Lower Miocene bathyal and submarine canyon ichnocoenoses from Northland, New Zealand

    Bruce W. Hayward

  • Planktic foraminiferal and sea surface temperature record during the last 1 Myr across the Subtropical Front, Southwest Pacific

    Grace Schaefer;J. Stuart Rodger;Bruce W. Hayward;James P. Kennett

  • Changes in the position of the Subtropical Front south of New Zealand since the last glacial period

    Helen C. Bostock;Bruce W. Hayward;Helen L. Neil;Ashwaq T. Sabaa

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashwaq T Sabaa
Ashwaq T Sabaa Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
Helen C. Bostock
Helen C. Bostock University of Queensland
Helen L Neil
Helen L Neil National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
James P. Kennett
James P. Kennett University of California, Santa Barbara
Ellen Thomas
Ellen Thomas Yale University
Lionel Carter
Lionel Carter Victoria University of Wellington
Elisabeth L. Sikes
Elisabeth L. Sikes Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gavin B. Dunbar
Gavin B. Dunbar Victoria University of Wellington
Christopher J. Hollis
Christopher J. Hollis Victoria University of Wellington
Laura M. Wallace
Laura M. Wallace The University of Texas at Austin

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