Dr Mike J Shepherd - B.A. hons, PhD
Dr Shepherd, an Associate of Coastal Systems Ltd, has recently retired as Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at Massey University. Dr Shepherd is an internationally recognized expert in coastal evolution, having spent 45 yrs studying and lecturing in NZ and Australia. In particular, Dr Shepherd has substantially contributed to our understanding of the development of sand plains, spits, beaches, foredunes, transgressive dune fields, and also karst (limestone) coasts. At present he is studying several Pleistocene-Holocene barrier systems around the New Zealand coast.
His professional associations include: the Geological Society of New Zealand; the New Zealand Marine Sciences Society and the Australasian Quaternary Association.
He has peer reviewed for the following journals: Australian Geographical Studies; Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand; Journal of Quaternary Science; New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics; New Zealand Geographer; New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Resources, and New Zealand Journal of Archaeology
Selected Recent Publications:
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Shepherd M.J. 1991: Relict and contemporary foredunes as indicators of coastal processes. In Brierley, G. and Chappell J. (eds.), Applied Quaternary Studies. Papers presented to a workshop at the Australia National University, July 2-3, 1990. |
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Shepherd M.J. 1994: Explaining spatial variations in coastal processes and landforms in New Zealand and Southern Australia. New Zealand Geographical Society Conference Series 16, 692-696. |
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Short, A D, 2002, The distribution and impacts of carbonate sands on southern Australia beach-dune systems. In Magoon, O T, Robbins, L L and Ewing, L (eds), Carbonate Beaches 2000 , American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, 236-250. |
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Shepherd M.J. 1994: Higher energy coastal environments in Viti Levu, Fiji - location and landform development. New Zealand Geographical Society Conference Series 16, 697-700. |
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Shepherd M. J. and Eliot I. G. 1995: Major phases of coastal erosion ca. 6700-6000 and ca. 3000 2000 years B.P. between Cervantes and Dongara, Western Australia. Quaternary International 27, 125-130 |
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Shepherd M.J. 1997: Formation, landforms, and palaeoenvironment of Matakana Island, Bay of Plenty, and implications for archaeology. Department of Conservation Science and Research Series 102, 100pp. |
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Shepherd M. J. 2000: Coasts - the Edge of the Land. Pp 34-39 in Saunders B.G.R. (ed.) The South of the North - Manawatu and its Neighbours. School of Global Studies, Massey University. |
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Shepherd M.J., Betts H.D., McFadgen B.G. & Sutton D.G. 2000 : Geomorphological evidence for a Pleistocene barrier at Matakana Island, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 43, 579-58 |
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Shepherd M. J. & Hesp P. A. 2003: Sandy Barriers and Coastal Dunes. Chapter 8 in Rouse H, Goff J. and Nichol S. (eds.) The New Zealand Coast: Te Tai O Aotearoa. Dunmore Press. |
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