Complete List of Publications:
Professor Roberta Farrell
Books/Chapters in Books:
Farrell, R. L.; Duncan, S.; Blanchette, R. A.; Held, B. W.; Jurgens, J.; Arenz, B. 2008. Scientific evaluation of deterioration of historic huts of Ross Island, Antarctica. In: Historical Polar Bases – Preservation and Management edited by S.Barr and P.Chaplin. ICOMOS Monuments and Sites No.XVII. International Polar Heritage Committee, Oslo, Norway. p96.
Thwaites, J.M.; Farrell, R.L.; Duncan, S.D.; Lamar, R.L.; White, R.B. 2006. Fungal-Based Remediation: Treatment of PCP contaminated Soil in New Zealand, In: Environmental Bioremediation Technologies, Ed. S.N. Singh, Springer Verlag, pages 465-479.
Farrell, R.L.; Duncan, S.M. 2005. Uniqueness of Antarctica and potential for commercial success, In:: Antarctic Bioprospecting, edited by. A. Hemmings and M. Rogan-Finnemore. Gateway Antarctica Special Publication Series, No. 0501, University of Canterbury. pages 10-40.
Beattie, A.J., Kheng, C.T., Prance, I., Barthlott, W., Elisabetsky, E., Farrell, R.L., Simpson, D., Rosenthal, J. 2004. New products and industries from biodiversity In: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and HumanWell-being: A Framework for Assessment. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Farrell, R.L., Blanchette, R.A., Auger, M., Duncan, S.M., Held, B.W., Jurgens, J.E.,Minasaki, R. 2004 Scientific evaluation of deterioration in historic huts of Ross Island, Antarctica. In: Polar Monuments and Sites Cultural Heritage Work in the Arcticand Antarctic Regions. ICOMOS, Oslo. .
Held, B.W., Blanchette, R.A., Jurgens, J.A., Duncan, S., Farrell, R.L.2003 Deterioration and conservation issues associated with Antarctica’s historic huts, In: Art, Biology and Conservation of Works of Art, Ed. Koestler, R.J.,Charola, A.E., Nieto-Fernadez, F.E., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, pp 370-389.
Journal Articles:
Duncan, S.M.; Farrell, R.L.; Jordan, N.; Jurgens, J.A.; Blanchette, R.A. 2010. Monitoring and identification of airborne fungi at historic locations on Ross Island, Antarctica. Polar Science. In press.
Blanchette, B.A.; Held, B.W.; Arenz, B.E.; Jurgens, J.A.; Baltes, N.J.; Duncan, S.M.; and Farrell, R.L. 2010. An Antarctic hot spot for fungi at Shackleton’s historic hut on Cape Royds. Microbial Ecology. In press.
Pointing, S.B.; Chan,Y.; Lacap, D.C.; Lau, M.C.Y.; Jurgens, J.; Farrell,R.L. 2009. Highly specialized microbial diversity in hyper-arid polar desert . Proc Natl Acad Sci.USA, On line: www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10/1073/pnas.0908274106
Li Y.; Pickering, K.L.; R.F. Farrell. 2009. Determination of interfacial shear strength of white rot fungi treated hemp .Compos Sci Technol. In press.
Duncan, S.M., Minasaki, R., Farrell, R.L., Thwaites, J.M., Held, B.W., Arenz, B.E., Jurgens, J.A., Blanchette, R.A. 2008. Screening fungi isolated from historic Discovery Hut on Ross, Island, Antarctica for cellulose degradation. Antarctic Science, 21, pp 1-8. http://journals.cambridge.org/repo_A187GtFw
Farrell R L. 2007. Scientific evaluation of deterioration of historic huts of Ross Island, Antarctica. NZ Science Teacher, Number 114: 12 -14.
Pickering, K.L.; Li, L.; Farrell, R.L.; Lay, M. 2007. Interfacial modification of hemp fibre reinforced composites using fungal and alkali treatment. Journal of Bio-based Materials and Bio-energy, 1 (1) :109-117.
Pickering, K. L.; Li,Y.; Farrell, R.L. 2007. Fungal and alkali interfacial modification of hemp fibre reinforced composites. Key Engineering Materials, 334: 493-496.
Arenz, B.E.; Held, B.W.; Jurgens, J.A.; Farrell, R.L.; Blanchette, R.A. 2006. Fungal diversity in soils and historic wood from the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38: 3057-3064.
Duncan, S.M.; Farrell, R.L.; Thwaites, J.M.; Held, B.W.; Arenz, B.E.; Jurgens, J.A.; Blanchette, R.A. 2006. Endoglucanase-producing fungi isolated from Cape Evans historic expedition hut on Ross Island, Antarctica. Environmental Microbiology 8 (7): 1212-1219.
Held, B.W.; Jurgens, J.A.; Duncan, S.M.; Farrell, R.L.; Blanchette, R.A. 2006. Assessment of fungal diversity and deterioration in a wooden structure at New Harbor, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 29 (6): 526-531.
Reay S D, Thwaites J M and Farrell R L. 2006. Survey of Ophiostomataceae associated with Hylurgus ligniperda (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist 29 (1) : 21-26.
Wu, C.; Te’o, V.S.J.; Farrell, R.L.; Bergquist, P.L.; Nevalianen, K.M.H. 2006. Improvement of the secretion of extracellular proteins and isolation and characterization of the amylase I (amy1) gene from Ophiostoma floccosum. Gene 384: 96-103.
Held, B.W.; Jurgens, J.A.; Arenz, B.E.; Duncan, S.M. Farrell, R.L;. Blanchette, R.A. 2005. Environmental factors influencing microbial growth inside the Historic Expedition Huts of Ross Island, Antarctica. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 55: 45-53.
Reay, S.D.; Thwaites, J.M.; Farrell, R.L. 2005. A Survey of Ophiostoma species vectored by Hylastes ater to pine seedlings in New Zealand. For. Path. 35: 1-9.
Thwaites, J.M.; Farrell, R.L.; Duncan, S.M.; Reay, S.D.; Blanchette, R.A.; Hadar, E.; Hadar, Y.; Harrington, T.C. 2005. Survey of potential sapstain fungi on Pinus radiata in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 43(3): 653-663.
Thwaites, J.M., Farrell, R.L., Hata, K., Carter, P., Lausberg, M. (2004). Sapstain fungi on Pinus radiata logs – from New Zealand Forest to Export Destination in Japan. Journal of Wood Science: 50: 459-465.[Translated Japanese abstract appears in Mokuzai Gakkaishi Volume 50, Number 6.]
Blanchette, R.A., Held, B.W., Jurgens, J.A., Aislabie, J., Duncan, S.M., and Farrell, R.L. (2004). Environmental pollutants in Antarctica from the Robert F. Scott and Ernest H. Shackleton expeditions during the ‘Heroic Era’ of exploration. Polar Record, 40: 143-151.
Farrell, R.L., Rhodes, P.L., Aislabie, J. (2003). Toluene-degrading Antarctic Pseudomonas Strains from Fuel-contaminated Soil. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., Vol 312(1): 235-240.
Schirp, A., Farrell, R.L., Kreber, B. Effects of New Zealand Sapstaining Fungi on Structural Integrity of Unseasoned Radiata Pine. (2003). Holz als Rohund Werkstoff, 61, 369-376.
Schirp, A., Farrell, R.L., Kreber, B., Singh, A.P. (2003). Advances in understanding the ability of sapstaining fungi to produce cell-wall degrading enzymes. Wood and Fiber Science, 35: 434–444.
Held, B.W., Thwaites, J.M., Farrell, R.L., Blanchette, R.A. (2003). Albino Strains of Ophiostoma Species for Biological Control of Sapstaining Fungi. Holzforschung, 57: 237-242.
Conference Presentations :
Pointing S B, Cary S C, Farrell R L, McKay C P. 2010. Comparative ecology of lithic microbial communities from the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica and other deserts. Annual Antarctic Conference: A Taste of the Ice, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5-7 July. (oral presentation)
Cary S C, Robson L, McDonald I, Grzymski J J, Farrell R, Cowan D. 2008. Bacterial diversity in mineral soils associated with mummified seals in the Miers Valley, Eastern Antarctica. 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Cairns, Australia, 17-22 August. (poster presentation)
Farrell R L, Duncan S M, Jurgens J A, Held B W, Arenz B E, Thwaites J M, Robson L, Blanchette R A. 2009. Fungi in extreme environments: Cold tolerant, cellulolytic and aerial spore characteristics. Xth SCAR International Biology Symposium, Hokkaido, Japan, 26-31 July. (oral presentation)
Pointing S B, Chan Y, Lacap D C, Lau M C, Jurgens J, Farrell R L. 2009. Dry permafrost polygonal terrain in the Antarctic Dry Valleys supports multiple lithic microbial niches. Xth SCAR International Biology Symposium, Hokkaido, Japan, 26-31 July. (oral presentation)
Non-refereed journal articles:
Farrell R L. 2008. Priorities: yesterday, today and tomorrow. AWIS Newsletter, Issue 4, pp 11.
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