Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Microbial ecology
Environmental assessment and monitoring

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Marine biodiversity
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Escherichia coli out in the cold: dissemination of human-derived bacteria into the Antarctic microbiome; Environmental Pollution
A Southern Ocean dietary database; Ecology
Geological connectivity drives microbial community structure and connectivity in polar, terrestrial ecosystems; Environmental Microbiology
Methods for assessing biodiversity, abundance and distribution of Antarctic sea anemones; NZMSS and AMSA Joint 2016 Conference

Research Projects

Research Candidate Supervision

Examining the Abundance and Distribution of Actinaria (Sea Anemones) in the Australian Antarctic Territory
Genetic Structure, Diversity, and Population Ecology of Antarctic Benthic Amphipods
Measuring impacts of ocean acidification on biological communities in Antarctica- an in-situ experiment and laboratory exploration of the mechanisms of community changes in high-CO2 polar ocean
Meiofaunal Communities and Human Impacts at Casey Station, Antarctica