Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Biological oceanography
Behavioural ecology
Wildlife and habitat management
Aquaculture
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Landscape ecology
Ecology

Research Objectives

Marine biodiversity
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Environmental drivers of oceanic foraging site fidelity in central place foragers; Marine Biology
Identifying foraging habitats of adult female long-nosed fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri based on vibrissa stable isotopes; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Influence of shelf oceanographic variability on alternate foraging strategies in long-nosed fur seals; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Monitoring and assessing offshore/high energy production structures. A report from the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre
Resource limitation, controphic ostracod density and larval mosquito development; PLoS One
Shelf-oceanic dynamics of surface environmental parameters in the Kangaroo Island-Bonney Coast region; Marine and Freshwater Research
Testing optimal foraging theory models on benthic divers; Animal Behaviour

Research Projects

Uncoupling oceanographic and life history drivers to alternate foraging strategies in Long-nosed fur seals; Field Naturalists Society of South Australia Inc (FNSSA)
Uncoupling oceanographic and life history drivers to alternate foraging strategies in Long-nosed fur seals; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Campbell Island Pup Tracking and Camera Trap Data Analysis
Campbell Island Pup Tracking and Camera Trap Data Analysis - Part 2
New Zealand Sea Lion Campbell Islands

Research Candidate Supervision