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Programme Director

Christoph_MatthaeiProfessor Christoph Matthaei

Stream ecology, disturbance, restoration, human land uses

Course coordinator: ECOL321

Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 5863
Email christoph.matthaei@otago.ac.nz
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Deputy Programme Director

Travis Ingram 2021 imageDr Travis Ingram

Freshwater fish, evolutionary ecology, food web ecology

Course coordinator: ECOL211, ECOL314, Ecology postgraduate programme

Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 7991
Email travis.ingram@otago.ac.nz


Teaching Fellows


Dr Kunle AdebowaleKunle Adebowale image

Plant systematics and evolutionary ecology

Ecology Programme
Tel +64 3 471 6146
Email kunle.adebowale@otago.ac.nz


Dr Lucy GreenfieldLucy Greenfield image

Soil-plant interactions and nutrient cycling

Ecology Programme and Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 479 9173
Email lucy.greenfield@otago.ac.nz


Academic staff


Dr Bridie AllanDr Bridie Allan

Marine ecology; swimming performance in fishes; chemical ecology of predator-prey interactions; environmental influences on predator-prey interactions

Department of Marine Science
Tel +64 3 479 8327
Email bridie.allan@otago.ac.nz


Crid Fraser imageProfessor Crid Fraser

Biogeography, long-distance dispersal, Antarctic and sub-Antarctic ecology and evolution

Department of Marine Science
Email ceridwen.fraser@otago.ac.nz
Research group: https://www.ceridwenfraser.com/


Dr Gaya GnanalingamDr Gaya Gnanalingam

Fisheries restoration and management

Department of Marine Science
Tel +64 3 479 5369
Email gaya.gnanalingam@otago.ac.nz


Dr Stephanie GodfreyDr Stephanie Godfrey

Wildlife parasite and disease ecology, behaviour, social networks

Course coordinator: ECOL212

Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 7963
Email stephanie.godfrey@otago.ac.nz


Tony HarlandProfessor Tony Harland

Educational philosophy, intertidal ecology

Higher Education Development Centre
Tel +64 3 479 8136
Email tony.harland@otago.ac.nz


Linn HoffmanAssociate Professor Linn Hoffmann

Marine phytoplankton physiology and ecology, ocean acidification, trace metals, biomechanical properties of diatom frustules

Department of Botany
Tel  +64 3 470 3542
Email linn.hoffmann@otago.ac.nz


Jenny Jandt imageDr Jenny Jandt

Behavioural ecology and evolution of social insects

Department of Zoology
Email jenny.jandt@otago.ac.nz
Research group: https://jandtlab.com


Matthew Larcombe imageDr Matthew Larcombe

Evolutionary ecology of plants

Course coordinator: ECOL313

Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 479 3943
Email matthew.larcombe@otago.ac.nz


Jo MonksDr Jo Monks

Applied ecology and conservation of terrestrial fauna

Department of Zoology
Tel +64 27 408 3337
Email jo.monks@otago.ac.nz


orlovich_david_profileProfessor David Orlovich

Molecular ecology, evolution, taxonomy, systematics, population genetics of plants and fungi

Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 479 9060
Email david.orlovich@otago.ac.nz


Robert PoulinProfessor Robert Poulin

Parasitism, ecology, evolution, marine ecosystems

Department of Zoology
Tel +64 3 479 7983
Email robert.poulin@otago.ac.nz
Research group: Evolutionary and Ecological Parasitology


Dr Katja SchweikertKatja Schwikert

Marine eco-physiology

Course coordinator: ECOL211

Department of Botany
Tel +64 3 471 6146
Email katja.schweikert@otago.ac.nz


SteveWingProfessor Steve Wing

Marine ecology, coastal ecosystems, marine conservation, food webs, population biology, fisheries

Course coordinator: ECOL111, ECOL411

Department of Marine Science
Tel +64 3 479 9038
Email steve.wing@otago.ac.nz


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