Science Centres: Coasts, Oceans

The science team includes plant and animal ecologists with expertise in a range of fields. National and International collaborators are an important part of the programme.

The NIWA Team

Dr Simon Thrush – benthic marine ecology
Dr Neil Andrew – echinoderm ecology
Dr Anne-Maree Schwarz – marine algal ecologist
Dr Clive Howard-Williams – limnologist
Vonda Cummings – benthic marine ecology
Donna Sutherland – microbial ecology

The collaborators

Dr Doug Mountfort (Cawthron Institute) – microbial ecology
Dr Jenny Webster (Auckland University) – aquatic chemistry
Prof Dan Dietrich and Dr Bettina Hitzfeld (Constance University, Germany) – cyanobacterial molecular ecology and toxicology
Dr Antonio Quesada (University of Madrid, Spain) – nitrogen fixation
Prof Warwick Vincent (University of Laval, Canada) – microbial ecology
Drs Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti and Mariachiara Chiantore (University of Genoa, Italy) – benthic marine ecology
The McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research Program (US programme in the Dry Valleys) – limnology

The support crew

Antarctic research is only possible with lots of help from your friends. In particular, Steve Mercer and Rod Budd support the diving programme, and Faye Richards provides analytical services.

Please direct all correspondence and enquiries to the programme coordinator

Dr Ian Hawes [ i.hawes@niwa.co.nz ]
NIWA, PO Box 8602, Christchurch
Phone +64 3 348 8987
Fax +64 3 348 5548