So, what am I working on?...

I am investigating how wildlife responds to environmental pressures such as climate change and habitat loss.


Through the conversion of large areas of countryside into farmland and towns, many animals and plants have lost areas of their original habitat. This affects how many organisms survive, how they move and how they interact. When combined with a changing climate it is highly likely that a range of organisms are going to be effected, causing biodiversity loss and altering ecosystems.


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Fieldwork

Ok, so long time no blog, sorry about that. I've just got back from the first round of surveying and thought it was time for a wee update. So after a rather intense month moving from Nelson->Wellington->Hamilton finding sites, gaining permission to work on the land, collecting vegetation data and shifting dataloggers around the countryside we (my two field assistants and I) make it to the last of the locations, Auckland. The video joins us on a venture into the forests surrounding the Waitakere ranges west of the supercity. Please excuse the various mishaps that occurred during filming.

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