RESEARCH INTERESTS I am interested in a variety of ecological questions which often have underlying application to conservation. I have a particular enthusiasm for islands, where complex ecological relationships can become reducible and tractable. Of particular interest are population and behavioural ecology questions relating to what makes species threatened or invasive, and how these trends can be reversed. I also work with macroecology questions related to biogeography such as species diversity and community composition, and in the application of genetic methods within an ecological context. My work often has a strong statistical modelling or analytical component. I also have a strong interest in animal ethics and environmental values. Research sites have included New Zealand, Southern Ocean, Western Indian Ocean, French Polynesia, Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Tibetan Plateau. Distinctions/Honours: - 2020 University of Auckland Research Excellence Medal - 2018 Society for Conservation Biology Oceania Section Distinguished Service Award - 2015 Scientist Without Frontiers (Brazil) - 2014 Rutherford Discovery Fellow - 2013 National Geographic Explorer - 2012 Prime Minister's Emerging Scientist Prize Winner - 2011 Chinese Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Fellowship