Qualifications
PhD (Ecology)
Location
Christchurch
Science Centre
Contact Details
Biography
Rick has over a decade of experience providing science to support the management of freshwater ecosystems in both Australia and New Zealand. He employs a wide array of scientific approaches—from lab experiments to computer modelling—to generate information and tools to inform policy and management decisions at all levels of government. He has specialist expertise in adaptive management and monitoring of freshwater ecosystems; ecological modelling and uncertainty analysis; and the ecology of freshwater animal communities.