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Terrestrial Ecology
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Email: kath.dickinson@otago.ac.nz
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Phone: +64 3 479 9059

Research interests

Ecology; plant ecology: plant-animal interactions; conservation and biodiversity; in a habitat and systems context.

Recent postgraduate students

PhD

  • Altobelli II, J. T. (2023). The spatial ecology of Hamilton’s frog, Leiopelma hamiltoni on Te Pākeka Maud Island (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/15909
  • Fern, S. R. (2023). Non-human Charisma and its role in Conservation in New Zealand (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/14846
  • Iwasaki, J. (2017). Interactions between bee species in relation to floral resources (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/7487
  • Samus, A. (2023). Nature connectedness and urban biodiversity: Pathways to environmental and psychological well-being (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/148

MSc

  • Chen, J. P. L. (2020). How mammal exclusion using pest-resistant fencing influences terrestrial invertebrate communities at a New Zealand ecosanctuary (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/10405
  • Danuser, L. (2022). The influence of the spatial distribution of microhabitat on invertebrate community composition in a New Zealand tussock grassland. (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/12909
  • Forbes, V. C. B. (2020). Applying an ecological lens to the aspirations of females in leadership and conservation science: an assessment of the Department of Conservation, New Zealand-Aotearoa (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/10593
  • S. E. J. (2019). High resolution remote sensing techniques to assess tall tussock grassland distribution and density (Thesis, Master of Science). University of Otago. Retrieved from htp://hdl.handle.net/10523/9351.

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Publications

Samus, A., Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). An examination of the factors influencing engagement in gardening practices that support biodiversity using the theory of planned behavior. Biological Conservation, 286, 110252. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110252

Altobelli, J. T., Bishop, P. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Godfrey, S. S. (2023). Suitability of radio telemetry for monitoring two New Zealand frogs (Leiopelma archeyi and L. hamiltoni). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(2), 3532. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3532

Chen, J. P. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., & Jandt, J. M. (2022). Beetle (Coleoptera) communities inside and outside the pest-resistant fencing of a New Zealand ecosanctuary. New Zealand Entomologist, 45(1-2), 17-34. doi: 10.1080/00779962.2022.2120594

Altobelli, J. T., Dickinson, K. J. M., Godfrey, S. S., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Methods in amphibian biotelemetry: Two decades in review. Austral Ecology, 47, 1382-1395. doi: 10.1111/aec.13227

Samus, A., Freeman, C., Van Heezik, Y., Krumme, K., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2022). How do urban green spaces increase well-being? The role of perceived wildness and nature connectedness. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 82, 101850. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101850

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