Email philip.seddon@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 7029
Teaching
- Wildlife Management Programme
- WILM 402 Techniques of Wildlife Management
- WILM 406 Conservation Biology for Wildlife Management
- WILM 501 Research Placement in Wildlife Management
- ZOOL 319 Conservation Biology
- ZOOL 417 Harvest Management
- ZOOL 423 From Extinction to De-Extinction
Research Interests
- Restoration of threatened species
- Ecology of mammalian pest species
- Seabird, specifically penguin, ecology
- Assessment of the impacts of nature-based tourism
- Reintroduction Biology, including Assisted Colonisation and other Conservation Introductions
- De-extinction: implications for conservation
Projects
- Strategic planning for wildlife reintroductions in collaboration with the IUCN Conservation Translocation Specialist Group. See here for a Policy Statement on Assisted Colonization
- De-extinction: the pros and cons of creating versions (functional proxies) of extinct species for conservation benefit; download the IUCN Guiding Principles on De-extinction
- Application of remote sensing, GIS and GPS technology to quantify spatial ecology at all scales
- Spatial ecology of mammalian pests in NZ alpine regions, as part of the Te Manuhuna Aoaraki Project, in collaboration with Yolanda van Heezik
- Conservation Management of native species (current/recent collaborative and student projects include work on takahe, with Glen Greaves and Andrew Digby (DOC), black stilt (kaki), with Richard Maloney and Simone Clelland (DOC), yellow-eyed penguins, Fiordland penguins (tawaki) with Thomas Mattern (NZ Penguin Initiative), and Adelie penguins, with Matt Scofield (Maths & Stats) and Dean Anderson (Manaaki Whenua)
- Assessment, mitigation and management of human/tourism influences on seabirds.
Other Roles
- Member of Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Wallaby Research Advisory Group
- Advisor to the Endangered Species Foundation of New Zealand (ESFNZ)
- Member of the IUCN/SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group
- Founding member of the IUCN/SSC Penguin Specialist Group
- Trustee of the Mamaku Point Conservation Trust ( View a short film about the Reserve)
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the International Conservation Forum for Arabian Biodiversity
Current and Recent Postgraduate Students
- Jamie McAulay (MSc): Diet of stoats in the New Zealand alpine zone
- Melanie Young (PhD): Foraging ecology of Yellow-eyed Penguins
- James Hunter (PhD): Modeling post-release performance of reintroduced Takahe
- Rachel Hickcox (PhD): Macro-ecology of yellow-eyed penguins
- Saif Khan (PhD): Remote sensing applications in braided rivers
- Nick Foster (PhD): Altitudinal distribution of mammalian pest species
- Taylor Hamlin (PhD): Spatial ecology of Adelie penguins
- Asher Soryl (PhD): Animal welfare biology
- Charlotte Patterson (MSc): Predicting reinvasion pathways for urban possums
- Scott Forrest (MSc): Spatial ecology of urban kaka
- Myrene Otis (MSc): Foraging ecology of tawaki/Fiordland penguins
- Thor Elley (MSc): Foraging ecology of yellow-eyed penguins on Rakiura
- Peter Doyle (MSc): Spatial ecology of Norway rats
- Hayley Lister (MSc): Resource selection by Norway rats in dryland ecosystems
- Abby Clarke (MSc): Efficacy of probiotics for yellow-eyed penguins
- Lena McNaughton (MSc): Invertebrate diversity across and urban gradient
Publications
van Heezik, Y., Barratt, B. I. P., Burns, B. R., Clarkson, B. D., Cutting, B. T., Ewans, R., Freeman, C., … Seddon, P. J. (2023). A rapid assessment technique for evaluating biodiversity to support accreditation of residential properties. Landscape & Urban Planning, 232, 104682. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104682
Bourke, S. D., Brown, L., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). Determinants of hatching and recruitment success for captively reared kakī (Himantopus novaezelandiae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(1), 3508. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3508
Hickcox, R. P., Mattern, T., Rodríguez-Recio, M., Young, M. J., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2022). Staying close to home: Marine habitat selection by foraging yellow-eyed penguins using spatial distribution models. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 967741. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.967741
Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., Pütz, K., Agnew, P., Mattern, T., Hickcox, R. P., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Conservation implications for post-fledging dispersal of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 695, 173-188. doi: 10.3354/meps14124
Foster, N. J., Maloney, R. F., Seddon, P. J., Rodriguez Recio, M., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). High-elevation landforms limit the movement of invasive small mammal species. Landscape Ecology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10980-022-01496-8
Armstrong, D. P., Hayward, M. W., Moro, D., & Seddon, P. J. (Eds.). (2015). Advances in reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna. Clayton, Australia: CSIRO, 320p.
Edited Book - Research
Ewen, J. G., Armstrong, D. P., Parker, K. A., & Seddon, P. J. (Eds.). (2012). Reintroduction biology: Integrating science and management. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 499p. doi: 10.1002/9781444355833
Edited Book - Research
Soorae, P., & Seddon, P. J. (Eds.). (2000). Re-introduction news: Special bird issue. No 19. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, 55p.
Edited Book - Research
Soorae, P. S., & Seddon, P. J. (Eds.). (1998). International directory of re-introduction projects. Kenya: IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group & NCWCD, 97p.
Edited Book - Research
Armstrong, D. P., Seddon, P. J., & Moehrenschlager, A. (2018). Reintroduction. In B. Fath (Ed.), Reference module in earth systems and environmental sciences. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10589-5
Chapter in Book - Research
van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2017). Counting birds in urban areas: A review of methods for the estimation of abundance. In E. Murgui & M. Hedblom (Eds.), Ecology and conservation of birds in urban environments. (pp. 185-207). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-43314-1_10
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., & Armstrong, D. P. (2016). Reintroduction and other conservation translocations: History and future developments. In D. S. Jachowski, J. J. Millspaugh, P. L. Angermeier & R. H. Slotow (Eds.), Reintroduction of fish and wildlife populations. (pp. 7-28). Oakland, CA: University of California Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Armstrong, D. P., Moro, D., Hayward, M. W., & Seddon, P. J. (2015). Introduction: The development of reintroduction biology in New Zealand and Australia. In D. P. Armstrong, M. W. Hayward, D. Moro & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Advances in reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna. (pp. 1-6). Clayton, Australia: CSIRO.
Chapter in Book - Research
Moro, D., Hayward, M. W., Seddon, P. J., & Armstrong, D. P. (2015). Reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna: Progress, emerging themes and future directions. In D. P. Armstrong, M. W. Hayward, D. Moro & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Advances in reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna. (pp. 285-290). Clayton, Australia: CSIRO.
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., Moro, D., Mitchell, N. J., Chauvenet, A. L. M., & Mawson, P. R. (2015). Proactive conservation or planned invasion? Past, current and future use of assisted colonisation. In D. P. Armstrong, M. W. Hayward, D. Moro & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Advances in reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna. (pp. 105-126). Clayton, Australia: CSIRO.
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Reintroductions to “ratchet up” public perceptions of biodiversity: Reversing the extinction of experience through animal restorations. In M. Bekoff (Ed.), Ignoring nature no more: The case for compassionate conservation. (pp. 137-151). University of Chicago Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., Ellenberg, U., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes). In P. Garcia Borboroglu & P. D. Boersma (Eds.), Penguins: Natural history and conservation. (pp. 91-110). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Osborne, P. E., & Seddon, P. J. (2012). Selecting suitable habitats for reintroductions: Variation, change and the role of species distribution modelling. In J. G. Ewen, D. P. Armstrong, K. A. Parker & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Reintroduction biology: Integrating science and management. (pp. 73-104). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444355833.ch3
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Seddon, P. J., Strauss, W. M., & Innes, J. (2012). Animal translocations: What are they and why do we do them? In J. G. Ewen, D. P. Armstrong, K. A. Parker & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Reintroduction biology: Integrating science and management. (pp. 1-32). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444355833.ch1
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Ellenberg, U., & Seddon, P. J. (2010). Effective management decision-making depends on rigorous research. In A. Krause & E. Weir (Eds.), Ecotourism: Management, development and impact. (pp. 257-260). New York: Nova Science.
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., & Ellenberg, U. (2008). Effects of human disturbance on penguins: The need for site- and species-specific visitor management guidelines. In J. Higham & M. Lück (Eds.), Marine wildlife and tourism management: Insights from the natural and social sciences. (pp. 163-181). Wallingford, UK: CABI.
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., & Launay, F. (2008). Arab falconry: Changes, challenges and conservation opportunities of an ancient art. In B. Lovelock (Ed.), Tourism and the consumption of wildlife: Hunting, shooting and sport fishing. (pp. 196-210). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., Judas, J., Maloney, R. F., Combreau, O., & van Heezik, Y. (2000). The re-introduction of houbara bustards in the Kingsom of Saudi Arabia. In P. Soorae & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Re-introduction news: Special bird issue. No 19. (pp. 22-24). IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group.
Chapter in Book - Research
Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (1999). Counting Houbara bustards in northern Saudi Arabia: An assessment of methods. In Counting Houbara bustards. (pp. 18-24). Abu Dhabi: IUCN/SSC/Birdlife Working Group on the Houbara Bustard.
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Fisher, M., Ghazanfar, S. A., Chaudhary, S. A., Seddon, P. J., Robertson, E. F., Omar, S., … Boer, B. (1998). Diversity and Conservation. In S. A. Ghazanfar & M. Fisher (Eds.), Vegetation of Arabia. (pp. Ch. 12). The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.
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Ewen, J. G., Armstrong, D. P., Parker, K. A., & Seddon, P. J. (2012). Preface. In J. G. Ewen, D. P. Armstrong, K. A. Parker & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Reintroduction biology: Integrating science and management. (pp. xxiii-xxv). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444355833.fmatter
Chapter in Book - Other
Seddon, P. J., Armstrong, D. P., Parker, K. A., & Ewen, J. G. (2012). Summary. In J. G. Ewen, D. P. Armstrong, K. A. Parker & P. J. Seddon (Eds.), Reintroduction biology: Integrating science and management. (pp. 476-481). Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444355833.ch14
Chapter in Book - Other
Bourke, S. D., Brown, L., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). Determinants of hatching and recruitment success for captively reared kakī (Himantopus novaezelandiae). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(1), 3508. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3508
Journal - Research Article
van Heezik, Y., Barratt, B. I. P., Burns, B. R., Clarkson, B. D., Cutting, B. T., Ewans, R., Freeman, C., … Seddon, P. J. (2023). A rapid assessment technique for evaluating biodiversity to support accreditation of residential properties. Landscape & Urban Planning, 232, 104682. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104682
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Elley, T., Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Young, M. J., Hickcox, R. P., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2022). Consistent site-specific foraging behaviours of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho breeding on Stewart Island, New Zealand. Biology, 11, 844. doi: 10.3390/biology11060844
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Forrest, S. W., Recio, M. R., & Seddon, P. J. (2022). Moving wildlife tracking forward under forested conditions with the SWIFT GPS algorithm [Methodology]. Animal Biotelemetry, 10, 19. doi: 10.1186/s40317-022-00289-9
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Foster, N. J., Maloney, R. F., Seddon, P. J., Rodriguez Recio, M., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). High-elevation landforms limit the movement of invasive small mammal species. Landscape Ecology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10980-022-01496-8
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Green, C.-P., Ratcliffe, N., Mattern, T., Thompson, D., Lea, M.-A., Wotherspoon, S., … Ellenberg, U., … Seddon, P. J., … Hindell, M. A. (2022). The role of allochrony in influencing interspecific differences in foraging distribution during the non-breeding season between two congeneric crested penguin species. PLoS ONE, 17(2), e0262901. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262901
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Hickcox, R. P., Mattern, T., Rodríguez-Recio, M., Young, M. J., van Heezik, Y., & Seddon, P. J. (2022). Staying close to home: Marine habitat selection by foraging yellow-eyed penguins using spatial distribution models. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 967741. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.967741
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Thacker, T., Seddon, P. J., van Heezik, Y., & McCormack, G. (2022). A myna problem: Alien species no obstacle to recovery for the Mangaia kingfisher. Oryx, 56(1), 44-49. doi: 10.1017/S0030605320000071
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Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., Pütz, K., Agnew, P., Mattern, T., Hickcox, R. P., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Conservation implications for post-fledging dispersal of yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 695, 173-188. doi: 10.3354/meps14124
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Alden, B., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., Reid, J., & Young, M. J. (2021). Fat chance? Endangered penguin rehabilitation has mixed conservation outcomes. Conservation Science & Practice, 3, e452. doi: 10.1111/csp2.452
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Böhm, C., Bowden, C. G. R., Seddon, P. J., Hatipoğlu, T., Oubro, W., Bekkay, M. E., … Unsöld, M. (2021). The northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita: History, current status and future perspectives. Oryx, 55(6), 934-946. doi: 10.1017/S0030605320000198
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Foster, N. J., Maloney, R. F., Recio, M. R., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). European hedgehogs rear young and enter hibernation in New Zealand's alpine zones. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 3448. Advance online publication. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.45.52
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Foster, N. J., Maloney, R. F., Seddon, P. J., Recio, M. R., Khan, M. S. I., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). Altitudinal distribution of the entire invasive small mammal guild in the eastern dryland zone of New Zealand's Southern Alps. Biological Invasions, 23, 1837-1857. doi: 10.1007/s10530-021-02474-y
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Hunter-Ayad, J., Jarvie, S., Greaves, G., Digby, A., Ohlemüller, R., Recio, M. R., & Seddon, P. J. (2021). Novel conditions in conservation translocations: A conservative-extrapolative strategic framework. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2, 691714. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2021.691714
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Jarvie, S., Worthy, T. H., Saltré, F., Scofield, R. P., Seddon, P. J., & Cree, A. (2021). Using Holocene fossils to model the future: Distribution of climate suitability for tuatara, the last rhynchocephalian. Journal of Biogeography, 48, 1489-1502. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14092
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Khan, M. S. I., Ohlemüller, R., Maloney, R. F., & Seddon, P. J. (2021). Monitoring dynamic braided river habitats: Applicability and efficacy of aerial photogrammetry from manned aircraft versus unmanned aerial systems. Drones, 5(2), 39. doi: 10.3390/drones5020039
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McAulay, J., Monks, J. M., Wilson, D. J., & Seddon, P. J. (2021). Individual specialists within a generalist niche: Variable diet of stoats and implications for conservation. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(2), 3443. doi: 10.20420/nzjecol.45.29
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Patterson, C. R., Seddon, P. J., Wilson, D. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2021). Habitat-specific densities of urban brushtail possums. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(2), 3450. doi: 10.20418/nzjecol.45.27
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Soryl, A. A., Moore, A. J., Seddon, P. J., & King, M. R. (2021). The case for welfare biology. Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics, 34(2), 7. doi: 10.1007/s10806-021-09855-2
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White, J., Mattern, T., Ellenberg, U., Garcia-Borboroglu, P., Houston, D. M., Seddon, P. J., & Mays, H. L. (2021). Field sexing techniques for Fiordland crested penguins (tawaki; Eudyptes pachyrhynchus). Notornis, 68(3), 188-193. Retrieved from http://notornis.osnz.org.nz/node/4558
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Aichele, A., Seddon, P., & van Heezik, Y. (2020). Intake of sugar water by kākā in Orokonui Eco-sanctuary. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(1), 3431. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.45.52
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Bell, G., Young, M. J., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2020). Effects of unregulated visitor access on chick fledging mass and survival in yellow-eyed penguins. Wildlife Research, 47, 468-475. doi: 10.1071/WR19245
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McAulay, J., Seddon, P. J., Wilson, D. J., & Monks, J. M. (2020). Stable isotope analysis reveals variable diets of stoats (Mustela erminea) in the alpine zone of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 44(2), 3409. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.44.16
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Young, M. J., Dutoit, L., Robertson, F., van Heezik, Y., Seddon, P. J., & Robertson, B. C. (2020). Species in the faeces: DNA metabarcoding as a method to determine the diet of the endangered yellow-eyed penguin. Wildlife Research, 47(6), 509-522. doi: 10.1071/wr19246
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Boersma, P. D., García Borboroglu, P., Gownaris, N. J., Bost, C. A., Chiaradia, A., Ellis, S., … Seddon, P. J., … Weinecke, B. (2019). Applying science to pressing conservation needs for penguins. Conservation Biology, 34(1), 103-112. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13378
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Bryan, S. A., Vink, C. J., Barratt, B. I. P., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Investigation of two new putative pheromone components of the invasive Australian redback spider, Latrodectus hasseltii, with potential applications for control. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 46(3), 189-200. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2018.1536067
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Muralidhar, A., Moore, F. L., Easton, L. J., Jamieson, I. G., Seddon, P. J., & van Heezik, Y. (2019). Know your enemy? Conservation management causes loss of antipredator behaviour to novel predators in New Zealand robins. Animal Behaviour, 149, 135-142. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.01.014
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Ropert-Coudert, Y., Chiaradia, A., Ainley, D., Barbosa, A., Boersma, P. D., Brasso, R., … Hickcox, R., … Seddon, P. J., … Thrathan, P. N. (2019). Happy feet in a hostile world? The future of penguins depends on proactive management of current and expected threats. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 248. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00248
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