Email liz.slooten@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
- Marine mammals
- Marine conservation
- Reproductive biology
- Population biology
- Population viability analysis
- Individual-based (agent-based) models
- Risk analysis
Current Projects
- Population biology of Hector's dolphins, sperm whales and right whales
- Population viability analysis for Hector's and Maui dolphins
- Assessment of the effectiveness of marine mammal protected areas
- Work with students on impacts of fishing, tourism, mining and noise in the marine environment