Dr Joanne Ellis is recognised internationally for her insight into the response of marine environments to natural and man-made stressors.
Dr Ellis’s focus research examines the impact of factors such as fishing, marine mining, wind farms and nutrient/sediment runoff on seabed ecosystems, from shallow, tidal environments like mangrove forests and seagrass beds to the deep seafloor. Determining the impact of specific stressors (and their combined or cumulative effects) is tricky against a background of general environmental variability and climate change. Knowledge and tools generated by Dr Ellis provide critical support for national and regional decision-making on the sustainable management of our marine resources, and are often enhanced by Mātauranga Māori.
Dr Joanne Ellis
Marine Scene Machine
Waikato Regional Council Environmental Science Award
Dr Joanne Ellis is recognised internationally for her insight into the response of marine environments to natural and man-made stressors.
Dr Ellis’s focus research examines the impact of factors such as fishing, marine mining, wind farms and nutrient/sediment runoff on seabed ecosystems, from shallow, tidal environments like mangrove forests and seagrass beds to the deep seafloor. Determining the impact of specific stressors (and their combined or cumulative effects) is tricky against a background of general environmental variability and climate change. Knowledge and tools generated by Dr Ellis provide critical support for national and regional decision-making on the sustainable management of our marine resources, and are often enhanced by Mātauranga Māori.