Miss Kate Heaphy

Overview
I am a New Zealand ecologist with a background in conservation, invasive species, and landscape-scale ecological connectivity. My main research interests are currently focussed on better understanding the impacts of climate change on tropical forests in order to help mitigate them. I also have a keen interest in engaging forms of science communication, including creative non-fiction.
My NERC Envision-funded PhD investigates drought responses of the Amazon rainforest in areas of differing water table depths, supervised by Drs Marielle Smith, Tyeen Taylor, Simon Willcock (¶º±ÆÖ±²¥), Juliana Schietti (Federal University of Amazonas, UFAM in Brazil), and Scott Stark (Michigan State University, MSU in the USA). I work with both remote sensing data and field observations taken from several forest sites across the Brazilian Amazon.
Qualifications
- MSc: Biological Sciences
University of Auckland, - BSc: Ecology & Geology
University of Otago,