Javier Atalah

Javier Atalah

Marine Ecologist – Biosecurity and Invasive Species

Role at Cawthron

Javier is a marine ecologist within the biosecurity team of the Coastal and Freshwater Group. He is involved in a range of coastal management projects, with a recent focus on invasive species.

Javier also contributes to other Cawthron projects on the effects of anthropogenic activities on coastal ecosystems.

Technical skills, experience and interests

  • Development of marine pest biocontrol tools
  • Assessment of human impacts on coastal ecosystems
  • Ecology of coastal ecosystems
  • Measurement of biodiversity and water quality 
  • Invasion of non-indigenous species on these ecosystems.

Qualifications

  • PhD (Marine Ecology). University College Dublin, Ireland, 2009
  • MSc (Marine Science). University of Auckland, 2006
  • BSc (Hons, Marine Biology). University of Valparaíso, Chile, 2002
Javier Atalah