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| Assoc. Prof. Alastair Robertson
Massey University
Ecology Group
Institute of Natural Resources
Tennent Drive
Private Bag 11222
Palmerston North 4442
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: +64-6-356-9099 ext 7965
Fax: +64-6-350-5623
A.W.Robertson@massey.ac.nz
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RESEARCH STUDENTS
Doctorate
Amir Sultan (2007-) Systematics, reproductive biology, and host preferences of Pygmy mistletoes (Korthalsella, Viscaceae) in NZ
Tran Hop (2007-) Ecology and control of broom (Cytisus scoparius) in New Zealand plantation forests
Fabrice Brescia (2003- ) Ecology and population trends in New Caledonian Placostylus snails
Jay McCartney (2003- ) Mating behaviour of five species of bush-cricket within the genus Poecilimon
Mascha Bischoff (2005-2008) Alpine pollination ecology (University of Heidelberg)
Merilyn Merrett (2001-2005) Reproduction and breeding systems of indigenous shrubs in fragmented ecosystems Sean Husheer (1999-2003) Impacts of deer on Kaimanawa beech forests
Andrea Brandon (1996-2001) Breeding systems and rarity in New Zealand Myosotis
Rachel Standish (1996-2001) The ecological impact and control of an invasive weed Tradescantia fluminensis in lowland forest remnants
Richard Winkworth (1996-2000) Evolution of the New Zealand alpine flora: origins, diversification and dispersal
Masterate
Rebecca Bennik (2007- ) The impacts of honeybees and patch characteristics on Manuka patch invertebrate communities
Henry Dixon (2007- ) The impacts of black swan eelgrass-grazing on the intertidal community of Golden Bay
Troy Makan (2004-2006) Towards a self-sustaining population of hihi on Kapiti Island Phil Dawson (2002-2003) Regeneration of the native sand dune plant Pimelea arenaria in the lower North Island , New Zealand
Michael Perry (2001- 2003) The browsing impact and abundance of European brown hares ( Lepus europaeus) in the central North Island
Carlos Lehnebach (2000-2002) Pollination ecology of New Zealand orchids
Melissa Hutchinson (1998-2001) Habitat use, seasonality and ecology of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in native forest remnants, North Island, New Zealand
Shaun Bennett (1998-2001) The effects of introduced predators and the invasive weed Tradescantia fluminensis (Vell.) (Commelinaceae) on the land snail Powelliphanta traversi traversi (Powell) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Rhytididae)
Amy Trass (1998-2000) Invasion of woody species into weed infested areas
Viv Nicholls (1996-2000) The ecophysiology and autecology of megaherbs on Campbell Island
Adam Broadley (1994-1998) Prey capture rates in bush and cave populations of the Glowworm, Arachnocampa luminosa
John Ewen (1995-1998) A genetic and behavioural investigation of extra-pair copulation in stitchbirds ( Notiomystis cincta ) breeding on Tiritiri Matangi Island
Kate McNutt (1995-1998) Impacts of reduced bird densities on pollination and dispersal mutualisms in New Zealand forests
Chris Devine (1994-1997) Some aspects of behaviour and ecology in the land snail Powelliphanta traversi traversi Powell (Rhytidae: Rhytidinae)
Nick Singers (1994-1997) The dynamics of temporary wetlands in dune slacks at Tangimoana, Manawatu, NZ with special reference to Eleocharis novaeseealandiae
John Perrott (1993-1997) Effects of food supply and competition on the outcome of hihi (Notiomystis cincta) translocated to Mokoia Island
Claire Murphy (1993-1996) The impact of beekeeping on montane ecosystems
Honours
Ngaire Larsen (2009) Effects of edges and trap design in organic orchard invertebrates
Alana Lawrence (2005) The importance of introduced insects as pollinators of weeds Alison Beath (2001) The attractiveness of scented lures to short-tailed bats
Adrian Nokes (1994) Responses of Chironomid Species to the Bacterial Insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis, Teknar â (Sandoz Ag) and an attempt to survey the effects of bacterium on zooplankton.
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