ACE comprises staff principally of the Botany, Geosciences, Statistics and Zoology departments and the School of Natural Resources.
The Centre for African Conservation Ecology is led by the Director, Prof. Graham Kerley, with support from thea Deputy-Director, Prof Vincent Kakembo,and an internal management committee.
Staff members contribute expertise that includes: Animal-plant, predator-prey interactions, landscape function, land use and cover/vegetation change, GIS and remote sensing applications, erosion forms, hillslope hydrology, vegetation ecology, plant stress physiology, soil nitrogen and soil nutrient availability.
Director
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Prof Graham Kerley |
Position: | Professor, Zoology & Director: Centre for African Conservation Ecology |
Department: | Zoology |
Room: | 12-114c |
Location: | South Campus |
Phone: | 27 41 504 2308 |
Fax: | +27(0)41 504 1908 |
Email: | graham.kerley@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | B.Sc.(Hons.)(UPE), M.Sc.(Pret), Phd(UPE). |
Expertise: | Animal-plant and predator-prey interactions, and conservation biology. |
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Deputy Director
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Prof Vincent Kakembo |
Position: | Professor, Geosciences Department |
Department: | Geosciences |
Room: | 0358 |
Location: | South Campus |
Phone: | 27 41 504 4516 |
Fax: | +27 41 504 2340 |
Email: | Vincent.Kakembo@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | PhD |
Expertise: | Erosion forms, Hillslope hydrology, landscape function, land use and cover/vegetation change, GIS and remote sensing applications |
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Core Staff
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Prof Eileen Campbell |
Position: | Head of Department and Acting Director for School of Environmental Sciences |
Department: | Botany |
Room: | Biology Building (12), Room 0029 , South Campus |
Location: | South Campus |
Phone: | +27 041 5042329 |
Fax: | 041-5832317 |
Email: | Eileen.Campbell@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | PhD |
Expertise: | Coastal zone management, Phycology (study of algae), Sandy beach ecology, Vegetation ecology |
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Dr Derek Du Preez |
Position: | Retired, Research Associate |
Department: | Botany |
Room: | 12 00 91 |
Location: | South Campus |
Phone: | 27 41 504 2721 |
Fax: | 27 41 583 2317 |
Email: | Derek.DuPreez@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | BSc, BSc Hons, MSc, PhD |
Expertise: | Geographical Information Systems, Microalgal ecophysiology, Plant stress physiology, Seaweed mariculture (cultivation of seaweeds), Soil nitrogen and soil nutrient availability |
Responsibilities: | Landscape Ecology and GIS |
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Dr Anton Schmidt |
Position: | Senior Lecturer |
Department: | Nature Conservation Management |
Location: | George Campus |
Phone: | 27 44 801 5043 |
Fax: | 27 44 801 5031 |
Email: | anton.schmidt@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | M.Sc (Wildlife Management), PhD (Zoology) |
Expertise: | Veld rehabilitation |
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Project Administrator
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Dr Sharon Wilson |
Position: | Research Fellow |
Department: | Zoology |
Location: | South Campus |
Phone: | 27 41 5042947 |
Fax: | 27 41 5042317 |
Email: | sharon.wilson@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | PhD |
Expertise: | Herbivore Foraging Ecology, Terrestrial Ecology |
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Post Doctorate Fellows
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Ms Elizabeth Le Roux |
Position: | PhD Student |
Department: | Zoology |
Location: | South Campus |
Phone: | +27825599785 |
Email: | leezaleroux@gmail.com |
Qualifications: | MSc |
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Research Associates
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Dr. Joris Cromsigt |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | Port Elizabeth, UmeƄ, Utrecht |
Phone: | +27726928754 / +46706760097 |
Email: | joris.cromsigt@slu.se |
Qualifications: | Honorary Professor @ Nelson Mandela University, Associate Professor @ SLU |
Expertise: | Wildlife ecology, trophic ecology |
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Dr Victoria Goodall |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | Off-campus |
Phone: | 083 349 4636 |
Email: | victoria.goodall@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc - Rhodes. PhD (Wits) |
Expertise: | Statistical ecology; Hidden Markov Models; Animal movement modelling |
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Dr Matthew Hayward |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia |
Phone: | +61249217472 |
Email: | matthew.hayward@newcastle.edu.au |
Qualifications: | PhD (UNSW), B.Sc. (Hons I) (UNSW) |
Expertise: | Conservation ecology |
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Dr Stephen Holness |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | Port Elizabeth |
Phone: | 082 887 3735 |
Email: | sholness@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | PhD |
Expertise: | Systematic conservation planning, spatial biodiversity assessment, marine planning, protected area planning, climate change assessments and planning |
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Dr Michael Knight |
Position: | General Manager Planning & Development SANP |
Department: | Zoology |
Room: | 87-OG |
Location: | South Campus |
Phone: | +(0) 41-5085411 |
Fax: | +(0)41-5085415 |
Email: | m.knight@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | PhD |
Expertise: | Conservation planning, large mammal ecology, ecophysiology, black rhino ecology, aerial surveys, |
Responsibilities: | Park expansion & development, contractual parks, Chair: IUCN African Rhino Specialist Group, Chair: SADC Rhino Management Group, Member IUCN Antelope Specialist Group. |
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Dr Marietjie Landman |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | Port Elizabeth |
Email: | marietjie.landman@mandela.ac.za |
Qualifications: | PhD |
Expertise: | Terrestrial ecology; Large herbivore ecology; Plant-animal interactions; Conservation ecology |
Responsibilities: | Research; Postgraduate student supervision |
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Peter Law |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | US, Monroe, NY |
Phone: | 1-845-248-0946 |
Email: | Peter.Law@mandela.ac.za; prldb55@gmail.com |
Qualifications: | B. Sc. Hons. (Sydney University, Australia); D. Phil. (Oxford University, UK). |
Expertise: | Mathematical modelling; population demography; larger herbivore ecology |
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Dr Wayne Linklater |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | Environmental Studies Department, College of Social Science and Interdisiplinary Studies, California State University - Sacramento |
Phone: | +1-916-278-6671 |
Email: | wayne.linklater@csus.edu |
Qualifications: | PhD in Ecology |
Expertise: | Human-dimensions ecology, wildlife biology, conservation science, inter-disciplinary investigations |
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Dr Liaan Minnie |
Position: | Research Associate |
Location: | School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga |
Phone: | +27 13 002 0253 |
Email: | Liaan.Minnie@gmail.com |
Qualifications: | PhD |
Expertise: | Ecology; Carnivore Ecology; Population ecology; Predator-prey dynamics; Human-wildlife conflict |
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