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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
Graham Kerley
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.

Deputy Director
Prof Vincent  Kakembo
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

Core Staff
Prof Eileen Campbell
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

Derek Du Preez
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

Anton Schmidt
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

Project Administrator
Dr Sharon Wilson
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

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

Research Associates
Joris Cromsigt
Dr. Joris Cromsigt
Position: Research Associate
Location: Port Elizabeth, UmeĆ„, 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

Dr Matthew Hayward
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

Dr Stephen Holness
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

Dr Michael Knight
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.

Marietjie Landman
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

Peter Law
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

Dr Wayne Linklater
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

Mr Liaan Minnie
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