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Steven Chown
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Prof Steven L. Chown is the Director of the Centre of Excellence in Invasion Biology. Prof Chown is also a member of the Core Team and a Board Member.
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David Richardson
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Prof David Richardson is the Deputy Director: Science Strategy of the C·I·B. Dave’s specific expertise are in invasion ecology and particularly alien tree invasions. He is Editor-in-Chief of Diversity and Distributions. He is a member of the IUCN Species Survival Specialist Group on Invasive Organisms and the Working for Water Programme’s Ecology Review Panel.
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Sarah Davies
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Sarah Davies is the Deputy Director: Operations for the C·I·B. Sarah is a conservation biologist interested in systems ecology and conservation science.
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CIB Core Staff
Cang Hui
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As Researcher, Dr Cang Hui is interested in the interface between ecology and mathematics. Mathematical models, computer simulation, and numerical analysis are the primary methods he has adopted in his research.
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John Wilson
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Dr. John Wilson is a researcher with the South African National Biodiversity Institute based at the Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University. He is interested in the ecology and evolution of biological invasions, and how humans have influenced these processes. He is also working on why certain introduced populations are small, how these populations can best be managed, and which species to prioritise.
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Jaco le Roux
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Dr Jaco le Roux is the molecular ecology lab manager and does research related to phylogeography and population genetics of invasive plants. His research interests are broad but mainly revolve around evolutionary dynamics of small populations, evolutionary biology and ecology of plant invaders in general.
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Susana Clusella-Trullas
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Dr Susana Clusella-Trullas is a physiological ecologist at the C·I·B. Her research combines theory, laboratory and field work to examine physiological responses of organisms to changing environmental conditions, with a strong focus on thermal biology. Her interests include climate change impacts on indigenous and invasive species and the interactive effects of climate and invasion. Additional research addresses patterns of physiological traits at large spatial scales and bottom-up modeling approaches.
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Dorette du Plessis
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Dorette du Plessis is the Outreach Manager of the C·I·B. Her duties include the management of the Iimbovane Outreach Programme, and the reporting and liaison with funders and higher education institutions.
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Suzaan Kritzinger-Klopper
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Suzaan Kritzinger-Klopper is the Senior Technical Officer of the C·I·B. In assisting the core team members and their students, Suzaan is the overall responsible person for field work. She is also the liaison for permits, landowners and all other parties. Her main area of interest is in fynbos botanical diversity, and she helps with basic plant identification.
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Erika Nortje
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Erika Nortje is our First Technical Officer responsible for managing the C·I·B Physiology and Ecology laboratory. Erika assists with the organization, field work and curation of samples for the Cederberg long-term project. She is responsible for curating microclimate data from various sites in South Africa and from Marion Island. Erika is involved with the logistic arrangements for travels to Marion Island.
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Anél Garthwaite
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Anél is the Personal Assistant to the Director. Her duties include, but is not limited to: the management of grant funds, student administration, purchasing of equipment and lab consumables, diary management, travel arrangements and event coordination as well as research assistance and management of Prof Chown's extensive research library.
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Mawethu Nyakatya
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Mawethu Nyakatya is the Contracts Project Manager and is responsible for management, administration, as well as reporting on major contract projects within the C·I·B. These include projects on climate change and biological invasions, the biodiversity consequences of invasion and rehabilitation and the social sciences aspect of the Centre’s work.
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Keafon Jumbam
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Keafon Jumbam is the Technical Officer of the Imbovane Outreach Project. She’s involved with field sampling, sorting, identification and curation of ant samples for the project.
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Thembile Khoza
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Thembile Khoza is the Technical Officer of the C·I·B. She is responsible for curation of ant and beetle samples for the Cederberg long-term research project.
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Charlene Scheepers
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Charlene Scheepers is a Technical Officer at the C·I·B. She provides assistance to the "Soil Biodiversity in the Fynbos" project in collaboration with Janne Bengtsson from Uppsala, Sweden, and Hans Petter Leinaas from Olso, Norway.
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Mathilda van der Vyver
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Our Administrative Officer, Mathilda van der Vyver, is responsible for the day to day administration tasks of the C·I·B hub.
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Karla Coombe-Davis
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Karla Coombe-Davis is our Principal Technical Officer (Database Management) and is involved in the maintenance of a web-based data retrieval and submission system; data collection, verification and storage and development and maintenance of the C·I·B website.
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Christy Momberg
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Christy Momberg effects the administrative and business side of science for Prof. Dave Richardson and his team.
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Nicole Southgate
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Nicole Southgate is the new Assistant Technical Officer for the Iimbovane Project. She will be assisting with field trips, washing, sorting and mounting of ant samples.
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Ulrike Irlich
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Ulrike Irlich is a Researcher at the C·I·B and is interested in climate change and invasive alien species.
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Dora Scott
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Dora Scott is a Social Scientist and works on the Promoting South Africa’s Antarctic Legacy Project. She collects, archives and curates documents, photographs and other interesting bits pertaining to South Africa’s historic involvement and activities in the Sub-Antarctic Ocean.
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Rhoda Moses
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Rhoda assists the administrative staff with various tasks including photo-copying, printing, collection and delivery of mail, documents and office provisions. She is also responsible for the preparation and clean-up of C·I·B meetings, workshops and functions.
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Asanda Phiri
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Asanda Phiri is a contracted Technical Officer based on Marion Island (2009-2010) for the Pringleophaga marioni project. She is responsible for field sampling, identification, sorting and rearing of Pringleophaga marioni and for the core sampling and sorting of weevils and other macro invertebrates. She inspects and downloads all I-button data logger information and assists with the Mouse Trapping and Tagging project.
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Amy Liu
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Amy Liu is a final year BSc (Zoology) student. She provides lab and field assistance to the SA-Norway-Sweden project, that is investigating the biodiversity of springtails in the fynbos.
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Cedric Muofhe
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Cedric Tshilidzi Muofhe is the assistant Technical Officer for the Cederberg long-term research project. His duties include curation of beetles, washing and sorting ant samples.
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Tlou Manyelo
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Tlou Manyelo, a Technical Officer at the C·I·B, is responsible for curation of beetles and ant samples for the Cederberg long-term research project.
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CIB UP Hub Staff
Chantal Strumpher
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Chantal is the part time administrative / field technician based at the University of Pretoria to contribute towards the establishment of a northern node of the CIB at UP. She assists CIB members of the northern node with relevant administrative duties and coordinates research activities that form part of the existing long-term Sani Pass (Drakensberg) project conducted by Dr. Berndt van Rensburg and Dr. Mark Robertson at UP.
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