Dr Amy Whitehead

Position:

Freshwater Ecologist

Phone:

+64-3-343-7854

Location:

Christchurch

Science Centres:

Freshwater and Estuaries

Qualifications:

PhD (Ecology)
MSc (Forest Resources)
BSc Honours (Ecology & Zoology)

Biography:

I am a Quantitative Freshwater Ecologist working on a wide range of freshwater research projects. My work predominantly focuses on analysing large ecological and environmental data sets to inform decision-making – essentially helping people make science-based decisions. I use a wide variety of analytical techniques but can usually be found behind a computer playing with R code.

Research programmes
Sustainable Water Allocation Programme

Articles:

Lescroël, A., P. Lyver, D. Jongsomjit, S. Veloz, K. Dugger, P. Kappes, B. Karl, A.L. Whitehead, R. Pech, T. Cole & G. Ballard (2020) Inter-individual differences in the foraging behavior of breeding Adélie penguins are driven by individual quality and sex. Marine Ecology Progress Series 636: 189–205.

Elliott, A.H., T.H. Snelder, R.W. Muirhead, R.M. Monaghan, A.L. Whitehead, S.A. Bermeo-Alvear & C.J. Howarth (2020) A heuristic method for determining changes of source loads to comply with water quality limits in catchments. Environmental Management 65: 272–285.

Wintle, B.A., H. Kujala, A.L. Whitehead, A. Cameron, S. Veloz, A. Kukkala, A. Moilanen, A. Gordon, P.E. Lentini, N.C.R. Cadenhead & S.A. Bekessy (2018). Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116: 909-914. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1813051115

Whitehead, A.L. & D.J. Booker (2018). Communicating biophysical conditions across New Zealand’s rivers using an interactive webtool. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2018.1532914

Booker, D.J. & A.L. Whitehead. (2018). Inside or outside: quantifying extrapolation across river networks. Water Resources Research 54: 6983-7003. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023378

Whitehead, A.L., H. Kujala & B.A. Wintle. (2017). Dealing with cumulative biodiversity impacts in strategic environmental assessment: A new frontier for conservation planning. Conservation Letters 10: 195–204. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12260

Whitehead, A.L., P.O’B. Lyver, G. Ballard, K.J. Barton, B.J. Karl, S. Jennings, K.M. Dugger, A. Lescroël, P.R. Wilson & D.G. Ainley. (2015). Factors driving Adélie penguin chick size, mass and condition at colonies of differing size in the southern Ross Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 523: 199-213. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11130

Whitehead, A.L., H. Kujala, C.D. Ives, A. Gordon, P.E. Lentini, B.A. Wintle, E. Nicholson & C.M. Raymond. (2014). Integrating biological and social values when prioritizing places for biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology 28:992–1003. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12257

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