Qualifications
B.Sc. (Biological Sciences), M.Sc. (Marine Biology), Ph.D. (Marine Sciences)
Location
Wellington
Science Centre
Topics
Contact Details
Biography
Dr Svenja Halfter is a zooplankton ecologist and biogeochemist and has worked at NIWA Wellington since July 2022.
Research Interests:
- Zooplankton diversity & biogeography
- Role of zooplankton in the biogeochemical cycles
- Sea ice ecosystem of the Ross Sea: metazoans in the ice & connection between ice and water column
Field experience (since starting at NIWA):
- Sea ice campaign in McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, in Oct-Nov 2022 (5 weeks)
- RV Tangaroa voyage to Antarctica in Jan-Feb 2023 (6 weeks)
- RV Laura Bassi voyage to Antarctica in Jan-Feb 2024 (5.5 weeks)
- Coming up: Sea ice campaign in McMurdo Sound and southern Ross Sea, in Oct-Nov 2024 (5 weeks)
Methods:
- Plankton nets & trawls
- Continuous Plankton Recorder
- Microscopy
- Water sampling and filtration e.g., eDNA, POC/N etc.
- Ice sampling with various corers for physics and biology
- Stable isotopes
Open to co-supervise undergraduate, master's, and PhD projects! Contact me: Svenja.Halfter@niwa.co.nz