Prof. Dave Kelly
Position
Ecology
Qualifications
B. Sc. (Hons) First Class, Massey University NZ
PhD, Cambridge University, UK
Room
462 von Haast building
Contact Details
Phone: International +64 +3 Local 364 2782
Fax: +64 3 364 2590
Email: dave.kelly@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
Research
1. Mast seeding: the description of variable among-year flowering patterns (mast seeding) and inter-species synchrony in New Zealand, the evolutionary benefits of masting, modelling the resource dynamics within plants that create masting.
2. Bird-plant mutualisms: the importance and resilience of bird pollination and bird seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora; the regeneration, distribution and conservation of native bird- pollinated and bird-dispersed mistletoes.
3. Effects of herbivory: use of biological control agents for control of thistles; impact of sap-sucking scale insects on photosynthesis of Nothofagus trees.
4. Mechanisms of plant competition: use of long term monitoring studies and modelling to measure the process of competition among plants.
5. Conservation biology: demography of rare plants, effects of weeds in reserves, use of bioindicators for habitat quality, impacts of mammalian herbivores.
Mistletoe Reproductive Biology Research Group