Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences

Mr Russell Taylor

Position

Tonga Initiative Project Manager
EcoCARE Pacific Trust Science Project Manager
Fixed Term Lecturer, Continuing & Bridging Education

Qualifications

1999 B.Sc. University of Canterbury
2002 M.Sc. (Hons.) University of Canterbury

Room

441 von Haast building

Contact Details

Phone: +64-3-364-2987 ext. 7791
Fax: +64 3 364 2590
Email: russell.taylor@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address: School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand

Research

Marine and freshwater community ecology, Biodiversity, Biosecurity and Environmental management.

Publications

Harding J.S., Brown C., Jones F., Taylor R.C., 2007, Distribution and habitats of mosquito larvae in the Kingdom of Tonga, Australian Journal of Entomology 46: 332-338.

Harding J.S., Brown C., Jones F., Taylor R.C., 2006, A preliminary assessment of the distribution of mosquitoes in the Kingdom of Tonga: potential threats to biodiversity through invasive pathogens, University of Canterbury, University of Canterbury Research Report, 17 pages.

Taylor, R. C. and Ewers, R. M. 2003. The invertebrate fauna inhabiting tree holes in a red beech (Nothofagus fusca) tree. The Weta: Bulletin of the Entomological Society of New Zealand 25:24-27.

Milner A.M., Taylor R.C., Winterbourn M.J., 2001, Longitudinal distribution of macro-invertebrates in two glacier-fed New Zealand rivers. Freshwater Biology 46: 1765.

Links

Website: www.freewebs.com/russellt