Marine ecologist
Aquaculture
Cawthron Institute
New Zealand
Javier is a marine ecologist within the biosecurity team of the Coastal and Freshwater Group. He is involved in a range of coastal management projects, with a recent focus on invasive species. Javier also contributes to other Cawthron projects on the effects of anthropogenic activities on coastal ecosystems.
Development of marine pest biocontrol tools Assessment of human impacts on coastal ecosystems Ecology of coastal ecosystems Measurement of biodiversity and water quality Invasion of non-indigenous species on these ecosystems.