Role at Cawthron
Javier is a marine ecologist leading the Environment Aquaculture Interactions team. He specialises in assessing the impacts of human activities on coastal ecosystems and developing indicators and monitoring tools. His work focuses on ecological modelling to understand biodiversity changes, community dynamics, and species distribution influenced by natural and human-induced factors, including climate change and invasive species. His multidisciplinary research bridges basic biology and applied statistics across diverse aquatic systems.
Technical skills, experience and interests
Environment Aquaculture Interactions
Coastal ecology
Ecological modelling
Development of bioindicators and monitoring tools
Environmental Impact Assessments
Effects of aquaculture on benthic habitats
Marine biosecurity and invasive species ecology
Qualifications
PhD (Marine Ecology). University College Dublin, Ireland, 2009
MSc (Marine Science). University of Auckland, 2006
BSc (Hons, Marine Biology). University of Valparaíso, Chile, 2002
