Role at Cawthron
Malindi works in the Invasion Ecology and Management Team at Cawthron. Her research interests include ecological physiology and environmental modelling, and their application to spatial risk assessments and decision-support tools. This includes anticipating and mitigating threats across a broad range of species, from endangered marine megafauna (sea turtles) to invasive invertebrates and algae. Malindi has experience across a range of temperate and tropical marine ecosystems in Australia and New Zealand.
Technical skills, experience and interests
Ecological monitoring
Anthropogenic impacts
Spatial analyses and risk assessments
Physiology (marine invertebrates and early life-stages of vertebrates)
Designing and leading remote fieldwork
Qualifications
PhD Marine Science, University of Western Australia, 2023
MSc Marine Science, Victoria University of Wellington, 2016
BSc Marine Science, Victoria University of Wellington, 2014
