-©SMcMurtrie.jpg "Alex James and Shelley McMurtrie of EOS Ecology overlooking Capstan Cove Stream and Northwest Bay. Photo © Shelley McMurtrie.")
-©SMcMurtrie.jpg "The middle reaches of Camp Stream runs through Dracophyllum scrub and is cobble-lined. Photo © Shelley McMurtrie.")
-©SMcMurtrie.jpg "The small upper reaches of Camp Stream cuts deeply through the thick peat layers, and is barely visible under the overhanging vegetation. Photo © Shelley McMurtrie.")
-©SMcMurtrie.jpg "Young male sealions were forever interested in our gear and would often follow us upstream to check out what we were doing. Photo © Shelley McMurtrie.")
-©SMcMurtrie.jpg "Heading ashore at Northeast Bay to sample Northeast Stream. Photo © Shelley McMurtrie.")
The first ever interactive identification keys to the freshwater invertebrates of Campbell Island have been published online (McMurtrie, Sinton & Winterbourn, 2014).
The 2010 Bicentennial Expedition is now a distant memory but one that will ever remain in the hearts and minds of those of us who had the...
The evening of the 24th September couldn’t have been better if you had ordered it off a menu. The clock ticked over to 5pm and one of those beautiful spring evenings unfolded, with the wind dropping to a murmur and the warm night air refreshingly sweet. The setting at Peter and Annabel’s house near Tai Tapu was picture-perfect, with Annabel's stunning sculptures and paintings off-set against the rural setting outside. We had a good bunch of helpers to keep the night running...
Steve Wagstaff is a plant systematist affiliated with the Allan Herbarium. His research focuses on the evolution and diversification of island floras. He has travelled widely in the south pacific with research projects on Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.
Steve studies small errors or mutations in DNA molecules, and reconstructs past evolutionary events by examining the distribution and frequency of DNA mutations, and incorporating information from fossil...
Ian is a senior land resource scientist with 35 years research and consultancy experience in land resource evaluation and mapping, geomorphology and landscape characterisation, floodplain hazard and erosion research, and land use identification and classification.
Ian is currently project leader of soil modelling research in the South Island uplands, and manages the Soil and Landscape teams South Island based commercial portfolio. Ian has travelled and worked extensively in...
Company Director and principal scientist at EOS Ecology, with 12 years combined research and consulting experience specialising in New Zealand freshwater ecosystems, impacts of catchment change, and restoration ecology.
Shelley is active in reporting and presenting at a local government, community, and conference level, and has published on waterway restoration and urban issues. Her passion for quality science and bridging the gap between science and the public is the reason for...
Dr. Colin Meurk is a senior ecologist at Landcare Research—a government research institute specialising in sustainable use of terrestrial resources. He works in biogeography, ecological restoration and design, landscape dynamics, urban ecology and conservation biology, with a specialist area of terrestrial ecology and botany and over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles.
He has particular expertise in Subantarctic plant ecology, with a career in this region of over 40 years...
Buddle Findlay are proud to be able to support the 50 South Trust.
Buddle Findlay is a progressive, dynamic commercial law firm at the forefront of the legal profession. We have an open and approachable client-focused culture, and we continually provide the highest quality of service. With offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, our origins date back over 110 years, to the earliest days of legal practice in New Zealand.
We provide the full range of services to the...
DEFLUX have over a decade of offering creative, design led solutions for print and web advertising.
We are excited to be supporting the 50 South Trust, and look forward to the success of the Campbell Island Bicentennial Trust expedition.
The ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND held the Trust’s funds on our behalf during 2009.
EOS Ecology is proud to support the 50º South Trust and its endeavours. We lend a hand by organising fundraisers to allow the Trust’s vision become a reality, undertake their communications strategy to bring the Subantarctics into the lounge of every New Zealander, and manage their accounts to keep the IRD happy.
EOS shares with the Trust a conviction that this World Heritage area is worthy of long-term monitoring and we believe in the importance of encouraging...
