Gilianne Brodie
Associate Professor
Biological and Chemical Sciences
University of the South Pacific
Fiji
Biography
Dr. Gilianne Brodie is an invertebrate biologist with a strong interest in whole organism functional biology and the application of taxonomic data to applied environmental problem solving, conservation and biodiversity management. Over the last 25 years, she has worked on a wide variety of environmental research and education projects including: soil, water and plant analysis, crown of thorns starfish outbreaks, ecotourism operations, the biology and ecology of tropical molluscs, sponges and holothurians, seagrass monitoring, agricultural pest management, invasive species identification, coastal and island world heritage area management and the merger of traditional indigenous knowledge into mainstream science and natural resource management
Research Interest
Functional biology and the application of taxonomic data to applied environmental problem solving, Conservation and Biodiversity management
