School of Environmental Sciences
Laurence P. Barea
BSc Waikato, MSc(Hons) Waikato
Campus Thurgoona Campus
Office Room 115, School of Environmental Sciences
Phone (02) 6051 9779
EMAIL LAURENCE BAREA 
Student Member of ILWS
Prior to starting my PhD I worked as a threatened species biologist for the New Zealand Department of Conservation before relocating to the USA in 1999 where I worked as an ecological consultant. My decision to start a PhD was stimulated by a desire to develop further as an ecologist. Currently my research interests include mutualisms and other interspecific interactions, and how these function to structure ecological communities. I am also interested in the use of stable isotopes to investigate trophic relationships and ecological processes. Other interests include nutritional ecology, directed seed dispersal and raptor ecology.
Thesis topic
Interactions between Frugivores and their Resources. A case study with the painted honeyeater – an Australian mistletoe specialist.
Supervisors
- Dr David Watson
- Dr Gary Luck
- Dr Damen Oliver (NSWPWS)