Carolyn Burns

Carolyn Burns
Residence New Zealand
Alma mater University of Toronto
Scientific career
Institutions University of Otago
Thesis

Carolyn Waugh Burns is a New Zealand ecologist specialising in lakes. She is an emeritus professor at the University of Otago.[1]

Career

Burns studied zoology at the University of Canterbury[2] and completed a PhD at the University of Toronto entitled 'The feeding behaviour of Daphnia under natural conditions' in 1966 before moving to University of Otago, where she rose to professor before her retirement.

In 2017 Burns won a Marsden Medal[3][4] and is Convenor of the 'Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour' panel for the Marsden Fund.[5]

Awards and honours[edit]

Burns has received several notable accolades and honours including:

Selected works

  • Burns, C. W. (1968) "The relationship between body size of filter-feeding Cladocera and the maximum size of particle ingested." Limnology and Oceanography 13:4, 675-678.
  • Hall, D. J., Threlkeld, S. T., Burns, C. W. & Crowley, P. H. (1976) "The size-efficiency hypothesis and the size structure of zooplankton communities." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 7:1, 177-208.
  • Burns, C. W. (1969) "Relation between filtering rate, temperature, and body size in four species of Daphnia." Limnology and Oceanography 14:5, 693-700.
  • Folt, C. L., and Burns, C. W. (1999) "Biological drivers of zooplankton patchiness." Trends in Ecology & Evolution 14:8, 300-305.

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Carolyn Burns, Our People, Department of Zoology, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. ↑ "Royal Society Te Apārangi - Carolyn Burns". royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. ↑ Miller, Tim (2017-11-02). "Otago scientist awarded Marsden Medal | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Big award for studying small lake critters". Radionz.co.nz. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. ↑ "Royal Society Te Apārangi - Emeritus Professor Carolyn Burns". Royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Otago scientist awarded Marsden Medal". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  7. ↑ "President's comment" (PDF). New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Newsletter. 45: 125. November 2007.


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