Qualifications
Canterbury
PhD Invertebrate Ecology
2006
Victoria
MSc (Hons) Ecology
1999
Publications
Watts C, Stringer I, Gibbs G 2012. Insect conservation in New Zealand: an historical perspective. 10 10 In: New TR ed. Insect conservation: past, present and prospect. Dordrecht, Springer Science + Business Media. Pp. 213-243
Watts C, Empson R, Thornburrow D, Rohan M 2012. Movements, behaviour and survival of adult Cook Strait giant weta (Deinacrida rugosa; Anostostomatidae: Orthoptera) immediately after translocation as revealed by radiotracking. Journal of insect conservation 16(5): 763-776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-012-9461-8
Watts C, Thornburrow D, Innes J 2012. Monitoring invertebrates in community-led sanctuaries. Kararehe Kino - Vertebrate Pest Research 20: 16–17.
Thornburrow D, Watts C 2011. Mahoenui giant weta; Stephens Island weta. In: List IR ed. Species on the edge of survival. Glasgow, HarperCollins Publishers. Pp. 136-137
Innes J, Watts C, Fitzgerald N, Thornburrow D, Burns B, MacKay J, Speedy C 2011. Behaviour of invader ship rats experimentally released behind a pest-proof fence, Maungatautari, New Zealand. Occasional papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 42: 437–440. ZOOREC:ZOOR14804029012
Watts C, Thornburrow D 2011. Habitat use, behavior and movement patterns of a threatened New Zealand giant weta, Deinacrida heteracantha (Anostostomatidae: Orthoptera). Journal of orthoptera research 20(1): 127-135. ZOOREC:ZOOR14801005337
Innes JG, Watts CH, Burns BR 2011. Research in community-led sanctuaries in New Zealand. Proceedings: 25th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB): "Engaging Society in Conservation", Auckland, 5-9 December 2011. Pp. 129. http://www.conbio.org/Activities/Meetings/2011/program/ICCB2011_Programme_web.pdf
Innes J, Watts C, Fitzgerald N, Thornburrow D, Burns B, Mackay J, Speedy C 2010. [Abstract] Unexpected behaviour of invader ship rats experimentally released behind a pest-proof fence. Proceedings: Island invasives : eradication and management, Tamaki campus, University of Auckland, 8-12 February, 2010. Pp. 38.
Memberships
- Member, Maungatautari Biodiversity Restoration Management Committee, Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust