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Markus Gronwald

Researcher - Field Ecologist
Wildlife Ecology & Management
Markus Gronwald
Location
Lincoln
Contact Markus

Research interests



I have conducted research on invasive rat behaviour, monitoring and management on islands in Aotearoa and have international practical experience in island rat eradications. 

Research interests
  • Eradication science
  • Invasive species management
  • Invasive mammal monitoring
  • Behavioural ecology
  • Wildlife ecology 
  • Island ecology

Publications

Gronwald, M., Genet, Q., & Touron, M. (2019). Predation on green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, hatchlings by invasive rats. Pacific Conservation Biology, 25(4), 423-424.


Gronwald, M., & Russell, J. (2022). Behaviour of invasive ship rats, Rattus rattus, around Goodnature A24 self-resetting traps. Management of Biological Invasions, 13(3), 479-493.


Gronwald, M., & Russell, J. C. (2020). Trappability of low density invasive rats. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference (Vol 29).


Gronwald, M., & Russell, J. C. (2021). Measuring rat relative abundance using camera traps and digital strike counters for Goodnature A24 self-resetting traps. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(1), 1-7.


Samaniego, A., Byrom A. E., Gronwald M., Innes, J. G., Reardon, J. T. (2023). Small mice create big problems: why Predator Free New Zealand should include house mice and other pest species. Conservation Letters, e12996.


Samaniego, A., Griffiths, R., Gronwald, M., Holmes, N. D., Oppel, S., Stevenson, B. C., & Russell, J. C. (2020). Risks posed by rat reproduction and diet to eradications on tropical islands. Biological Invasions, 22, 1365-1378.


Samaniego, A., Griffiths, R., Gronwald, M., Murphy, F., Le Rohellec, M., Oppel, S., Meyer, J.-Y., & Russell, J. C. (2020). A successful Pacific rat Rattus exulans eradication on tropical Reiono Island (Tetiaroa Atoll, French Polynesia) despite low baiting rates. Conservation Evidence, 17, 12-14.


Shiels, A. B., Bogardus, T., Crampton, L. H., Gronwald, M., Kreuser, A. M., Baldwin, R. A., & Lepczyk, C. A. (2022). An introduction to a special issue and review of the effectiveness of Goodnature A24 self-resetting rat traps. Management of Biological Invasions, 13(3), 467.


Yiu, S. W., Gronwald, M., & Russell, J. C. (2022). Reliable detection of low-density Pacific rats by using camera trapping. Wildlife Research, 50(5), 398-411. 

Qualifications

Auckland
PhD
2022

University of Auckland
Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
2022