User:Kimbirdley
About me...
[edit]Hello! My name is Kimberley Collins, I am a conservationist and science communicator from Dunedin, New Zealand.
I completed my Master’s of Science Communication at the University of Otago on how scientists use social media to engage people with complex topics[1]. I have worked for a range of conservation organisations in New Zealand, including Forest & Bird and Zealandia Ecosanctuary. In 2018, I established my own business called Fledge Media, a communications agency that focuses on conservation and science issues. I have done work for a range of clients, including iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao and the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition[2]. In 2020, I will be working for the Dunedin City Council doing community engagement for the Urban Linkage, a project within the Predator Free Dunedin movement.
Projects
[edit]User:Kimbirdley/iNaturalistNZ
My efforts...
[edit]A record of the edits and pages I have made.
Pages created
[edit]- Mountain akeake
- New Zealand bat flea
- Seaweed darkling beetle
- Brooding anemone
- Burrowing anemone
- Giant shore anemone
- Rose anemone
- Saltpool mosquito
- McCain's skate
- Moore's Bush Reserve
- Register of Antarctic Marine Species
- Foulden Maar
- Maungatua stonefly
- Triangle crab
- Blue tubeworm
- Galaxias effusus
- Niveaphasma annulata
- Dr Michelle LaRue
- Hooker's Spleenwort
- Red azolla
- Miniature tree fern
- Black finger crab
- Red seaweed isopod
- Denzil Miller
- Narrow-leaved snow tussock
- Thelyphassa lineata
Pages expanded
[edit]Photography
[edit]I love to get outside to take photos of New Zealand's wildlife and wild places, as well as environmental actions and events. I upload most of these to Flickr[3] under a CC BY license[4] so please feel free to use them and upload to the Commons as required.
Projects
[edit]I am a great starter of projects but notoriously terrible at finishing them.
New Zealand seashore species
[edit]New Zealand is an island nation with more than 15,000 kilometres of coastline. Three-quarters of us live within 10 kilometres of the ocean and many have spent time fossicking in tide pools. Despite this, our focus tends to be on terrestrial (land-based) species and few New Zealanders would be able to recognise or name more than a handful of seashore species.
Part of my focus on Wikipedia is figuring out how many of New Zealand's seashore species have pages and assessing their quality. I hope to create pages for those that are missing and improve/expand those that need it.
This project was inspired by Sally Carson and Rod Morris' Field Guide to the New Zealand Seashore.
This is a working list for my reference. Please feel free to contribute as you like.
| Common name(s) | Māori name(s) | Scientific name | Status | Updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apricot anemone | Bunodactis chrysobathys | Page needs creation | ||
| Apricot anemone | Habrosanthus bathamae | Page needs creation | ||
| Black finger crab | Pāpaka | Ozius deplanatus | Page needs creation | Page created (29/09/19) |
| Blue tubeworm | Toke pā | Spirobranchus cariniferus | Page needs creation | Page created (08/06/19) |
| Bristle cage worm | Noke moana | Flabelligera bicolor | Page needs creation | |
| Bamboo coral | Chathamisis bayeri | Page needs creation | ||
| Barnacle | Idioibla idiotica | Page needs creation | ||
| Big-handed crab | Pāpaka | Heterozius rotundifrons | Page needs expanding and photo | |
| Brooding anemone | Kōtore | Cricophorus nutrix | Page needs creation | Page created (22/04/19) |
| Brown seaweed isopod | Weri moana | Batedotea elongata | Page needs creation | |
| Bubblegum coral | Paragorgia alisonae | Page needs creation | ||
| Burrowing anemone | Kōtore | Edwardsia neozelanica | Page needs creation | Page created (22/04/19) |
| Burrowing sea cucumber | Rori | Taeniogyrus dunedinensis | Page needs creation | Page created (11/08/19) |
| Cockle shell worm | Noke moana | Boccardia acus | Page needs creation | |
| Common hermit | Kāunga | Pagurus traversi | Page needs creation | |
| Cyclostome bryozoan | Spiritopora perplexa | Page needs creation | ||
| Dwarf white lamp shell | Pumilus antiquatus | Page needs creation | ||
| Eunicid worm | Toke moana, noke moana | Marphysa depressa | Page needs creation | |
| Estuarine pillbox crab | Waerau | Halicarcinus whitei | Page needs creation | |
| Ghost shrimp | Biffarius fillholi | Page needs expansion | ||
| Giant shore anemone | Kōtore tino nui | Oulactis magna | Page needs creation | Page created (22/04/19) |
| Glass shrimp | Tarawera | Palaemon affinis | Page needs expansion | |
| Hairy crab | Pāpaka huruhuru | Pilumnus lumpinus | Page needs creation | |
| Hairy-handed crab | Pāpaka huruhuru | Hemigraspus crenulatus | Page needs expansion | |
| Jewel anemone | Kōtore | Corynactis australis | Page needs creation | |
| Knotted thread hydroid | Obelia geniculata | Page needs creation | ||
| Lugworm | Toke moana, noke moana | Abarenicola affinis | Page needs creation | |
| Mantis shrimp | Heterosquilla tricarinata | Page needs expansion | ||
| Marine pill bug | Kutu moana | Isocladus armatus | Page needs creation | |
| New Zealand hermit crab | Kāunga | Pagurus novizealandiae | Page needs photo | |
| Northern snapping shrimp | Kōwhitiwhiti moana | Alpheus richardsoni | Page needs creation | |
| O’Shea’s tree bryozoan | Calvetia osheai | Page needs creation | ||
| Olive anemone | Hūmenga | Isactinia olivacea | Page needs creation | |
| Oyster leech | Toke piri | Anonymus kaikourensis | Page needs creation | |
| Paddle worm | Toke moana, noke moana | Eulalia microphylla | Page needs creation | |
| Pea crab | Nepinnotheres novaezealandiae | Page needs creation | ||
| Peanut worm | Toke hue | Phascolosoma annulatum | Page needs creation | |
| Peron's camouflage crab | Pāpaka huna | Notomithrax peronii | Page needs creation | |
| Pill bug | Kutu | Scyphax ornatus | Page needs creation | |
| Pillbox crab | Waerau | Halicarcinus innominatus | Page needs creation | |
| Polychaete worm | Boccardiella magniovata | Page needs creation | ||
| Polychaete worm | Spio aequalis | Page needs creation | ||
| Purple rock crab | Rērere | Hemigrapsus sexdentatus | Page needs tidy up | |
| Red seaweed isopod | Weri moana | Euidotea durvillei | Page needs creation | Page created (29/09/19) |
| Rose anemone | Kōtore | Anthopleura rosea | Page needs creation | Page created (27/04/19) |
| Saltpool mosquito | Naeroa | Opifex fuscus | Page needs creation | Page created (23/04/19) |
| Sand mason worm | Piri tōrino | Lagis australis | Page needs creation | |
| Sand shrimp | Philocheras australis | Page needs creation | ||
| Seaweed isopod | Weri moana | Paridotea ungulata | Page needs creation | |
| Shore slater | Kutu | Ligi (Nesoligia) novizealandiae | Page needs creation | |
| Shortsnout pipefish | Lissocampus filum | Page needs expansion and photo | ||
| Small scale worm | Toke moana, noke moana | Lepidonotus polychromus | Page needs creation | |
| Stalk-eyed mud crab | Pāpaka | Hemiplax hirtipes | Page needs expansion and photo | Photo added |
| Sulphur worm | Toke moana | Travisia olens | Page needs creation | |
| Swift-footed shore crab | Pāpaka nuii | Leptograpsus variegatus | Page needs expansion | |
| Thornfish | Bovichtus variegatus | Page needs expansion and photo | ||
| Triangle crab | Pāpaka | Eurynolambrus australis | Page needs creation | Page created (08/06/19) |
| Tunnelling mud crab | Kairau | Austrohelice crassa | Page needs expansion | |
| Twister | Bellapiscis medius | Page needs expansion |
NIWA Super Sea Slugs
[edit]"Nudibranchs and other sea slugs are a fascinating and diverse array of marine molluscs that occur all over the world’s oceans, from the surface of the open sea, to shallow continental shores, to the deep sea."
New Zealand environmentalists
[edit]Charles Fleming Award for Environmental Achievement
[edit]| Name | Year | Notability criteria met | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Merton | 1989 | ||
| Ian A. E. Atkinson | 1992 | ||
| Brian P. J. Molloy | 1995 | ||
| David A. Thom | 1998 | ||
| John Lawrence Craig | 2001 | ||
| Elisabeth Slooten | 2004 | ||
| Stephen Michael Dawson | 2004 | ||
| Mick Clout | 2007 | ||
| Alan Mark | 2010 | ||
| Michael Joy | 2013 | ||
| Bruce Clarkson | 2016 |
Antarctic species
[edit]When people think of Antarctica, penguins, whales, and seals often come to mind. But the Southern Ocean is home to a rich and diverse community of nearly 10,000 species that are uniquely adapted to live in its waters. Many are endemic, meaning they are found nowhere else in the world.
This project involves creating and updating pages about some of Antarctica's lesser-known species. It is informed by the Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS).
| Common name(s) | Scientific name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| McCain's skate | Bathyraja maccaini | Created 03/05/2019 |
| Dark-belly skate | Bathyraja meridionalis | Page needs creation |
| Eaton's skate | Bathyraja eatonii | Page needs creation |
| Kerguelen sandpaper skate | Bathyraja irrasa | Page needs creation |
| Murray's skate | Bathyraja murrayi | Page needs creation |
| Whiteleg skate | Amblyraja taaf | Stub |
Adding fern photos to WikiCommons
[edit]Based on this list of native New Zealand ferns.
References
[edit]- ^ Collins, Kimberley; Shiffman, David; Rock, Jenny (2016-10-12). "How Are Scientists Using Social Media in the Workplace?". PLOS ONE. 11 (10): e0162680. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162680. ISSN 1932-6203.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Administrator. "Campaign Team and Staff - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition". www.asoc.org. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Kimberley Collins". Flickr.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Creative Commons — Attribution 2.0 Generic — CC BY 2.0". creativecommons.org. Retrieved 2019-04-22.