The CMR has a strong legacy in sandy beach research, largely pioneered by Prof. Anton McLachlan when the Institute (then the Institute for Coastal Research) was established in the early 1980s. Investigations in the past and today range from biogeochemistry, phytoplankton and macrofaunal studies, to population connectivity, species taxonomy, and conservation and management research. We work in the surf zone, on the intertidal shores, and into the dunes.

 

Beaches as Ecosystems
Threats & Management
Research Projects
Recent Papers

 

Contact information
Dr Derek Du Preez
Retired, Research Associate
Tel: 27 41 504 2721
Derek.DuPreez@mandela.ac.za

Prof Ronel Nel
Associate Professor
Tel: 27 41 504 2024
ronel.nel@mandela.ac.za

Prof Eileen Campbell
Head of Department and Acting Director for School of Environmental Sciences
Tel: +27 041 5042329
Eileen.Campbell@mandela.ac.za

Ms Karien Bezuidenhout
PhD
Tel: 27 41 5042424
s200308971@mandela.ac.za

Dr Linda Harris
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tel: +27 (0)41 5044281
Linda.Harris2@mandela.ac.za