Dr Phakama Nodo

Dr Phakama Nodo
Dr Phakama Nodo

Research Interests:

Quantifying the nursery role of the shallow-water subtidal habitats for coastal fishes using remote underwater video.

Position: PDP Postdoctoral Research Fellow: South African Institute for Aquatic biodiversity

Dr Phakama Nodo joined SAIAB in July 2012 as an intern. Her research focuses on estuarine/coastal fish ecology, emphasising the importance of coastal habitats as nursery areas for fish and understanding the effect of environmental factors on the abundance and distribution of coastal fish.

Dr Nodo’s current research involves using stereo video cameras (remote videos underwater) to quantify the nursery role of the shallow-water subtidal habitats for coastal fishes. The aim is to assess the availability and usage of shallow subtidal habitats in Algoa Bay at a bay-wide scale. She also uses beam trawl and seine nets in estuaries to assess the impact of some environmental stressors (e.g., harmful algal blooms, low dissolved oxygen and hypoxia) on fish assemblages and nursery habitats.

Education

Degree

Institution and location

Graduated

BSc. Biological Sciences

Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha.

2009

BSc. (Hons) Zoology (Freshwater ecology)

Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha

2012

MSc. Zoology (estuarine ecology)

Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha

2016

PhD. Ichthyology

Rhodes University, Makhanda

2021

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