Dr Campbell trained in the US, including as a post-doc at the NASA Ames Research Center, in the fields of paleontology, paleoecology, paleoenvironmental analysis, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geochemistry, and astrobiology. For the past decade, she has taught and conducted research at The University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her specialty is the geologic record of life in extreme environments, with active research programs in the western US, New Zealand and South America, studying ancient hot/cold springs as analogs for early life on Earth and possible life on other planets. Dr Campbell has extensive science writing and editing experience, having published 45 peer-reviewed book chapters or papers in international journals, and successfully competed for research funding from national and international organizations. She has reviewed numerous theses, research papers and grant proposals as a supervisor, colleague, peer reviewer and journal board/associate editor. Dr Campbell began working for the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr McKenzie is a research associate at Rhodes University, South Africa, and is the Production Editor of the African Journal of Range and Forage Science, Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology and Southern Forests: A Journal of Forest Science. Dr McKenzie has extensive writing experience and his research skills cover areas of plant taxonomy and nomenclature, DNA sequencing and PCR techniques, microscopy, phylogenetic and phenetic data analysis methods, pollination ecology, histology, cytology, PAGE electrophoresis, and the isolation and monosaccharide analysis of plant cell walls. Dr McKenzie began as an editor with Edanz Editing in 2007 and his current research is focused on plant systematics and evolution, specializing in groups in the Asteraceae family, phylogenetics, biogeography, morphology and reproductive biology, hybridization, and plant breeding systems.

Dr Smith has worked as a research scientist investigating novel marine extracts with involvement in crop and food research. Dr Smith studied as a post-doctoral researcher at the CNRS Roscoff, France. As well, she has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals, written numerous IP-protected/confidential reports, and presented at more than 20 international conferences. She is also a reviewer for several academic journals (Functional Plant Biology, Enzyme and Microbial Technology). Dr Smith’s areas of professional expertise for editing are biochemistry and biology, especially of plants, phycology (marine plants), fisheries science, and marine biology, and food and food technology. Dr Smith began working with Edanz Editing in 2007 and now works full time as a science copyeditor.

Dr Adams is a Senior Fellow at the University of Canterbury, having retired as Head of the Soil and Physical Sciences Group at Lincoln University in 2006. He has authored or co-authored many peer-reviewed papers, conference papers, articles and reports. He is an experienced editor of conference proceedings for the New Zealand and Australian Societies of Soil Science. He is a past-President and Life Member of the New Zealand Society of Soil Science, and a past-editor of its newsletter. Dr Adams’ research interests cover many areas of soil and environmental science including the soil chemistry of macronutrients and micronutrients, soil fertility, soil/plant relationships in the New Zealand flora, pedology, soil resource assessment, biosolids disposal onto soils and water chemistry. Dr Adams began working with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Clements has published 9 reports as first author in international peer-reviewed journals, such as Behavioral Neuroscience, General and Comparative Endocrinology, and Hormones and Behavior. He has written numerous professional reports and made over 25 presentations at congresses. Dr Clements has also undertaken crustacean research and established telemetry arrays and associated software. Some of his research techniques and skills involve steroid radio-immunoassay, plasma lactate and glucose and ion determination, histology, and mRNA/DNA extraction and purification. Dr Clements began editing for Edanz Editing in 2007 in areas associated with the biological sciences, especially the fisheries fields.

Professor Emeritus in Chemistry and former Professor of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Professor Scurrell is actively involved in research into heterogeneous catalysis, surface chemistry and materials chemistry, with emphasis on applications in energy conversion processes, environmental catalysis and options for the conversion of coal, natural gas and solar (via biomass) into liquid hydrocarbon fuels. He has a strong interest in nanometal-polymer composites, their synthesis and properties. Professor Scurrell has held various positions over the past 40 years in industry, academia and research institutes in the UK, the USA, Denmark, Italy and South Africa, and presently has consulting interests in South Africa, China and the Middle East. Professor Scurrell has over 150 publications and joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Larkin has taught Evolution, Evolutionary Medicine, Biology of Insects, Plant–Animal Interactions and general biology classes at the University of New Mexico and at the University of the Pacific, U.S.A. Her research bridges botany and entomology, with a focus on the evolutionary ecology of plant-pollinator interactions. Her research skills include pollination biology, PCR and DNA sequencing, phylogenetic analyses, and taxonomy of both plants and bees. She has published 12 peer-reviewed research papers and has presented at numerous regional and international conferences. Dr Larkin is an experienced editor of reviewed journal manuscripts, PhD theses, book chapters, and grant proposals. She has also been a peer reviewer for several academic journals and of grant proposals for U.S. and international agencies. Dr Larkin began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2011.

Dr Bowler’s scientific background is in ecology, particularly dispersal ecology and population dynamics. She has published several peer-reviewed journal articles of her primary research, as well as systematic reviews/meta-analyses, from her PhD and post-doctoral research in the UK. She has also acted as a peer reviewer for various ecological/biological journals. More recently, she was a JSPS post-doctoral research fellow at Kyoto University, studying predator-prey interactions using an acarine laboratory system. Dr Bowler joined the Edanz Group in 2011 as a specialist Editor in the Fukuoka office.

Dr Hodgson, an internationally renowned scientist and educator, is a Professor of Zoology lecturing in invertebrate biology, cell structure and function, animal reproduction, environmental physiology, marine biology and introductory microscopy. His interests are in reproductive biology, particularly in developmental processes in gametogenesis of invertebrates, structure and function of spermatozoa, comparative sperm structure and its application in taxonomy and evolutionary biology, reproductive biology/ecology of mollusks, and the physiology of spermatozoa. As well, estuarine biology, and the management of estuarine and intertidal resources, are fields in which Dr Hodgson carries out research. Dr Hodgson has published extensively, with 109 publications in peer evaluated scientific journals, a book and chapters in five other books. He is a peer reviewer for 21 international journals associated with marine biology. He is a member of numerous professional societies, including the Malacological Society of London, International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction, Unitas Malacologica, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Zoological Society of Southern Africa, Royal Society of South Africa, Californian Malacological Society, American Microscopical Society, and Marine Biological Association of Plymouth.

Dr Horsburgh has a broad background in medicine and the biological sciences. After completing her medical degree in Auckland, New Zealand, she worked as a general practitioner and student health doctor with particular interest in Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine and Women's Health. In 1993 Dr Horsburgh moved to Beijing, China, where she continued to practice medicine part-time and also worked as a medical writer and editor. In 1998 she moved to Singapore where she continued to work in the field of medical communications. Her work included producing conference and symposium reports and writing review articles for a range of medical publications. After travelling to Antarctica, Dr Horsburgh returned to Australia to study Antarctic Science in 2004. Her research focused on the impacts of changing sea-ice and oceanographic conditions on marine predators. Dr Horsburgh has used satellite trackers and remote sensing technology to monitor the foraging success of southern elephant seals and developed an index to identify prey encounters from dive data. The results of her research have been published in international peer-reviewed journals. Dr Horsburgh joined the Edanz group as an editor in 2011.

Ms Brunker has been editing biomedical documents for over two decades, including submissions to peer-reviewed journals; dissertations and other academic papers; applications to US regulatory agencies (the Food and Drug Administration and the Patent and Trademark Office); pharmaceutical advertisements of all types; Web site content; slide presentations, scripts and other support pieces for conferences and similar events; and a wide variety of medical education materials. Her master’s thesis was on apoptosis in HIV+ CD4+ cells. She has also done laboratory work in breast cancer and environmental medicine.

Ms Hammond is currently in her final year of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in Ecology at the University of Otago. Her doctoral thesis involves modeling ecological processes, including biological response to changes in hydrological and chemical conditions, and predicting future spread and proliferations of invasive species. Prior to her doctoral candidacy, Ms Hammond held academic positions at the University Of Otago School Of Medicine. She has extensive experience in research relating to the epidemiology of skin cancer and vitamin D deficiency. Ms Hammond is skilled in ultraviolet radiation dosimetry and analysis. She has extensive statistical knowledge and training in both epidemiology and ecology. Ms Hammond has published papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. She has written numerous scientific and technical reports, and presented at many conferences and industry workshops. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Rogers presently is a lecturer in scientific communication and writing at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has previously held research positions as a laboratory head within the biotechnology industry, specializing in proteomics research, and within the food industry, conducting research in primary materials. He completed post-doctoral research within the University of Paris, as a Royal Society Fellow, and at the University of Sussex. He has published widely and is joint author to seven biotechnology patents. Dr Rogers began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

Dr Price has a background in the field of environmental science and her research interests cover soil trace gas exchange (methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide), soil biology and biochemistry and the cycling of major elements such as carbon and nitrogen. Her PhD studies, which involved intensive field, laboratory and modeling, focused on understanding methane oxidation in a pristine indigenous forest soil. Dr Price was awarded a New Zealand Science and Technology Post-doctoral Fellowship, being involved in regular field measurements as well as modelling of soil methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide exchange from a regenerating sequence of native scrub. Dr Price has experience in writing for many different formats including journal articles, has edited for the Global Biogeochemical Cycles journal, and has presented data at numerous conferences. Dr Price began editing for the Edanz Group in 2009.

Dr Marrow’s doctoral thesis “The evolution and dynamics of interacting populations” investigated biological evolution in an ecological context and used mathematical and computational modeling. These skills were further applied during a research fellowship at the University of Leiden and a postdoc at the University of Cambridge. With this background Dr Marrow was recruited by BT (British Telecom, UK) to apply insights from biology to computing and other technology relevant to the business. Over more than 10 years with the company, Dr Marrow researched and developed new technology, drawing inspiration from other complex systems such as economic and social systems as well as those in nature. During this time he led collaborations with universities and other companies and published many papers. Dr Marrow has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and is an internationally recognized computer science expert. He has also reviewed grant applications, journal papers and been an invited speaker at conferences and universities. He maintains a multidisciplinary view of technology. His current focus is on novel computing, especially for networked systems, where it intersects with new media products and services, telecoms, biology and complex systems. Dr Marrow joined he Edanz Group as an editor in 2012.

Ms Jones spent six years carrying out research at the Scripps Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), recording and analyzing seismic data from the Pacific Ocean floor and developing underwater seismic observation instruments. She was also involved in oceanographic tectonic research, mapping the Lau Basin (SW Pacific) and deep-ocean dredging on Scripps’ research vessels. She took part in field work with the Geodynamic Project in Sumatra, examining crustal motion in Indonesia. Ms Jones is now a full-time science editor based in New Zealand. She uses her background in math, physics, and geology, as well as her technical knowledge, to edit manuscripts in a wide range of fields in the earth and environmental sciences. Ms Jones joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr O’Connell’s research interests are in plant-arthropod interactions. His PhD thesis, ‘Plant-arthropod interactions: Domatia and mites in the genus Coprosma (Rubiaceae)’, examined factors that influenced leaf domatia production and their relationship with foliar mite groups. His current postdoctoral research investigates multitrophic interactions by assessing the consequences of adding floral resources to insect communities in agricultural systems. Dr O’Connell’s publication record includes papers discussing plant physiological responses to carbon stress, microhabitat structure on mite assemblages, and benefits associated with domatia mediated tritrophic mutualisms. Dr O’Connell joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2010.

Dr Watts is an atmospheric biogeochemist who has taught Atmospheric Chemistry, Meteorology, Climatology and Policy in both the UK and New Zealand. He has spent over 20 years working in the area of air quality and its affect on health, historic artifacts and climate. He is a referee for several major journals including Atmospheric Environment, and has been a member of both UK and EU government and inter-government working groups and technical committees on air quality and its measurement. Dr Watts, a frequent invited speaker at congresses, has published over 30 peer reviewed papers, has patents (including Japanese patents), and has authored textbooks. He works closely with a network of colleagues in Japan, China and Thailand, and began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2010.

Dr Taylor has been a lecturer in zoology, comparative physiology, and cell biology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, since 1972. His interests span all physiological systems across a variety of taxa, including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, insects and spiders. Research themes include: Gas exchange and oxygen transport; morphology and hemodynamics of gills and circulatory systems; osmoregulation, acid-base balance and excretion; adaptation to marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments; the physiology of eggs and embryos and fertilization; stress associated with fishing, aquaculture and live transport; and eco-toxicity of heavy metals. Dr Taylor is experienced in a range of instrumentation and analyses including: microscopy (DIC, fluorescence, TEM, SEM, X-ray microprobe); corrosion casting; respirometry; blood gas and acid-base status; osmotic, ionic, and metabolite concentrations of body fluids and waters; atomic absorption spectroscopy; radioactive tracers, viscometry; blood pressure and flow (pulsed Doppler); heart and ventilation rates; and electrophysiology. Dr Taylor’s research group has published numerous articles in the principal international journals of his field. He has served on the advisory board of journals and book series, is a reviewer for about 20 international journals, and is a member of several national and international scientific societies. Dr Taylor began working as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Slaughter has broad academic and research interests within the field of water resources. He has investigated the biogeographical distribution of phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean, and has extensive experience running acute and chronic ecotoxicity tests on fresh water macroinvertebrates. Dr Slaughter’s PhD work involved the development of new statistical and mechanistic water quality models to link flow to water quality in South African rivers. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow developing climate change adaptation tools for water boards in South Africa. Dr Slaughter has utilized downscaled Global Circulation Model rainfall and evaporation data for use in hydrology and water quality models. His publications are within the fields of chronic toxicity testing, water quality guidelines, acute – chronic extrapolation techniques, and modeling climate change scenarios for water resources. Dr Slaughter began as an editor for Edanz Group in 2011, and works in fields related to water resource science.

Dr Piatek’s scientific background is in forest ecology and soils. Her research interests are on the effects of disturbance on nutrient cycling in forests and nutrient exports from forested watersheds. She has conducted research in conifer and broadleaf natural and plantation forests using a combination of field and lab approaches including isotopic techniques, modeling, and survey instruments. Dr Piatek is the author of several scientific manuscripts on nutrient cycling processes in forest floors, and element dynamics in export waters. Dr Piatek also has a research interest in understanding the effects of nutrition on human health and well-being. She has lectured courses in Soils, Forest Soils, Forest Management, and Global Forest Resources. Her research findings are frequently presented at the annual meetings of the Soil Science Society of America—an organization in which she was elected and served as Chair for the Division of Forest Range and Wildland Soils. She is also a frequent reviewer for several soils, water, and forest ecology journals. Dr Piatek joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011

Dr Larsen has conducted research in many areas of environmental chemistry including the transport and distribution of nutrients, PAHs, biomarkers and PCBs. His most recent research involves the compound specific isotope analysis of Arctic sediment cores associated with methane hydrates. Dr Larsen is an Associate Professor at St. Mary's College of Maryland where he teaches general, analytical, and environmental chemistry courses. He has been a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. Dr Larsen has presented at conferences and has also peer-reviewed publications in areas such as environmental chemistry. Dr Larsen joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Davy’s PhD thesis was entitled “Characterisation of White Patch Syndrome, a putative disease affecting corals in the genus Porites on the Great Barrier Reef”. She has extensive experience of the ecology of coral reefs, including bleaching and coral disease. Her expertise also extends to the areas of marine virology, marine conservation, rocky shore ecology, and areas of applied marine science, including fish stock assessment and coastal defenses. In molecular fields, Dr Davy has undertaken primer design and sequence analysis, DNA extraction, fluorescent in situ hybridization and various types of gel electrophoresis, including DGGE, PFGE and SSCP, histopathology, transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy. Dr Davy has published 12 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented at several national and international conferences. Dr Davy has also completed an MA in Creative Writing and had a non-fiction book published by Random House New Zealand in 2011. Dr Davy is presently a freelance writer and editor, and scientific consultant. She began working with the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Kelly’s academic interests are in biological sciences and the philosophy of science. His work is focused on understanding, classifying and conserving biological diversity. Dr Kelly’s particular research specialty is the evolution and biogeography of snakes. After undergraduate study at Rhodes University in South Africa he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he obtained a DPhil in molecular systematics of 'advanced' snakes. His subsequent postdoctoral work has investigated the phylogenetics, phylogeography and taxonomy of several groups of African snakes, incorporating extensive molecular genetic laboratory work, analytical computation, and field surveys. His research has been internationally acclaimed through receipt of the Joseph B. Slowinski Award for excellence in snake systematics (2010), after one of his publications was selected as the best snake systematics paper to be published globally in 2009. Dr Kelly is an experienced lecturer in the biological sciences, and is a reviewer for many international journals. He joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2012.

Dr Dandie is a microbiologist with interests in microbiological processes in soils. Her postdoctoral research has been undertaken in several international institutions, including University College Cork (Biomerit Research Centre) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Potato Research Centre). Currently Dr Dandie researches nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils at the CSIRO in Australia. Her interests cover a wide range of research in soil microbiology including bioremediation of contaminated soils, composting, biochar, plant-microbe interactions, microbial inoculants and biosensors. Dr Dandie is an invited reviewer for a number of international journals and is also on the editorial board of a prominent soil science journal. She has published nine first-author journal articles. Dr Dandie joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011

Dr Robertson studied zoology and comparative animal physiology. His doctoral thesis was on digestive enzymes in snakes. He lectured in general zoology at the University of Cape Town for four years, before taking a permanent academic position in the Pharmacy Faculty at Rhodes University in South Africa. Throughout his tenure, he taught human physiology to pharmacy students and physical education students He now teaches elective courses to fourth year pharmacy students in the areas of Nutrition and Gerontology, and to Zoology students in herpetology. Dr Robertson has published several research papers on snake venoms and has also written general science textbooks. He began editing for the Edanz Group in 2011

Dr Bolton's research focuses on the geochemistry of marine carbonates for paleoclimatic reconstruction. Her PhD involved reconstructing the paleoceanography of the Southwest Pacific Ocean using fossil foraminifera from a marine sediment core. Dr Bolton has applied the use of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to extract trace elemental data from individual chambers of fossil foraminiferal shells (tests). This research also involved the development of a new Mg/Ca based paleotemperature calibration for the widely used planktonic species Globigerinoides ruber. Before her PhD, Dr Bolton studied heavy metals in the tissues of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), after which she worked for 4 years in the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, at the University of Manchester. There she worked on a number of human health studies, including the INTERPHONE international study on adult brain tumors. Dr Bolton is now a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Hong Kong working on the geochemistry of corals from the South China Sea. Dr Bolton joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Mr Pennycook was a member of a Japanese – New Zealand astrophysics project called "MOA" (Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics), which essentially looked for dark matter candidates using various techniques. Mr Pennycook’s part of the project was published in the journal Astronomy. His postgraduate papers were in modern physics—astrophysics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics and relativity. Mr Pennycook has taught astronomy and mathematics at university. As well, he has a background of studies in psychology and education at postgraduate levels. He has published in science education magazines and climbing magazines. Indeed, he is an accomplished mountaineer, being co-founder and editor of New Zealand's most visited mountaineering information website, www.mountainz.co.nz. Mr Pennycook has been a full-time editor for Edanz Editing since the beginning of 2007, and edits in fields related to physics, mathematics and the physical sciences.

Dr Bertram’s PhD thesis was entitled 'Effects of cow urine and its constituents on soil microbial populations and nitrous oxide emissions'. This study encompassed soil chemical analyses, assessment of the soil microbiological community including phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis, and measuring greenhouse gases. Dr Bertram is an author of several papers published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at national and international conferences. She began working as an editor for the Edanz Group in 2010.

Dr Hanton undertook post-doctoral research in intertidal ecology including the spatial and temporal dynamics of intertidal and coastal species. She has a strong academic background and skills in database management, having maintained, compiled and developed bibliographic databases with a focus on aquatic biology, water science and technology, African natural and cultural history, and ornithology. She currently teaches in the fields of mathematics, biology, and computer studies. Dr Hanton has published extensively and began editing for Edanz Editing in 2007, editing in a variety of areas.

Dr Nall’s scientific background is in soil sciences, mycorrhizal ecology and evolutionary ecology. Dr Nall has experience in soil biochemistry techniques, particularly soil phosphorus extraction and phosphatase enzymes assays. She has work experience in New Zealand as an undergraduate tutor, laboratory demonstrator and research technician at Lincoln University. Dr Nall is currently a freelance ecological research assistant in the UK. She began editing for the Edanz Group in 2011.

Mr. Hunter has 27 years of professional experience since receiving the Master of Science degree. This experience embraces meteorology, hydrology, remote sensing, weather forecasting and modeling, renewable energy, geography, GIS, geophysics, oceanography, and professional education. Mr. Hunter is a world expert in the field of weather modification. He has fulfilled several leadership roles, including Air Force officer, research administrator, training leader, president of a hydrometeorology consulting firm, and operations director of an atmospheric research program in Turkey. Mr. Hunter has conducted research at the National Severe Storms Laboratory and National Center for Atmospheric Research in the USA, and at Risoe National Laboratory in Denmark. His publication record dates to 1980, with 29 publications to his name. Mr Hunter was an Associate Editor at Nature Reviews Nephrology from 2010 to April 2011. He speaks and writes English and Spanish. Mr. Hunter’s background allows him to diligently edit within the atmospheric and hydrologic sciences, most of the other earth sciences, and remote sensing.

Dr Pipe’s PhD research focused on biological modeling; investigating colony growth dynamics of two species of bacteria on high-nutrient agar with a view to developing a mathematical model based on fundamental physical processes to mimic observed growth behavior. She then tested the model by numerical simulation. During her PhD research, Dr Pipe developed numerical techniques to simulate nutrient flows, and worked on reaction-diffusion equations and their applications. She has also studied biological science topics at the postgraduate level, including bioinformatics and structural biology. Dr Pipe has a broad range of academic interests related to biophysics, and subjects ranging from food science to microbial ecology. Specialized areas include modeling of tumor growth, environmental aspects of bacterial growth in foods, and biofilm development. Dr Pipe joined the Edanz Group as an editor and writer in 2010.

Ms Hindle is a science writer and editor with experience in regulatory, pharmaceutical and academic journal publishing. She has worked for Health Canada as Technical Writer and Editor for the Therapeutic Products Directorate where she contributed to the development of Summary Basis of Decision documents, which outline to the public the basis of new drug and medical device approvals in Canada. Ms Hindle has also worked in Cambridge, England as a Production Editor for the journals Development and Journal of Cell Science. Her technical background involves several years as a human health and aquatic toxicologist, including research projects on the effects of pesticide exposure on salmonid stream choice and laboratory method development for aquatic toxicity testing. She joined Edanz Group as a Project Manager and Senior Language Editor in May 2011.

Dr O'Sullivan has been an active researcher in the field of aquaculture, as well as being involved practically in the development of several aquaculture industries in both Ireland and Australia. Widely published in his field, Dr O’Sullivan is now a full-time copyeditor. From 1994 to 2000 undertaking English correction of journals and book editing for Elsevier Science BV (Amsterdam), Dr O’Sullivan worked in the fields of science and medicine. Dr O’Sullivan has also copyedited for Taylor & Francis, Oxford. Dr O’Sullivan began working with Edanz Editing in 2006.

Ms Garcia obtained an MSc in Bio-Systems Sustainability, specializing in Bioorganic Chemistry, from Hokkaido University, Japan, and is currently a PhD candidate in Food Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her research is focused on flavor and fragrance chemistry, and she has worked on the characterization of the aroma profiles of flowers and fruits. Her work involves the isolation of volatile and non-volatile compounds, the use of instrumentation (GC-MS, NMR, etc.), and the use of enzymes. She has presented her research at conferences in Japan, New Zealand and China. Ms Garcia also has a broad background in the life sciences, including the isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds and enzymes. She is fluent in English, and speaks and reads Japanese and Spanish. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Dr Weller is an ecologist with special interest in wildlife monitoring methodologies, agricultural ecosystems and sustainability, and biodiversity. His research has involved work on distance sampling analysis, the monitoring and modeling of bird population dynamics, wildlife survey planning, stream ecology, and human influences on aquatic ecosystems. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals (three as first author) on the modeling of predator-prey interactions, the role and management of farmland biodiversity, and the theory and practice of distance sampling surveys. Dr Weller joined the Edanz group as an editor in 2011.

Ms Roberts is a university tutor in chemistry and soil science. She previously worked as an environmental scientist specializing in contaminated site remediation. She has also been an analytical chemist, specializing in GC/MS. She is currently involved in research associated with teaching science at a tertiary level. Ms Roberts began as an editor with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Carla Avolio is a science communicator and biologist with a particular interest in the fields of evolution and behavioral ecology. Her original studies focused on the evolution of sexual dimorphism in sea snakes. She has since published research on projects such as kin recognition in zebra fish, at Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory, and group dynamics in a tropical fish from the Great Barrier Reef. She has also held science communication positions at the Powerhouse Museum and the University of Sydney, both in Australia. Ms Avolio has extensive experience in writing and copyediting, and after moving to Osaka, Japan, joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2012.

Ms Powell is a marine biology PhD candidate at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Her research aims to determine the key drivers of sponge distribution patterns on Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Before moving to New Zealand she worked at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Switzerland as a Junior Professional Associate on the Species Programme. Ms Powell has considerable research experience in the fields of ecology, biology and environmental management. Her MSc research at Oxford University focused on emerging forms of protected area governance in Sumatra. Ms Powell has extensive experience in science communication and the editing of journal articles, book chapters and reports. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Ms Holmes is a senior academic, recently retired from the position of Director of the University Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. As a qualified Chartered Surveyor, she practiced and taught surveying for many years, before moving into research and development support for academics in their teaching careers. This cross disciplinary role exposed her to working with academics from all disciplines across the University. She has published in the fields of education, surveying and academic audit and has been on national selection panels for the allocation of research and development funding both in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. With her diverse background in languages, surveying and education, Ms Holmes edits in the fields of environment, engineering, business, geography and general science, and bring specialist knowledge to the editing of grant and academic position applications. She began working with the Edanz Group in 2010.

Emily Morris has studied at UC Davis, the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science and Humboldt State University. Her research has focused on the molecular diversity and physiology of coral reefs and their symbiotic dinoflagellates. She has a broad background in oceanography and the life sciences and successfully published her master's research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. Ms. Morris joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Ms Doherty's background is in aquatic ecology focusing on marine invasive species. Ms Doherty is presently the recipient of a Victoria University, New Zealand, doctoral scholarship for research focused on the ecology of invasive mussels in both Ireland and New Zealand. Ms Doherty is skilled in DNA extraction, PCR, electrophoresis, gene sequencing, histology, image analysis and various other laboratory techniques. She has published in 3 peer-reviewed scientific journals and has an in-depth knowledge of marine and freshwater ecology, particularly in the areas of bioinvasion, speciation, hybridization and evolution. Ms Doherty joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Mr Kamen’s original research was into the presence of freshwater archaea in New York State Lakes using PCR and DNA sequencing. He conducted fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) as part of his Master’s thesis. He also analyzed water samples for Chl A, Nitrogen, Phosphorous and TOC according to the APHA Standard Methods. Mr Kamen has also worked on environmental assessments of soil and groundwater contamination and the monitoring of chemicals in waterways. Mr Kamen gained over five years of experience as a senior microbiology analyst in New York using traditional microbiology techniques as well as GC, real time-PCR, and fluorescence microscopy various microbiological and biochemical techniques as well as the MIDI system. He was also in charge of all Legionella analysis, which was conducted in accordance with CDC guidelines. He has worked as a science editor for non-native authored manuscripts since 2006. Mr Kamen began as an editor with Edanz Editing and Liwen Bianji (Edanz Editing China) in 2008.

Elaine Monaghan has spent 20 years working in freshwater research organizations. She was scientific officer in a continuously updated reference collection of illustrations and taxonomy of terrestrial, brackish and freshwater algae from locations across the world. She has contributed to published international projects on microbial distribution, and has a particular interest in Linnaean botanical (particularly phycological) taxonomy. Ms Monaghan has extensive editing experience, editing manuscripts on phycology, international water management, international organizations, sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and horticulture. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

After graduating Ms Kelly moved to Rhodes University to study fluvial geomorphology. She applied this knowledge to the management of South African river systems. She acted as a consulting geomorphological expert for the South African government as part of an interdisciplinary team responsible for the writing of state-of-river reports. Ms Kelly has also had several years' experience as a university lecturer and has supervised a number of research projects. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Ms Tourle’s MSc studies addressed the effects of ant predation on the efficacy of biological control agents for Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in South Africa. Before these studies she had worked at the Iziko Museum (SA) identifying ant morphospecies. After graduation Ms Tourle worked with Prof. Wehner at Irchel University (Switzerland) preparing his extensive ant collection for hand-over to the Senckenberg Museum. From her studies Ms Tourle has had two peer reviewed papers published. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Ms Collins' academic background is in marine ecology, but draws from several disciplines including economics, theoretical ecology, and marine policy. She was one of the first at McGill University to graduate with the dual-degree of Bachelor's of Arts and Science, focusing on marine ecology and fisheries economics. Ms Collins’ master's thesis, currently underway, explores the relationship between aquaculture development and environmental outcomes such as benthic habitat and water quality in New Zealand. She has also worked as a professional editor for the Sustainable Future Institute think tank in Wellington, NZ. Ms Collins began editing for the Edanz Group in 2011.

Dr Alfaro is a marine biologist with special interests in invertebrate ecology and aquaculture. Her research is inter-disciplinary (i.e., chemistry, physiology, microbiology, genetics, geology, statistics), and aims to elucidate the complex interactions among organisms and their environments. Current projects include the ecology and cultivation of mussels, and estuarine community ecology (i.e., food web dynamics). She is skilled in the design and implementation of field and laboratory experiments that incorporate tools and approaches from a variety of fields. Dr Alfaro is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Dr Alfaro began working as an editor for Edanz Editing in 2008.

Ms Stewart is a skilled editor who worked for many years for an international publisher. After graduating with a degree in geology, Ms Stewart began work in the editing field. A native English speaker, she also speaks French, Spanish, and Chinese, and has over twenty years of scientific editing experience helping nonnative authors get published. She joined the Edanz Group as an editor in 2011.

Mr Grove has worked as a research scientist with the University of Otago (New Zealand) and the University of Western Australia, focusing on marine benthic ecology, marine environmental impact assessment, marine invertebrate taxonomy and underwater habitat mapping. He has had several reports published in peer-reviewed journals, particularly those relating to the multivariate statistical analysis of marine communities. He also has experience with the application of video technology for underwater research and a background in physiology and human health science. Mr Grove began working with the Edanz Group in 2008.

Dr Webster’s research has elucidated the biochemical and physiological mechanisms controlling the uptake and assimilation of free amino acids and the influence of Na+ and K+ ion gradients on these mechanisms. Since 1993, Dr Webster has been a Biomedical Indexer for Crossaig/Thomson and Derwent/Thomson Scientific. This work has included the therapeutic use of drugs, details of dosages and frequency of administration, drug comparisons and combinations, drug pharmacology and pharmacokinetic parameters, adverse effects/toxicity and treatment outcome. Dr Webster began working with Edanz Editing in 2006, editing in the fields of biological and environmental sciences.