Dr Kelly Ortega-Cisneros

Kelly is a research fellow at the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town. Kelly is a biologist with several research interests and has experience in marine ecology, fisheries, climate change and ecosystem modelling. Kelly’s research focusses on the use of ecosystem modelling to investigate the functioning and management of marine ecosystems. Her research interest also includes the influence of environmental variability and climate change on marine ecosystems, and the vulnerability and adaptative capacity of species and ecosystems to climate change.