Felicity Pike Doktorand

My interests involve seascape ecology, sustainable management of marine resources and the representation of women in fishery research and policy-making. Currently, my PhD investigates gender-based differences in the management and implementation of marine protected areas (MPAs) within tropical seascapes (Mexico and Tanzania).  I’m interested in how MPAs impact men and women resource users differently especially in regards to food security, access to alternative livelihoods and adaptive capacity to key environmental challenges, i.e. ecosystem degradation and climate change.

My thesis is part of the project “Social-ecological analysis of gendered effects of Marine Protected Areas – SEAgender”, and is supervised by Professor Maricela de la Torre-Castro and Lars Lindström (Department of Political Science).
I'm also a member of the Indo-Pacific Seagrass Network which investigates linkages between seagrass, fisheries and human well-being across the Indo-Pacific region. Previously, I've also been involved in ecological surveys looking at benthic vegetation (seagrass & macroalgae) and associated fauna within Baltic Sea projects.