Dr. Darryl MacKenzie - Proteus Consulting
Darryl is an internationally renowned biometrician, particularly for his work on the development and application of
species occurrence models. He has over 15 years experience in applying statistical techniques to ecological and
environmental situations, starting at the University of Otago, then progressing to North Carolina State University
(based at USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) in 2000, before commencing full-time with Proteus in 2001. Darryl
has provided advice on studies for a wide-range of species and enjoys the challenge of combining the statistical
theory with the practical realties to develop a pragmatic solution. He has
published over 60 peer-review papers,
with many in top ecological journals, and is lead author of the book "Occupancy
estimation and modeling: inferring
patterns and dynamics of species occurrence."