Yogani Govender, Ph. D.

Education

• Ph.D. 2007 Department of Biology (Ecology) University of Puerto Rico
  
• M.S. 2003 Geography and Environmental Sciences University of Zululand
• B.S. 1999 (Honors) Geography and Environmental Sciences University of Zululand
  
• B.S. 1993 Higher Diploma in Education University of Durban Westville
  
• B.S. 1992 Biology University of Durban Westville 

Areas of Interest

• Ecosystem Process and Function

Recent Publications

• Govender, Y. Sabat, A. and Cuevas, E. (2008) Effect of changes in land use and habitat characteristics on the distribution, abundance and size structure of the land crab Cardisoma guanhumi (Laterille, 1825) in two estuaries in Puerto Rico, Journal of Tropical Ecology Vol. 24, pp 417-423
  
• Govender, Y. and Rodriguez-Fourquet, C. (2007) Techniques for rapid assessment of population density and body size of the land crab Cardisoma guanhumi (Lattreille, 1825) in Puerto Rico. Tropical Estuaries: A multidisciplinary Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Estuarine Sciences. Vol. 1(1), 9-15
• Govender, Y, Jury, M.R. (2005). The local environmental gradient and species richness in Maputaland South Africa. South African Geographical Journal Vol. 86 (1) 24-36.
  
• Govender, Y. et al. (2005). Socio-economic status and development potential for a rural community on the Maputaland coast South Africa. South African Geographical Journal Vol. 86 (1) 37-42.

Contact Information

• Phone:
  (787)764-0000 x.2907
  
• Email:
  yoganig@yahoo.com
• Web Page:
  http://catec.upr.edu
  
• Postal Address:
  P.O. Box 23360
  San Juan P.R. 00931 

Curriculum Vitae