David Duffy

David Duffy is a Professor at the School of Life Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He has been instrumental in advancing conservation biology through leadership roles like directing the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit for two decades, securing over $250 million in funding for the university.

Research Interests: His work spans diverse ecological and biological domains, including seabird conservation, Lyme Disease epidemiology, fish schooling behavior, old-growth forest dynamics, El Niño climate impacts, and biodiversity mapping. He continues to study the Peruvian upwelling system and Alaskan seabird populations while contributing editorially to Pacific Science.

Labs & Teams: The lab website mentioned in his profile appears to be inaccessible (HTTP 404 error), but his collaborative efforts with conservation teams and researchers across Hawaii and global ecosystems remain central to his career.