WELLS, Susan (Mary)

WELLS, Susan (Mary). British, b. 1951. Genres: Natural history. Career: Natural History Museum, London, England, scientific officer, 1974; Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Camargue, France, researcher, 1974-77; International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) SSC Traffic Group, London, researcher, 1978-80; IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, England, research officer, 1980-83; senior research officer and senior editor of IUCN/United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Directory of Coral Reefs of International Importance, 1983-87. International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP), Cambridge, assistant director of information and editor of World Birdwatch, 1988; independent environmental consultant, 1989-91; University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, research associate, 1991-92; International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), Manila, Philippines, consultant, 1992. Scientific advisor for television programs on coral reefs, invertebrates, and birds; speaker on conservation issues on radio programs and at professional conferences. Publications: (with R.M. Pyle and N.M. Collins) The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book, 1983; (with M. Haywood) Manual of Marine Invertebrates, 1989; (ed. and contrib.) Coral Reefs of the World, Vol 1: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, Vol 2: Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Gulf, Vol 3: Central and Western Pacific, 1989; The Illustrated World of Oceans, 1991; Explore the World of Mighty Oceans, 1992; (with N. Hanna) The Greenpeace Book of Coral Reefs, 1992; Coral Reef (pop-up book), in press. Contributor to Encyclopaedia of the Animal Kingdom and The Atlas of Endangered Species. Contributor to scientific journals and periodicals.