Researcher biography
Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy in Ecology (anticipated completion in April 2026)
Master of Environmental Management (Conservation Biology)
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Anthropology
Project title:
Persistence of Spot-tailed Quoll under future climate and land-use changes
Project description:
Understanding how habitat loss and fragmentation impact species persistence under future climate and land-use changes is vital for conservation prioritization. This project focuses on developing spatially explicit metapopulation capacity models incorporating climate and land-use changes, to quantify the extinction risk of terrestrial fauna using the Spot-tailed Quoll as a case study. Aims include evaluating how quoll habitat and connectivity change over time and space, as well as assessing the dynamics of metapopulation capacity.
Funding:
UQ Research Training Program (RTP)