Thesis Working Title:
Assessing population trends and environmental drivers in an important Ross Sea sentinel, the Adélie penguin
My research interests are Population and Spatial Ecology, Antarctic Marine Biology (primarily penguins), and Conservation. For my doctoral research, I will be assessing the population trends of Adélie penguins in the Ross Sea, what drives these trends, forecasting future trends in their populations, and investigating changes to habitat suitability. I will be using remote sensing, Geospatial Information System (GIS) methods, and Bayesian Hierarchical modelling.
Supervisors:
Primary Supervisor: A/Prof. Michelle LaRue
Additional Supervisors: Prof. Elissa Cameron, Dr. Dean Anderson
Research Interests:
Population Ecology
Spatial Ecology
Antarctic Marine Ecology
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Ornithology
Location: Beatrice Tinsley 301
Academic History:
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2021)
Master of Science in Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2024), Thesis Title: Monitoring Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) populations in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica
