Research
Current Research Projects
Shorebird conservation
- Location: Estuaries of the Hunter Region
- Species Involved: migratory and resident shorebirds
- Staff: Andrea Griffin
- Students(s): Maxime Marini, Callum Gapes, Gray Gourlay
Safe Havens
Location: Multiple (Lat: -24.67, Long: 135.5576)
Species Involved: Multiple
Staff: Matt Hayward, John Gould, Darren Southwell, Andrea Griffin
Post-doc(s): John Gould
Parma wallaby conservation
Location: Gondwana Rainforests (Lat: -29.8777, Long: 152.58)
Species Involved: Parma wallaby
Staff: Matt Hayward, Andrea Griffin, Darren Southwell
Student(s): Emily Jarvis
Rewilding Norfolk
Location: Norfolk Island (Lat: -29.033, Long: 167.947)
Species Involved: Black Rat, Polynesian Rat, House Mouse
Staff: Matt Hayward, Finella Dawlings, Andrea Griffin, Darren Southwell
Post-doc(s): Finella Dawlings
Rewilding Ngambaa
Location: Ngambaa Nature Reserve (Lat: -30.848, Long: 152.758)
Species Involved: Parma wallaby
Staff: Matt Hayward
Student(s): Emily Jarvis
Post-doc(s): Lynette Plendergath
Cats in the Fitz-Stirling Priority Place
Location: Fitz-Stirling region (Lat: -34.171, Long: 118.79)
Species Involved: Feral cat
Staff: Matt Hayward
Post-doc(s): Luke Emerson
Monitoring Land Management Actions
Location: Australia-wide (Lat: -23.4, Long: 133.76)
Species Involved: Cats and foxes
Staff: Matt Hayward, Darren Southwell, Brooke Williams
Post-doc(s): Matthijs Hollanders
Greater Glider Conservation
Location: Gondwana Rainforests (Lat: -33.22, Long: 151.297)
Species Involved: Southern greater glider
Staff: Matt Hayward, Andrea Griffin
Student(s): Melina Budden
Broad-toothed rat conservation
Location: Barrington Tops (Lat: -31.958, Long: 151.428)
Species Involved: Broad-toothed rat
Staff: Matt Hayward, Darren Southwell
Student(s): Charlotte Alley
Green and golden bell frog habitat selection
Location: Koorgang Island (Lat: -32.148459, Long: 150.7016)
Species Involved: Green and golden bell frog
Staff: Alex Callen, Matt Hayward
Student(s): Lynne Matthews
Biomon – ZeroShot learning for acoustic detection of the threatened green and golden bell frog
Location: Muddy Lake (Lat: -33.07654, Long: 151.501196)
Species Involved: Green and golden bell frog
Staff: Alex Callen, Matt Hayward, Andrea Griffin, Darren Southwell, Stephan Chalup
Student(s): Oliver Kelly, Ysobel Sims
The interaction between estuary hydrodynamic regimes and the endangered green and golden bell frog Litoria aurea
Location: NSW coastline (Lat: -33.459047, Long: 151.43243)
Species Involved: Green-and-golden bell-frog
Staff: Alex Callen, Hannah Power, Matt Hayward
Student(s): Kate Tunstill
Developing non-invasive biomarkers of stress in amphibians and non-lethal gene expression studies for chytrid
Location: Multiple (Lat: -33.009336, Long: 151.370499)
Species Involved: Amphibians
Staff: Alex Callen, Phil Jobling, Kaya Klop-Toker
Student(s): Anne Ibbotson
Post-doc(s): Rose Upton
The biology and ecology of aquatic weeds and their biocontrol agents
Location: Multiple (Lat: -33.07654, Long: 151.501196)
Species Involved: Invasive aquatic plants
Staff: Alex Callen, Craig Evans
Student(s): Amy Stephens
Post-fire habitat creation for Littlejohn's tree frog and giant burrowing frog
Location: Watagans (Lat: -33.009336, Long: 151.370499)
Species Involved: Amphibians
Staff: Alex Callen, Matt Hayward, Kaya Klop-Toker, John Clulow, Michael Mahony
Student(s): Nadine Nolan
Post-doc(s): Rose Upton
Global flows and impacts of forest-based carbon
Location: Global
Staff: Brooke Williams
Leveraging the potential of tropical natural regeneration to achieve multiple objectives
Location: Global
Staff: Brooke Williams
Private land conservation for Koalas under climate change (led by Prof Jonathan Rhodes at QUT)
Location: NSW coastal and inland regions (Lat: -33.184782, Long: 151.218799)
Species Involved: Koalas
Staff: Brooke Williams
Delivering benefits from nature in a highly connected world (led by Prof Jonathan Rhodes at QUT)
Location: Global
Staff: Brooke Williams
Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions (contributed during PhD at UQ - project led by CI and ICEED)
Location: Global
Staff: Brooke Williams
Four African case studies exploring how to incorporate biodiversity into land use planning using spatial prioritisation and scenario analysis (contributed during PhD at UQ - project led by WCS)
Location: The Maiko-Tayna-Kahuzi-Biega landscape, eastern DRC (Lat: -2.886808, Long: 28.273298)
Staff: Brooke Williams
Land use change in the Orinoquia (contributed during PhD at UQ - led by WCS)
Location: Orinoco region, Colombia (Lat: 5.067236, Long: -70.780326)
Staff: Brooke Williams
Achieving multiple objectives in a fire-dependent ecosystem
(contributed during Honours at UQ – led by Prof Kerrie Wilson, QUT)
Location: Dry sclerophyll forests in the City of Gold Coast (Lat: 27.9769, Long: 153.3809)
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.