Erin Pichler

School of Biological Sciences

College of Science


My work focuses on improving the social, ecological, and economic outcomes of coastal and marine restoration. I collaborate with government agencies, community groups, and coastal stakeholders to understand how restoration design, community participation, and species interactions influence the health and resilience of coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.I’m particularly interested in applied, multidisciplinary approaches that support restoration efforts which are scalable, inclusive, and climate-resilient.

Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Associate Lecturer University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2025 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2020 - 2021 University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of Marine Biology
2017 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Marine Biology

Year Citation
2025 Pichler, E., Connell, S. D., & McAfee, D. (2025). Improving human well-being through community-led coastal restoration. Biological Conservation, 301, 110892-1-110892-10.
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2025 Leung, J. Y. S., Nagelkerken, I., Pichler, E. L., Chen, Y., Jones, C. F., Xie, Z., & Connell, S. D. (2025). Morphological adjustments enable sea urchins to sustain calcified structure function under ocean acidification.. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 292(2059), 20251893.
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Year Citation
- Pichler, E., Nagelkerken, I., Leung, J. Y. S., Russell, B. D., & Connell, S. (n.d.). <b>Duality of ocean acidification on sea urchins: population reduction vs boosted reproduction</b>.
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Adelaide Graduate Research School Travel Grant (University of Adelaide) 2022 - $1,000

Walter and Dorothy Duncan Trust Conference Travel Grant (University of Adelaide) 2022 - $800

ENV BIOL 1002: Ecological Issues (2024) Lecturer for Marine Series

ENV BIOL 3510: Research Methods in Ecology III (2021, 2022, 2023) Demonstrator

ENV BIOL 3520: Research Methods in Marine Biology III (2021, 2022, 2023) Demonstrator

ENV BIOL 3010: Marine Ecology III (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) Demonstrator

ENV BIOL 3580: Conservation Biology III (2021, 2022) Demonstrator

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2022 - ongoing Secretary Australian Marine Sciences Association - South Australia Branch Australian Marine Sciences Association Australia
2021 - 2022 Representative Australian Marine Science Association - SA Branch Australian Marine Science Association Australia

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