Dr Jasmin Packer
Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Conservation Biologist. Innovator. Design Thinker.
Jasmin is passionate about protecting our threatened communities and species. Her research aims to design innovative solutions, linking world-leading science with on-ground management, to better protect South Australia’s threatened communities and species as they adapt to global change. She works with wildlife as well as flora and fungi. Jasmin is an independent Research Fellow in the Environment Institute, and long-term member of the Terrestrial Ecology Lab, who's known for her commitment to think global - act local.
Jasmin’s transdisciplinary research focuses on understanding how ecosystems respond to differing disturbance and other global changes - and what we can do to enhance their capacity to cope with the negative impacts. Her transdisciplinary approach bridges basic and applied research, and co-designs field surveys with industry partners to ensure their findings are put into action to make a difference for conservation. Jasmin uses design thinking to draw on her deep understanding of the needs of others, and brings together global (biogeography and invasion science) and local (community ecology, population ecology and citizen science) approaches, to build long term partnerships that have a real impact on improving biodiversity conservation.
Thanks to Jasmin’s passion for making a difference, you might find her climbing through blackberry to assess habitat complexity for endangered bandicoots – or squelching through swamps to discover which of Australia's reedbeds really are native...and how they're threatened by global change?
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Our University of Adelaide Bandi Bunch is passionate about discovering connections for mammal conservation. Our beloved, but endangered, southern brown bandicoot is our mascot.
Bandi Bunch builds on long-term conservation and research for threatened species, and evolved in 2019 to respond to requests for bandicoot conservation and research. We co-design projects with state government and other land manager partners to discover better ways to improve the conservation status of native mammals across Greater Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges. All our projects start with understanding shared priorities, identifying management outcomes we need to achieve, and then targeting our ‘think global – act local’ research to achieve these.
Our Bandi Bunch team members, and their native mammal projects, include:
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Natalie Brown – 2018+; Honours researcher; microbats of the Mount Lofty Ranges Hayley Jose – 2019+; PhD researcher, small mammal communities and the ecological role of southern brown bandicoot (see Hayley’s summary below). Jasmin Packer – 2006+; Wildlife Ecologist and Research Fellow, population structure and persistence of mammal communities in the Mount Lofty Ranges, particularly endangered southern brown bandicoot. Rakali and re-establishment potential of platypus along River Torrens and other Adelaide and mainland South Australian waterways. Citizen science for transformational change (attached). Eilish Thomas - 2021+; PhD researcher; population ecology of rakali in Greater Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges. Insights into potential platypus habitat. Wendy Warren – 2019+; iBandi Co-ordinator - citizen science for native mammal conservation. |
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2016 - 2019 Research Fellow The University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title The University of Adelaide Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Packer, J., Kohler, M., Dawson, D., Asad, N., von der Borch, R., & Chur-Hansen, A. (2025). Why do people walk their dog where the wild things are? A qualitative content analysis from an urban nature reserve. People and Nature, 7(1), 15-31.
Scopus12024 Gallagher, R., Roger, E., Packer, J., Slatyer, C., Rowley, J., Cornwell, W., . . . Mesaglio, T. (2024). Incorporating citizen science into IUCN Red List assessments. Conservation Biology, 39(2), e14329.
Scopus4 Europe PMC12024 Kuhne, J. G., O'Connor, P. J., Packer, J. G., & Prowse, T. A. A. (2024). Quantifying environmental drivers of vegetation condition in a temperate ecosystem can improve detection of management impacts. Ecological Indicators, 168, 13 pages.
2024 Meyerson, L. A., Cronin, J. T., Lučanová, M., Lambertini, C., Brix, H., Packer, J. G., . . . Pyšek, P. (2024). Some like it hot: small genomes may be more prevalent under climate extremes. Biological Invasions, 26(5), 1425-1436.
Scopus32024 Zhu, C., Li, Z., Xiansen, X., He, M., Wang, F., Karakus, M., . . . Tang, S. (2024). Investigation on the Dynamic Cracking Mechanism of Sandstone with an Ice-Saturated Flaw Based on Drop Weight Tests. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 58(4), 4585-4602.
Scopus32022 Maciunas, E. C., Watling, J. R., Facelli, J. M., & Packer, J. G. (2022). Seed traits and fate support probable primary dispersal of a native hemi-parasitic vine Cassytha pubescens (Lauraceae) by Isoodon obesulus, an endangered marsupial, in southern Australia. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 146(2), 249-261.
Scopus2 WoS12021 Packer, J. G., Ganf, G., Kueffer, C., Facelli, J. M., & Pyšek, P. (2021). Endemic macrophyte is more plastic than two cosmopolitan species in fluctuating water levels and nutrient-enriched conditions. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 145(1), 25-44.
2020 Lewis, S., & Packer, J. G. (2020). Decadal changes in phragmites australis performance in lake eyre supergroup spring communities following stock exclusion. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 126, 193-212.
Scopus62020 Novoa, A., Richardson, D. M., Pysek, P., Meyerson, L. A., Bacher, S., Canavan, S., . . . Wilson, J. R. U. (2020). Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management. Biological Invasions, 22(5), 1801-1820.
Scopus116 WoS832020 Blyth, C., Christmas, M. J., Bickerton, D. C., Faast, R., Packer, J. G., Lowe, A. J., & Breed, M. F. (2020). Increased genetic diversity via gene flow provides hope for Acacia whibleyana, an endangered wattle facing extinction. Diversity, 12(8), 1-18.
Scopus15 WoS102019 Canavan, S., Meyerson, L., Packer, J., Pyšek, P., Maurel, N., Lozano, V., . . . Wilson, J. (2019). Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science. Biological Invasions, 21(1), 37-58.
Scopus47 WoS34 Europe PMC22017 Packer, J., Meyerson, L., Richardson, D., Brundu, G., Allen, W., Bhattarai, G., . . . Pyšek, P. (2017). Global networks for invasion science: benefits, challenges and guidelines. Biological Invasions, 19(4), 1081-1096.
Scopus53 WoS41 Europe PMC52017 Packer, J., Meyerson, L., Skálová, H., Pyšek, P., & Kueffer, C. (2017). Biological flora of the British Isles: Phragmites australis. Journal of Ecology, 105(4), 1123-1162.
Scopus126 WoS77 Europe PMC162016 Packer, J., Delean, S., Kueffer, C., Prider, J., Abley, K., Facelli, J., & Carthew, S. (2016). Native faunal communities depend on habitat from non-native plants in novel but not in natural ecosystems. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(3), 503-523.
Scopus27 WoS21 Europe PMC72016 Li, Y., Cooper, S., Lancaster, M., Packer, J., & Carthew, S. (2016). Comparative population genetic structure of the endangered southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus, in fragmented landscapes of Southern Australia. PLoS ONE, 11(4), 0152850-1-0152850-20.
Scopus11 WoS7 Europe PMC12014 Li, Y., Lancaster, M., Carthew, S., Packer, J., & Cooper, S. (2014). Delineation of conservation units in an endangered marsupial, the southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus), in South Australia/western Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 62(5), 345-359.
Scopus9 WoS72013 Li, Y., Lancaster, M., Cooper, S., Packer, J., & Carthew, S. (2013). Characterization of nine microsatellite loci from the endangered southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) using 454 pyrosequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(1), 105-107.
Scopus6 WoS52002 Packer, J., Spence, R., & Beare, E. (2002). Building community partnerships: An Australian case study of sustainable community-based rural programmes. Community Development Journal, 37(4), 316-326.
Scopus131928 Thomas, A. W., & Murray, H. A. (1928). A physico-chemical study of gum arabic. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, 32(5), 676-697.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2022 Berris, K., Ruykys, L., Goldingay, R., Morrant, D., Packer, J. G., Descovich, K., . . . Taggart, D. A. (2022). Wombats, bandicoots, bilbies, possums and gliders. In B. Smith, H. Waudby, C. Alberthsen, & J. Hampton (Eds.), Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods (1st ed.). CSIRO. 2022 Meyerson, L., Pauchard, A., Brundu, G., Carlton, J. T., Hierro, J. L., Kueffer, C., . . . Packer, J. (2022). Moving Toward Global Strategies for Managing Invasive Alien Species. In D. R. Clements, M. J. Upadhyaya, S. Joshi, & A. Shrestha (Eds.), Global Plant Invasions (pp. 331-360). Switzerland: Springer.
DOI Scopus122006 Beer, A., Delfabbro, P., Natalier, K., Oakley, S., Packer, J., & Verity, F. (2006). Homelessness amongst young people in rural regions in Australia. In P. Milbourne, & P. Cloke (Eds.), International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness (pp. 231-246). 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN: Routledge.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Jewan, S. Y. Y., Billa, L., Sparkes, D., Murchie, E., Pagay, V., Gautam, D., . . . Singh, A. (2024). Monitoring Bambara Groundnut Canopy State Variables at Various Growth Stages Using Low-Cost Remote Sensing Technology and Machine Learning Techniques. In Advances in Science and Technology Vol. 144 (pp. 63-69). Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 Co-Supervisor Optimising fire and herbivore management for biodiversity conservation in temperate woodlands Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Johanna Grace Kuhne
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2019 - ongoing Member Management Committee Australian Citizen Science Association - SA Australia 2018 - ongoing Vice-President National Committee Fungimap Inc. Australia 2018 - ongoing Member Management Committee Adelaide Hills Science Hub Australia
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