Natarsha McPherson
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
My PhD research focuses on the development of a modelling and detection framework for semi-fossorial mammals in semi-arid rangeland habitats, using the southern hairy-nosed wombat and European rabbit as native and non-native case studies. The project combines field validation, remote sensing, and ecological modelling to determine optimum scales, procedures, and indicators that provide essential population knowledge of spatiotemporal trends, niche interactions, and densities at a fine scale. This work aims to address critical data gaps that have hindered effective conservation and pest management in remote arid and semi-arid landscapes.
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Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2024 Award Undergraduate Student Award Geospatial Council of Australia Australia - 2023 Award Michael Smyth Memorial Prize The University of Adelaide Australia - 2021 Scholarship Summer Research Scholarship The University of Adelaide Australia - 2021 Award Ena Orrock Lewcock Prize The University of Adelaide Australia - 2020 Award Stan Edmonds Prize The University of Adelaide Australia - -
Research Interests
2024 Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, Ecological Society of Australia
2023 University Research Grant, Australian Wildlife Society
Practical demonstrator:
- GIS for Agriculture & Natural Resource
- GIS for Environmental Management
- Earth Observation
- Ecology II
- Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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