Natarsha McPherson
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
My PhD project focuses on the spatial ecology of the southern hairy-nosed wombat and European rabbit in the Nullarbor region. Using a combination of fieldwork, remote sensing, and species distribution modelling, this work aims to better understand niche interactions and the population status of fossorial species across Australia's remote semi-arid landscape at varying scales of interest. Subsequently, this project will resolve critical data gaps that have previously prohibited effective conservation and pest management in this region.
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Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 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 - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2024 University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy 2020 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science (Advanced) -
Research Interests
2023 Australian Wildlife Society University Research Grant
Practical demonstrator:
- GIS for Agriculture & Natural Resource
- GIS for Environmental Management
- Earth Observation
- Ecology II
- Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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