Nicole Foster

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

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My research centres around conserving and better managing coastal vegetated environments which includes Mangroves Saltmarsh and Seagrass’. These vegetated environments are highly underrated systems that provide vital ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, habitat provision, nutrient cycling and stabilisation of coastlines. My work applies novel DNA technologies to the environmental DNA buried in sediment cores of coastal plant communities . This is then applied to assess how these communities have changed through time. In doing so I can better predict the fate of these vegetated communities into the future and inform conservation and management strategies.

I have a love for science and discovery and am highly interested in the natural world but the marine/coastal environment is where my heart lies. I love diving and exploring the ocean or just walking along the beach. I wanted to do research that would conserve this unique environment to allow other people to enjoy it for years to come and I believe my project is a step toward achieving this.

Visit my blog: https://into-the-ocean.com

Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2015 - 2017 Research assistant University of Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2015 - 2017	Research assistant	University of Adelaide

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2017	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD candidate
2016 - 2016	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Honours)
2013 - 2015	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Advanced)

Journals

Year	Citation
2022	Foster, N. R., van Dijk, K. J., Biffin, E., Young, J. M., Thomson, V. A., Gillanders, B. M., . . . Waycott, M. (2022). A targeted capture approach to generating reference sequence databases for chloroplast gene regions. Ecology and Evolution, 12(4), 10 pages. DOI Europe PMC1
2021	Foster, N. R., van Dijk, K. -J., Biffin, E., Young, J. M., Thomson, V. A., Gillanders, B. M., . . . Waycott, M. (2021). A Multi-Gene Region Targeted Capture Approach to Detect Plant DNA in Environmental Samples: A Case Study From Coastal Environments. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 735744-1-735744-12. DOI
2021	Blyth, C., Christmas, M. J., Bickerton, D. C., Breed, M. F., Foster, N. R., Guerin, G. R., . . . Lowe, A. J. (2021). Genomic, Habitat, and Leaf Shape Analyses Reveal a Possible Cryptic Species and Vulnerability to Climate Change in a Threatened Daisy. Life, 11(6), 1-32. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2020	Yaakub, S. M., Foster, N., Waycott, M., & Todd, P. (2020). Translating seagrass science into action. Marine and Freshwater Research, 71(8), I-III. DOI
2020	Foster, N. R., Gillanders, B. M., Jones, A. R., Young, J. M., & Waycott, M. (2020). A muddy time capsule: Using sediment environmental DNA for the long-term monitoring of coastal vegetated ecosystems. Marine and Freshwater Research, 71(8), 869-876. DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2019	Armbrecht, L., Coolen, M., Lejzerowicz, F., George, S., Negandhi, K., Suzuki, Y., . . . Weyrich, L. (2019). Ancient DNA from marine sediments: precautions and considerations for seafloor coring, sample handling and data generation. Earth-Science Reviews, 196, 102887-1-102887-13. DOI Scopus21 WoS20
2018	Connell, S., Doubleday, Z., Foster, N., Hamlyn, S., Harley, C., Helmuth, B., . . . Russell, B. (2018). The duality of ocean acidification as a resource and a stressor. Ecology, 99(5), 1005-1010. DOI Scopus42 WoS41 Europe PMC14
2017	Connell, S., Doubleday, Z., Hamlyn, S., Foster, N., Harley, C., Helmuth, B., . . . Russell, B. (2017). How ocean acidification can benefit calcifiers. Current Biology, 27(3), 95-96. DOI Scopus57 WoS55 Europe PMC18
2017	Foster, N., Fotheringham, D., Brock, D., & Waycott, M. (2017). A resourceful and adaptable method to obtain data on the status of seagrass meadows. Aquatic Botany, 141, 17-21. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
	Foster, N. R., van Dijk, K. -J., Biffin, E., Young, J. M., Thomson, V., Gillanders, B. M., . . . Waycott, M. (n.d.). A multi-gene region targeted capture approach to detect plant DNA in environmental samples: A case study from coastal environments. DOI

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2019	Tanner, J., Bailleul, F., Bryars, S., Doubell, M., Foster, N., Gaylard, S., . . . Ward, T. (2019). Potential social, economic and ecological indicators for integrated ecosystem assessment of Spencer Gulf (19/32). Adelaide, South Australia.
2019	Jones, A. R., Foster, N., Waycott, M., & Gillanders, B. (2019). Coastal carbon opportunities: summary report on changes in the distribution of mangrove and saltmarsh across South Australia (1987–2015) (19/24). Adelaide, South Australia.
2019	Foster, N., Waycott, M., Gillanders, B., & Jones, A. R. (2019). Coastal Carbon Opportunities: Technical report on changes in the distribution of mangrove and saltmarsh across South Australia (1987–2015) (19/23). Adelaide, South Australia.

Datasets

Year	Citation
	Foster, N., Dijk, K. V., Biffin, E., Young, J., Thomson, V., Gillanders, B., . . . Waycott, M. (n.d.). A multi-gene region targeted capture approach to detect plant DNA in environmental samples: A case study using coastal environments. DOI

2020 Named participant in the 70th Lindau Nobel laureate meeting
2019 Recipient of Max Day Environmental Science Award
2019 Awarded access to ANSTO capabilities and facilities
2018 Named participant in receipt of Herman Slade Foundation Grant
2018 Recipient of Biology Society of South Australia Field Research Grant
2017 Recipient of Hansjorg Eichler scientific research grant
2015 New Columbo Plan Scholarship to attend international study tour in South East Asia: Water, Tropical ecology and Animal trafficking.
2015 Summer scholarship awarded by University of Adelaide Faculty of Sciences working on developing a new method to monitor seagrass habitats along the South Australian coast.

2019 Demonstrator Research Methods in Ecology, Marine Biology and Wildlife conservation practicals
2018 Demonstrator Level 2 Biology Practicals (Microbiology, Biochemistry and Genetics), Research Methods in Ecology, Marine Biology and Wildlife conservation practicals and Botany II

Email: nicole.foster@adelaide.edu.au

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