Ph.D. student, University of Sydney
I am a Ph.D. student with the Global Ecology Lab at the University of Sydney.
My doctoral research focuses on the ecology of carrion (dead animals) and scavenger/predator species. I study the effects of carcass production on surrounding soil and plant communities, and the use of those carcasses by native and feral insects, birds, mammals, and reptiles. I am also interested in the impacts of culling in Australia via the production of carcasses, as well as the indirect impacts that carcasses can have on native species via the predators that they attract.
Bushfires left millions of animals dead. We should use them, not just bury them
Jan 16, 2020 10:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Bushfires this season have left an estimated 1 billion dead animals in their wake, their carcasses dotting the blackened landscape. Adding to the toll, farmers are being forced to euthanise injured and starving...
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