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Research

Research in Terrestrial Ecology concentrates on discovering more about the relationships between terrestrial species and their environment. Much of the work is field-based with studies on woodlands of central western New South Wales, coastal wetlands and irrigation-based agriculture in the Riverina area. An objective of this work is to provide information that will result in improved management of terrestrial species and habitats in New South Wales.

Major projects include:

• Conservation of fauna and flora in the New South Wales wheatbelt
  • The value of remnant vegetation for birds
  • Ecology of the Red-capped Robin in a fragmented landscape
  • Species diversity and genetic diversity of invertebrates in an agricultural/woodland landscape
• Frogs as bio-indicators of environmental quality and change
• Ecology and management of frogs with emphasis on the Green and Golden Bell Frog, Southern Bell Frog and Striped Marsh Frog
• Ecology of birds in urban environments
• Animal decomposition

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