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Understanding how plant seeds and animals move around the landscape is important for both managing pest species and responses of native species to climate change. I am interested in the fundamental ecology of plant and animal populations which impacts on the conservation and restoration of global biodiversity. As invasive organisms are both a major threat to biodiversity and cause economic losses to industries my main research focus is on the population dynamics, spread and management of invasive plants. My group determines which invasives to manage, and where and when to manage them. We also work on ecological-economic models of invasive impact and whether or not to introduce new species. Another major theme in my group's research is plant and animal movement where we conduct laboratory, field and modelling studies. My research training was undertaken in the UK and I moved to UQ in 2004. I have an active group of two post-docs and seven PhD students.
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Science and Technology: Plant Sciences, Science and Technology: Entomology, Science and Technology: Ecology, Science and Technology: Conservation Biology, Science and Technology: Biological Sensor Mechanisms, Science and Technology: Biological Modeling, Science and Technology: Biodiversity, Agricultural: Weed Sciences, Agricultural: Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural: Pest Management, Agricultural: Forest Ecology, Agricultural: Agriculture Conservation |
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