RIEL seminar series
The habitat requirements and potential threats of the endangered Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat Epthianura rocea tunneyi
| Presenter | Robin Leppitt | |
|---|---|---|
| Date |
|
|
| Time |
to
|
|
| Contact person |
RIEL outreach
|
|
| Location |
Yellow 1.1.39 and Zoom If you wish to attend this seminar via Zoom please email riel.outreach@cdu.edu.au for a link |
|
| Open to | Public | |
When I began this PhD way back in 2016, we knew that the Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea tunneyi was rare, with a couple of dedicated surveys failing to find many birds and incidental sightings all but drying up. The chat had been classified as endangered in 2006 due to low population and small area of occupancy, but there was precious little hard data on the population size, major threats, and habitat associations. 5 years later, the PhD has been submitted and we know a little more about chats and how we might conserve them, with plenty more still to discover.
This seminar will present my PhD, which was moderately successful in improving our knowledge of the Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat. It will take an in-depth look at the four data chapters (on chat habitat, chat genetics, floodplain fire, and floodplain bird communities), and also detail some of the problems and failures that come with studying rare and elusive animals in challenging environments.
Robin Leppitt is PhD candidate at Charles Darwin University studying the conservation ecology of the Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat. Originally from Melbourne, Robin has a keen interest in the conservation of Australia’s birds and their habitats. On the cusp of completing his PhD, he is beginning a career in science communication, hoping to get as many people as possible passionate about the natural world and it’s ongoing prosperity.
Related Events
Black jewfish: drivers of productivity in a changing environment
Read more about Black jewfish: drivers of productivity in a changing environmentThe Black jewfish has been heavily overfished across its tropical Indo-West Pacific distribution with northern Australia remaining one of the last strongholds. Dr Jo Randall presents the results of a two-year study of this fish
RIEL 2021 Networking Event
Read more about RIEL 2021 Networking EventRIEL is pleased to host our annual networking event
CDU Mini-ESA Conference
Read more about CDU Mini-ESA ConferenceRIEL and CDU are proud to host the Darwin-based presenters of the 2021 ESA Conference at a day-long mini-conference.