PhD showcase: Fins, feathers, fur and futures

Larissa Potter — Diet of the Australian Masked Owl reveals vulnerability to mammal declines

Larissa is an ecologist with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy in the Kimberley region working closely with Dambeemangaddee Traditional Owners and undertaking a PhD through the Industry Program. 

Ned Ryan-Schofield — Feral cat management on the Tiwi Islands

Ned is an early career ecologist and PhD candidate studying feral cats in tropical northern savannas who is interested in the management of feral mesopredators, reintroduction science, and applied conservation research.

Amy McAlpine — Seabird distribution and status across the Northern Territory

Amy is a PhD candidate and a marine biologist from Western Australia with a background in zoology and ecology. 

Lara Slivensky-Graf — Beyond abundance: Measuring cane toad impacts on the Mertens' water monitor

Benaya Simeon — Examining critically endangered Clown Wedgefish in western Indonesia

Benaya specialises in shark and ray conservation, small-scale fisheries, and fisheries management. She also a member of the IUCN Shark Specialist Group from Indonesia and a PhD candidate at RIEL. 

Nur Isiyana Wianti (Yanthi) — Gender dynamics, constraints and opportunities in the blue swimming crab value chain in Indonesia

Yanthi is a rural sociologist and lecturer at Halu Oleo University, with over a decade of research in Sama-Bajo fishing communities. Her PhD at RIEL examines gender and livelihoods in small-scale fisheries. 

Nilanjana Biswas — Changing times, changing tides: Women in the NT seafood sector 

Nilanjana is a PhD scholar researching small-scale fisheries, gender and coastal livelihoods, with extensive experience as a researcher and consultant with international organisations. 

Candy Duff — How often is often enough? Sampling rainfall isotopes in the tropics

Candy is an Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) scholar and PhD candidate at CDU, using stable and radioisotopes to understand hydrological processes in tropical northern Australia. 

Matilda Southgate — Investigating the effects of feral ungulates on wetland carbon emissions 

Matilda is a PhD student with a keen interest in climate change, wetlands, and land management who thoroughly enjoys doing fieldwork.

Adam Moloney — Economics of silage production for northern Australian beef farms 

Adam is an industry PhD (iPhD) student investigating the economics of silage production and feeding in northern Australia, and its potential as a supplementary feed option during dry periods.