Faculty/School

Faculty of Science

School of Biology and Environmental Science

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Primary Supervisor

Overview

Livestock grazing is a dominant land use in Australia, with producers stewarding extensive areas across intact native and modified ecosystems. As these landscapes face mounting pressures from climate change, land use change, and biodiversity decline, evidence-based monitoring and adaptive management strategies become critical. This project will evaluate ecological outcomes across diverse land management regimes by integrating field-based BioCondition assessments with remote sensing and acoustic monitoring technologies. Findings will quantify how alternative management practices influence biodiversity and ecosystem function, providing practical guidance for producers seeking to enhance ecological resilience while maintaining productive agricultural enterprises.

Research activities

Depending on the time of year, this work will involve remote fieldwork to measure vegetation structure and composition and deploy acoustic sensors. It will also involve data processing and analysis components.

Research skills

Field biodiversity monitoring and assessments, data processing and analysis.

Start date

2 November, 2026

End date

28 February, 2027

Location

Gardens Point campus, field sites

Keywords

Contact

  • David Tucker

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d1.tucker@qut.edu.au