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Eight years of experience in invertebrate ecology and botany, including my Honours study of the vegetation of a tropical riparian zone and many surveys of short range endemic invertebrates, troglofauna and stygofauna. I am interested in the taxonomy of mygalomorph spiders, pseudoscorpions, scorpions, isopods, snails, bugs, schizomids and dytiscids. I joined Bennelongia in February 2010. Experience includes - Assisting DEC research into examine the relationships between various habitat attributes and the occurrence of SREs - Plant identifications and habitat characterization in the Northern Territory, Pilbara and Yilgarn - Over 18 years shorebird work with the Broome Bird Observatory and Australasian Wader Study GroupSpecialties: Subterranean and SRE fauna surveysWetland fauna and flora surveysSRE and flora identificationsEIA assessmentsGenetic extractions and analysisArcGIS and QGIS mappingDatabase design and management (SQL server)

Listed skills include Ecology, Wetlands, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Science, and 32 others.