Ms Nerissa Haby

Biography/ Background

Nerissa Haby is a PhD student in the Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability working on climate change impacts on small mammals. She is supervised by Professor Barry Brook and Dr Jeff Foulkes (Department for Environment and Natural Resources) and based in the Global Ecology Lab.

Prior to her the PhD, Nerissa had been working as a terrestrial ecologist, focussed primarily on biological survey, threatened species programs, small mammal resource requirements and conservation assessments, such as:

·         The status, distribution and habitat requirements of an isolated desert mouse population (southern Flinders Ranges).

·         Effectiveness of techniques to used to detect southern brown bandicoots (Adelaide Hills)

·         Distribution and extent of pygmy bluetongue lizard populations and availability of habitat (Mid North)

·         Status of re-introduced brush-tailed bettong and plains mouse populations (River Murray floodplain)

·         Assisting Biological Surveys of South Australia

·         Desktop assessment of the conservation values and threatening processes along the coast of the Northern and Yorke NRM and Aliyntjara Wilurara NRM

·         Desktop assessment of the conservation value of potential new land purchases for the SA reserve system

·         Draft interim recovery plan, communication strategy and education material for the southern brown bandicoot

·         Hair and scat analyses

Qualifications

·         Research PhD candidate (ecological modeling), University of Adelaide, supervised by B. W. Brook (University of Adelaide) and Jeff Foulkes (Department for Environment and Natural Resources). 2008 - current. 

·         Honours thesis on ‘Microhabitat use by the southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus obesulus, in Cox Scrub Conservation Park, University of Adelaide, supervised by S. Carthew. 2000.

·         Bachelor of Environmental Science with a double major in ecology and conservation and biology. 2000.

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

·          Haby N.A., Prowse T.A.A., Gregory S.D., Watts M.J., Delean S., Fordham D.A., Foulkes J. and Brook B.W. In prep. Scale dependency of metapopulation models used to predict climate change impacts on small mammals

·          Haby, N.A., Delean, S. and Brook, B.W. In prep. Improving performance and transferability of small-mammal distribution models.

·          Haby, N., Conran, J. & S. Carthew. In prep. Microhabitat preferences of southern brown bandicoots in Cox’s Scrub Conservation Park, South Australia.

·          Haby, N & R. Brandle. In prep. Desert Mice population dynamics, movement and habitat requirements in the southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia.

·          Haby, N.A., Delean, S. and Brook, B.W. In press. Specialist resources are key to improving small mammals distribution models. Austral Ecology DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02267.x

·          Haby, N., Tunn, Y. and Cameron, J. 2010. Application of QuickBird and aerial imagery to detect Pinus radiata in remnant vegetation. Austral Ecology 35, 624 - 635

·          Haby, N. and Herpich, D. 2010. Search for cryptic Pseudomys shortridgei in suitable habitat in the south-east of South Australia. Australian Mammalogy 32, 1 – 9

Non peer-reviewed articles

·          Haby, N. 2006. Applying tracking tunnels to detect southern brown bandicoots in Cleland Conservation Park, South Australia. The South Australian Naturalist 80: 24-28

·          Heinonen, A., Haby, N. and T. Robinson. 2005. Southern brown bandicoot observations in the Adelaide Hills. The South Australian Naturalist 79, 15 – 16

·          Gooch, B. and N. Haby. 2003. Southern brown bandicoot surveying in Cleland Conservation Park, South Australia. The South Australian Naturalist. 77, 22-27

Theses

·          Haby, N. 2000. Microhabitat utilisation by the southern brown bandicoot, Isoodon obesulus obesulus, at Cox Scrub Conservation Park, South Australia. Honours Thesis. University of Adelaide.

Oral presentations and posters

·          Haby, N. 2011. Better use of ecological information in modelling climate change impacts on the distribution of small mammal populations. ICCB, Aukland (oral)

·          Haby, N. 2011. Using multiple-scale environmental data to model small mammal distributions in arid Australia. Ecological Society of Australia, Hobart (oral)    

·          Haby, N. 2011. Ecologically relevant information is required to improve climate change forecasts for small mammals. Dept of Environment and Natural Resources, Adelaide (oral)

·          Haby, N., Delean, S. And Brook, B. 2010. Ecologically relevant information is required to improve climate change forecast for small mammals. Ecological Society of Australia, Canberra (oral).

·          Haby, N., Delean, S. And Brook, B. 2010. Effect of multiple-scale environmental variables on coastal small mammal distribution models. Ecological Society of Australia, Canberra (poster).

·          Haby, N., Delean, S. And Brook, B. 2009. Effect of multiple-scale environmental variables on coastal small mammal distribution models. Intercol, Brisbane (oral).

·          Haby, N., Tunn, Y. and Cameron, J. 2008. Application of QuickBird and aerial imagery to detect Pinus radiate in remnant vegetation. Ecological Society of Australia, Sydney (poster).

·          Haby, N., Conran, J. & S. Carthew. 2004. Habitat preferences of southern brown bandicoots in Cox’s Scrub Conservation Park, South Australia. Australian Mammal Society, Tanunda (oral).

Other reports presentations, workshops and educational material

·          Haby, N. 2011. Bringing small mammals into focus. Terrestrial Research E-bulletin 7, 2

·          Caton, B., Detmar, S., Fotheringham, D., Haby, N., Royal, M. and R. Sandercock. 2005. Conservation Assessment of the Northern and Yorke coast. Coastal Protection Branch and Environmental Information Analysis Branch, Department for Environment and Heritage.

·          DEH 2004. Approximate extent and density of known pygmy bluetongue lizard (Tiliqua adelaidensis) populations in the Mid North, South Australia.

·          Haby, N. 2002. Draft Interim Recovery Plan for the Southern Brown Bandicoot in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage

·          KCAG 2002. Review of the Reintroduction of the Brush-tailed Bettong, Bettongia penicillata, into the Floodplain Habitat of Katarapko Island, Murray River National Park, South Australia.

·          Over 25 informal presentations, seminars and workshops throughout the Mount Lofty Ranges (7-50 people per presentation, seminar or workshop);

·          Creation of a range of educational and awareness raising materials, including a web site, brochure and fact sheets (see www.environment.sa.gov.au/ biodiversity/bandicoot.html), posters, newsletter and local newspaper articles.

Entry last updated: Saturday, 18 Feb 2012