School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005 Australia
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Landscape, Conservation and Restoration Genetics

Globally, increasing urbanisation and agricultural development has led to the fragmentation and degradation of natural habitats. We seek to understand the impacts/consequences of habitat fragmentation on the ecological and evolutionary processes of a range of plant and animal species. With an understanding of contemporary ecological and genetic processes we can directly inform conservation planning and restoration practices in order to create functional and sustainable populations that are resilient to future change. Most of us work in collaboration with government agencies (SA DEH, State Herbarium of South Australia, Nature Links, CSIRO), which facilitates the adoption of research findings by governments leading to beneficial environmental outcomes.

Current Research Projects

	Conservation genetics of South Australian threatened flora - Kym Ottewell		Seedsourcing and restoration planning – Mike Gardner and Martin Breed
	Demography of the southern scrub-robin to inform conservation planning under climate change - Jolene Scoble		Biological corridor and landscape restoration planning in South Australia - Craig Costion
	Phylogenetic Diversity of the Queensland Wet Tropics Flora – Craig Costion