Core expertise
• Diving physiology and ecology of sea turtles and penguins
• Marine conservation biology and management of national marine parks
• Effects of secondary salinisation on physiology and ecology of native frogs
• Stress and physiological responses of sharks following capture by fisheries
Biography
Richard is the head of the Ecophysiology and Conservation Group. The group’s research revolves around studying animal responses to challenges from their environments and from human activity to understand how they deal with different stressors. Most of this work is on marine animals including sharks, rays, penguins and turtles, but it has also studied frogs, crocodiles, lizards and small marsupials. The purpose of the research is to apply improved knowledge to the conservation and management of affected species and ecosystems.
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