James Vandersteen

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James is a PhD candidate investigating the role of dingoes as apex predators in the Australian Alps.

His research is an investigation into the effects that lethal dingo control has on ecosystem structure and functioning in alpine environments. His findings will directly inform best practice evidence-based dingo management in the ACT.

James has previously studied and worked on a range of ecological and conservation-based research including projects on scavenging dynamics in the Australian Alps, light pollution impacts on sea turtles, and planning recovery of a critically endangered species.

Experience

  • 2022–2022
    Research assistant, The University of the Sunshine Coast
  • 2019–2019
    Research assistant, Western Sydney University

Education

  • 2022 
    The University of Sydney, Master of Philosophy (Science)
  • 2018 
    The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Science (Honours)
  • 2017 
    Monash University, Bachelor of Environmental Science

Publications

  • 2023
    Carcass use by mesoscavengers drives seasonal shifts in Australian alpine scavenging dynamics, Wildlife Research
  • 2022
    The predatory impacts of invasive European wasps on flies are facilitated by carcasses with open wounds, Food Webs
  • 2020
    Risk aversion and uncertainty create a conundrum for planning of a critically endangered species , Conservation Science and Practice
  • 2020
    Quantifying the impact of light pollution on sea turtle nesting using ground-based imagery, Remote Sensing

Contact James for

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  • Consulting / Advising
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  • Research supervision