Katherine Berthon

Katherine is a postdoctoral research associate investigating drivers of biodiversity change and function in human-dominated landscapes. Her passion for conservation biology and curiosity for understanding natural phenomena has led to a diverse research background in animal behaviour, spatial analysis, invasion biology and ecological theory. During her PhD candidature she will investigate how plant choice, local environment and landscape context influence colonisation and persistence of animals in cities, with the aim of informing design guidelines for urban green spaces. Katherine now uses the same principles to investigate the impacts of regenerative agriculture on agricultural biodiversity.