Dr Kate Brandis

Dr Kate Brandis

Senior Lecturer
Science
Centre for Ecosystem Science

Dr Kate Brandis is an internationally recognised applied ecologist with over 20 years experience researching the waterbirds, wetlands and rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia.

An expert in colonial waterbirds and the management of water, her work aims to improve environmental water management to conserve and protect Australia’s wetlands and waterbirds.

Dr Brandis also has expertise in identifying the geographic provenance of wildlife for use in addressing the illegal ...

Phone
+61 2 9065 9886
E-mail
kate.brandis@unsw.edu.au
Location
Level 5 East. E26 Biosciences Building, Randwick Campus

Natal site fidelity and Australian pelicans in the Murray-Darling Basin, NSW. Joint project with NSW DPE

Waterbird genetics - unraveling natal site fidelity across the Murray-Darling Basin, Joint project with Macquarie University

Feather Map of Australia - www.ansto.gov.au/feathermap

Avian botulism and water management. Joint project with NSW DPE

Developing a real-time forensic tool to determine animal provenance. Joint project with Taronga Conservation Society, ANSTO, UTS

Management of environmental flows for waterbirds in the Murray-Darling Basin

Nimmi-Caira Gayini consortium member.

 

 

 

My Research Supervision

PhD - Claire Sives - Zooplankton and ephemeral lakes in semi-arid Australia - Completed 2023

PhD - Kaytlyn Davis - Genetics of Australian waterbirds - Completed 2024

PhD - Erin Barr - Using elemental environmental surrogates for cryptic species - started 2024