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Dr Chanelle Webster

Overview of role

Chanelle is a Research Associate Fellow in the School of Science and member of the Centre of Marine Ecosystems Research.

Background

Chanelle’s passion is to promote evidence-based management through her scientific research and positively influence public perception towards understanding and valuing the importance of plant species that form the basis of the incredible coastal ecosystems that provide us with multiple benefits. She has 5 years’ combined experience studying and working in applied marine science. She has volunteered and worked within governmental agencies that monitor and conserve Western Australia’s marine assets. She is currently completing her PhD on a part-time basis whilst working as a Research Associate Fellow on the WAMSI-Westport project undertaking experiments that will be used to inform the potential impacts associated with coastal development activities in Western Australia.

Professional Memberships

  • British Ecological Society (Member)
  • Australian Marine Science Associate (Member)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Marine ecology and management (with a focus on seagrass and estuarine ecosystems)
  • Drivers of resilience on benthic marine ecosystems
  • Impacts of dredging on benthic marine ecosystems
  • The eco-physiology of seagrasses
  • The development of monitoring indicators and protocols for marine ecosystems
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