PhD project: Forest fire regimes and herpetofauna.
Bridget is researching how the fire regime affects reptiles and frogs in the Greater Sydney and Blue Mountains area, an area which experiences a long-term and modified history of fire. Herpetofauna are some of our most threatened and endemic species, however we know relatively little about how the long-term pattern of fire affects them and the habitat they use. This knowledge is key to understanding how we can incorporate conservation values into forest management.
