Erin Graham combines biology with big data analytics to quantify the effects of climate change on biodiversity.  With an undergraduate in Information Technology, a Marine Biology PhD, and postdoctoral experience modelling terrestrial species distributions, Erin has a wide range of cross-disciplinary skills including statistical modelling and GIS. She is currently working with the Tipperary Group of Stations to develop and trial data-driven weed and feral animal management plans.

Interests

Research

• Spatial ecology
• Statistical modelling in ecology
• Coral reef ecology

Experience

• 2021 to present - Research Scientist, CSIRO (Australia)
• 2021 to present - Adjunct Research Fellow, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2013 to 2021 - Postdoctoral Researcher, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2008 to 2013 - Research Assistant, James Cook University (Australia)
• 1998 to 2003 - Software Engineer, MCIWorldCom Inc., Channelpoint Inc., NeoCore Inc. (USA)

Research Disciplines

• Environmental management (4104)
• Ecology (3103)
• Climate change impacts and adaptation (4101)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Perry J, Cook G, Graham E, Meyer C, Murphy H and Vanderwal J (2020) Regional seasonality of fire size and fire weather conditions across Australia's northern savanna. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 29 (1), pp. 1-10, DOI:10.1071/WF19031.
• Graham E, Reside A, Atkinson I, Baird D, Hodgson L, James C and VanderWal J (2019) Climate change and biodiversity in Australia: a systematic modelling approach to nationwide species distributions. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 26 (2), pp. 112-123, DOI:10.1080/14486563.2019.1599742.
• Álvarez-Romero J, Munguía-Vega A, Beger M, Mancha-Cisneros M, Suárez-Castillo A, Gurney G, Pressey R, Gerber L, Morzaria-Luna H, Reyes-Bonilla H, Adams V, Kolb M, Graham E, Vanderwal J, Castillo-López A, Hinojosa-Arango G, Petatán-Ramírez D, Moreno-Baez M, Godínez-Reyes C and Torre J (2018) Designing connected marine reserves in the face of global warming. Global Change Biology, 24 (2), pp. e671-e691, DOI:10.1111/gcb.13989.
• Tan C, Pratchett M, Bay L, Graham E and Baird A (2018) Biennium horribile: very high mortality in the reef coral Acropora millepora on the Great Barrier Reef in 2009 and 2010. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 604, pp. 133-142, DOI:10.3354/meps12750.
• Warren R, Price J, Graham E, Forstenhaeusler N and VanDerWal J (2018) The projected effect on insects, vertebrates, and plants of limiting global warming to 1.5°C rather than 2°C. Science, 360 (6390), pp. 791-795, DOI:10.1126/science.aar3646.
• Graham E, Baird A, Connolly S, Sewell M and Willis B (2017) Uncoupling temperature-dependent mortality from lipid depletion for scleractinian coral larvae. Coral Reefs, 36 (1), pp. 97-104, DOI:10.1007/s00338-016-1501-5.
• Reside A, VanDerWal J, Moilanen A and Graham E (2017) Examining current or future trade-offs for biodiversity conservation in north-eastern Australia. PLoS One, 12 (2), Article: e0172230, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0172230.
• Beaumont L, Graham E, Duursma D, Wilson P, Cabrelli A, Baumgartner J, Hallgren W, Esperon-Rodriguez M, Nipperess D, Warren D, Laffan S and VanDerWal J (2016) Which species distribution models are more (or less) likely to project broad-scale, climate-induced shifts in species ranges? Ecological Modelling, 342, pp. 135-146, DOI:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.10.004.
• Hallgren W, Beaumont L, Bowness A, Chambers L, Graham E, Holewa H, Laffan S, Mackey B, Nix H, Price J, Vanderwal J, Warren R and Weis G (2016) The biodiversity and climate change virtual laboratory: where ecology meets big data. Environmental Modelling & Software, 76, pp. 182-186, DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.10.025.
• Tan C, Pratchett M, Bay L, Graham E and Baird A (2016) Spatial and temporal variation in fecundity among populations of Acropora millepora on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 561, pp. 147-153, DOI:10.3354/meps11936.
• Graham E, Baird A, Willis B and Connolly S (2013) Effects of delayed settlement on post-settlement growth and survival of scleractinian coral larvae. Oecologia, 173 (2), pp. 431-438, DOI:10.1007/s00442-013-2635-6.
• Graham E, Baird A, Connolly S, Sewell M and Willis B (2013) Rapid declines in metabolism explain extended coral larval longevity. Coral Reefs, 32 (2), pp. 539-549, DOI:10.1007/s00338-012-0999-4.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 15+ research outputs authored by Dr Erin Graham from 2008 onwards.

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• Pintor, A. (2018) Threatening processes to taxa of conservation concern in Northern Australia. James Cook University
• Pintor, A. (2018) Expert Vetted Distribution Models and Biodiversity Hotspot Maps of Terrestrial and Freshwater Taxa of Conservation Concern in Northern Australia. James Cook University, Griffith University, and Australian Government National Environmental Science Program (NESP), Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub
• Vanderwal, J. (2013) Current and Future Distribution Models for Australian Terrestrial Vertebrates. James Cook University
• Vanderwal, J. (2012) Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - current and future species distribution models. James Cook University

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