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About

Erin's overall research profile combines biology with big data analytics to quantify the ecological effects of climate and environment.

She completed a PhD in Marine Biology at James Cook University in 2013 looking at the energetics of coral larvae and how that responds to changes in the environment to better inform dispersal models. After that she moved into the terrestrial realm with projects focussing on modelling native, invasive, and threatened species both within Australia and at global scales.

Erin's most recent reseach involves working with cattle properties in the NT and Cape York to develop data-driven pest and weed management plans using a combination of remote sensing, drones, and AI.

Interests

Research

Spatial ecology
Statistical modelling in ecology
Coral reef ecology

Experience

2022 to present - eResearch Specialist, James Cook University (Australia)
2021 to present - Adjunct Research Fellow, James Cook University (Australia)
2021 to 2022 - Research Scientist, CSIRO (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

Socio-Economic Objectives

Publications

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Journal Articles

Saunders S, Grand J, Bateman B, Meek M, Wilsey C, Forstenhaeusler N, Graham E, Warren R and Price J (2023) Integrating climate-change refugia into 30 by 30 conservation planning in North America. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 21 (2). pp. 77-84
Ward M, Tulloch A, Stewart R, Possingham H, Legge S, Gallagher R, Graham E, Southwell D, Keith D, Dixon K, Yong C, Carwardine J, Cronin T, Reside A and Watson J (2022) Restoring habitat for fire-impacted species' across degraded Australian landscapes. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (8).
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
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
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
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
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
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
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).
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
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
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

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 18+ research outputs authored by Dr Erin Graham from 2008 onwards.

Current Funding

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Department of the Environment and Energy - National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) - Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub

Multi-objective planning in Northern Australia: co-benefits and trade-offs between environmental, economic, and cultural outcomes

Indicative Funding: $592,300 over 5 years (administered by Charles Darwin University)
Summary: This research will create a toolkit to guide planning and management that supports multiple uses of land and water, while maintaining environmental and cultural values. The toolkit will provide a roadmap to assess the potential impacts of current and future development on biodiversity and ecosystems and the influence of different approaches to management. Specifically, the project will examine the links between terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal marine species and communities. In addition, the toolkit will facilitate assessment of the benefits and costs of implementing different management interventions to mitigate threats to biodiversity associated with different land and water uses.
Investigators: Bob Pressey, Mark Kennard, David Pannell, Jorge Alvarez-Romero, Jeremy VanDerWal, Vanessa Adams, Erin Graham, Michael Douglas and Rosemary Hill (Research Division, Griffith University, University of Western Australia, Research Infrastructure, College of Science & Engineering and Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation)
Keywords: Northern Australia; integrated catchment planning; Kimberley region; trade-offs and co-benefits; Fitzroy River, Western Australia; Conservation Planning

Data

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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

Collaboration

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