Dr Fernanda Alves de Amorim
Areas of expertise
- Population Ecology 060207
- Ecological Applications 0501
- Landscape Ecology 050104
- Conservation And Biodiversity 050202
- Wildlife And Habitat Management 050211
Biography
I am a conservation ecologist with an interest in population ecology and management of threatened species and their habitat. I am interest in how populations interact with the environment after landscape changes and how management interventions can help the persistence of populations.
I have worked on many threatened species projects in various ecosystems in Brazil and Australia (e.g. Red-billed Curassow, Lear’s Macaw, Restinga Tyrannulet, Carnaby’s Cockatoo, Orange-bellied Parrot, Swift parrot).
In 2014, I completed my Masters in Zoology at the University of São Paulo in Brazil where I investigated population parameters and habitat selection by the endangered red-billed curassow (Crax blumenbachii).
In 2015, I joined the Difficult Bird Research Group at the Australian National University on a training program as a research assistant where I collaborated across several projects on Tasmanian birds.
In 2017, I started a PhD at the Research School of Biology. For my PhD, I studied the Conservation and management of the endangered forty-spotted pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus). My research on forty-spotted pardalotes focused on filling research gaps to inform management.
Researcher's projects
- Conservation and management of forty-spotted pardalotes
- Conservation genetics of forty-spotted pardalotes
- Ecology of cavity dependent fauna in Tasmanian forests
- Landscape conservation of threatened bird species
Available student projects
1. Validating species distribution model for white gums (Eucalyptus viminalis) across Tasmania
Publications
- Alves de Amorim, F, Potts, J, Round, V et al. 2022, 'Modelling the distribution of a key habitat feature to guide future on-ground habitat assessment for an endangered specialist songbird', Austral Ecology, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 1350-1361.
- Stojanovic, D, Neeman, T, Hogg, C et al. 2021, 'Differences in wing shape of captive, critically endangered, migratory orange-bellied parrots Neophema chrysogaster relative to wild conspecifics', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 121, no. 3, pp. 178-186.
- Stojanovic, D, McEvoy, J, Alves de Amorim, F et al. 2021, 'Parental care does not compensate for the effects of bad years on reproductive success of a vagile bird', Journal of Zoology, vol. 314, no. 4, pp. 256-265.
- Stojanovic, D, Alves de Amorim, F, Webb, M et al. 2020, 'Nestling growth and body condition of critically endangered orange-bellied parrots Neophema chrysogaster', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 120, no. 2, pp. 135-141.
- Alves de Amorim, F, López-Iborra, G & Silveira, L 2017, 'Population size assessment of the Endangered red-billed curassow Crax blumenbachii: accounting for variation in detectability and sex-biased estimates', Oryx: Journal of Fauna and Flora International, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 137-145.
- Alves de Amorim, F, Lopez‐Iborra, G, Stojanovic, D et al. 2017, 'Habitat selection by the endangered Red-billed Curassow (Crax blumenbachii) in an Atlantic forest remnant', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 117, no. 4, pp. 316-324.
- Alves, F, Langmore, N, Heinsohn, R et al. 2021, ''Self-fumigation' of nests by an endangered avian host using insecticide-treated feathers increases reproductive success more than tenfold', Animal Conservation, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 239-245.
- Cobden, M, Alves, F, Robinson, S et al. 2021, 'Impact of removal on occupancy patterns of the invasive rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) in Tasmania', Austral Ecology, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 31-38.
- Stojanovic, D, Owens, G, Young, C et al. 2021, 'Do nest boxes breed the target species or its competitors? A case study of a critically endangered bird', Restoration Ecology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 5pp.
- Stojanovic, D, Cook, H, Sato, C et al. 2019, 'Pre-emptive action as a measure for conserving nomadic species', Journal of Wildlife Management, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 64-71.
- Webb, M, Alves, F, Tulloch, A et al. 2019, 'All the eggs in one basket: Are island refuges securing an endangered passerine?', Austral Ecology, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 523-533.
- Alves, F, Lopez‐Iborra, G, Stojanovic, D et al. 2019, 'Occupancy and density of a habitat specialist and a sympatric generalist songbird species in Tasmania', Austral Ecology, vol. 44, pp. 1430-1437.
- Stojanovic, D, Eyles, S, Cook, H et al. 2019, 'Photosensitive automated doors to exclude small nocturnal predators from nest boxes', Animal Conservation, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 297-301.
- Allen, M, Webb, M, Alves, F et al. 2018, 'Occupancy patterns of the introduced, predatory sugar glider in Tasmanian forests', Austral Ecology, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 470-475pp.
- Stojanovic, D, Alves, F, Cook, H et al. 2017, 'Further knowledge and urgent action required to save Orange-bellied Parrots from extinction', Emu - Austral Ornithology, vol. 118, no. 1, pp. 126-134pp.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Planning for the future where are the white gums that forty spotted pardalotes need to survive (Primary Investigator)
- Protecting forty-spotted pardalotes (Pardalotus quadraginatus) (Primary Investigator)
- Conservation and management of the endangered forty-spotted pardalote (Primary Investigator)
- Conservation and management of an endangered refugee species: the forty-spotted pardalote (Primary Investigator)
