Dr Katherina Ng
Areas of expertise
- Invasive Species Ecology 050103
- Landscape Ecology 050104
- Conservation And Biodiversity 050202
- Agriculture, Land And Farm Management 0701
- Natural Resource Management 050209
Biography
Kat completed her PhD in the ANU Fenner School, where she compared the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of ground-dwelling beetle assemblages (Coleoptera) across a fragmented mixed-cropping landscape in the NSW Lachlan Catchment region. Findings from her study show that farmlands provide important habitat for a large proportion of beetle species. Her collaborative PhD research was supported by Central Tablelands LLS; and her supervisors were Prof Don Driscoll (Deakin Uni), Prof David Lindenmayer, Dr Philip Barton (Fenner ANU), Dr Sarina Macfadyen and Dr Sue McIntyre (CSIRO). Previously, she studied inter-seasonal differences when monitoring grazing responses, and factors affecting the detectability of weeds in grassy box-gum woodlands as part of a Master of Environment degree at the Fenner School.
Kat is currently an honorary lecturer in Fenner School of Environment and Society. She has a diverse, multidisciplinary research interests that include invasive species, biosecurity, insect ecology, data science and applied natural resource management.
Publications
- Ng, K, Nowrouzi, S, Staunton, K et al. 2021, 'Ant community responses to farmland use and revegetation in a fragmented agricultural landscape', Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, vol. 311.
- Ng, K 2019, 'Waste that keeps on giving: Leaf-cutting ants' refuse dumps may indirectly benefit plant pollination', Austral Ecology, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 163-163.
- Ng, K 2019, ''Bee aware' when weeding! Network analysis of bee-flower visits in the Victorian Alps', Austral Ecology, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 351-.
- Ng, K, Barton, P, Blanchard, W et al 2018, 'Disentangling the effects of farmland use, habitat edges, and vegetation structure on ground beetle morphological traits', Oecologia, vol. Online, pp. 1-13.
- Ng, K, Barton, P, Macfadyen, S et al 2018, 'Beetle responses to edges in fragmented landscapes are driven by adjacent farmland use, season and cross-habitat movement', Landscape Ecology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 109-125.
- Ng, K, McIntyre, S, Macfadyen, S et al 2018, 'Dynamic effects of ground-layer plant communities on beetles in a fragmented farming landscape', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 2131-2153.
- Ng, K, Driscoll, D, Macfadyen, S et al 2017, 'Contrasting beetle assemblage responses to cultivated farmlands and native woodlands in a dynamic agricultural landscape', Ecosphere, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 1-17pp.
- Lindenmayer, D, Burns, E, Dickman, C et al. 2017, 'Save Australia's ecological research', Science, vol. 357, no. 6351, pp. 557-557.
- Ng, K & Driscoll, D 2015, 'Detectability of the global weed Hypochaeris radicata is influenced by species, environment and observer characteristics', Journal of Plant Ecology, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 449-455.