Overview
Background
Dr Loren Fardell is a nationally and internationally acknowledged community wildlife ecologist that uses ethology, habitat assessment, environmental genomics, evolutionary and plasticity dynamics, and conservation biology and physiology practices to understand the dynamics of ecosystems in disturbed environments. Her research focuses on multidimensional human activity and predator to prey relationships, to understand pressures and responses in disturbed environments. She uses progressive and minimally invasive methods to observe human activities, the associated introduced and novel species, habitat structure, and community ecology in relation to the functional behaviour and fear and stress responses of extant wildlife. Dr Fardell’s novel and diverse perspective bridges the gap between scientific disciplines to achieve an understanding of how wildlife conservation may be best achieved and supported to self-sustain. Her understanding of how individual animals respond to pressures and how this may shape their population and in turn the ecosystem, and how the structure of a disturbed habitat may affect such responses, has allowed her to advise on and direct wildlife conservation in disturbed habitats.
Availability
- Dr Loren Fardell is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Environmental Science and Management, unknown
- Doctor of Philosophy of Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, unknown
Research impacts
Dr Loren Fardell aims to aid wildlife conservation in disturbed habitats through understanding pressure responses, landscapes of fear and stress impacts, and ecological based management opportunities. Her research has been based in Australia and includes leading investigations into predator-based biological control of agricultural invertebrate pests to conserve vertebrate biodiversity for The University of Queensland; predator and competitor-based alternatives to agricultural rodent management for CSIRO; small mammal persistence in patchy urban environments considering human disturbances and introduced predators for the University of Sydney; and impacts of habitat disturbances on green and golden bell frog persistence for the University of Newcastle. She has also contributed to conservation research on dingoes, freshwater crocodiles, small desert mammals and reptiles, and coral reef conservation. Dr Fardell has worked closely with farmers, and local governments to successfully develop research that can be best received and implemented by these land users/managers to conserve local biodiversity.
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Influences of roaming domestic cats on wildlife activity in patchy urban environments
Fardell, Loren L., Pavey, Chris R. and Dickman, Christopher R. (2023). Influences of roaming domestic cats on wildlife activity in patchy urban environments. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11 ARTN 1123355, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1123355
2023
Book Chapter
Marsupials in Urban Environments : Risks and Rewards
Fardell, Loren L. and Dickman, Christopher R. (2023). Marsupials in Urban Environments : Risks and Rewards. American and Australasian Marsupials. (pp. 1483-1514) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-08419-5_52
2022
Journal Article
Backyard Biomes: Is Anyone There? Improving Public Awareness of Urban Wildlife Activity
Fardell, Loren L., Pavey, Chris R. and Dickman, Chris R. (2022). Backyard Biomes: Is Anyone There? Improving Public Awareness of Urban Wildlife Activity. Diversity, 14 (4) 263, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/d14040263
2022
Journal Article
Small prey animal foraging behaviors in landscapes of fear: effects of predator presence and human activity along an urban disturbance gradient
Fardell, Loren L., Nano, Catherine E. M., Pavey, Chris R. and Dickman, Christopher R. (2022). Small prey animal foraging behaviors in landscapes of fear: effects of predator presence and human activity along an urban disturbance gradient. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 ARTN 805891. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.805891
2022
Journal Article
Odour-mediated interactions between an apex reptilian predator and its mammalian prey
Dickman, Christopher R., Fardell, Loren L. and Hills, Nicole (2022). Odour-mediated interactions between an apex reptilian predator and its mammalian prey. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 48 (4), 401-415. doi: 10.1007/s10886-022-01350-w
2021
Journal Article
Small prey animal habitat use in landscapes of fear: effects of predator presence and human activity along an urban disturbance gradient
Fardell, Loren L., Nano, Catherine E. M., Pavey, Chris R. and Dickman, Christopher R. (2021). Small prey animal habitat use in landscapes of fear: effects of predator presence and human activity along an urban disturbance gradient. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 ARTN 750094. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.750094
2021
Journal Article
Improving breed‐and‐release programmes in the face of a threatening pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Klop‐Toker, Kaya L., Valdez, Jose W., Stockwell, Michelle P., Fardell, Loren, Clulow, Simon, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael J. (2021). Improving breed‐and‐release programmes in the face of a threatening pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31 (10), 2788-2803. doi: 10.1002/aqc.3653
2021
Journal Article
Habitat use by wandering pet cats (Felis catus) in a patchy urban environment
Fardell, Loren L., Young, Lauren I., Pavey, Chris R. and Dickman, Christopher R. (2021). Habitat use by wandering pet cats (Felis catus) in a patchy urban environment. Journal of Urban Ecology, 7 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.1093/jue/juab019
2021
Journal Article
Are physiological and behavioural responses to a stressor displayed concordantly by a captured wild-urban rodent?
Fardell, Loren L., Bedoya-Perez, Miguel A., Dickman, Christopher R., Crowther, Mathew S., Pavey, Chris R. and Narayan, Edward J. (2021). Are physiological and behavioural responses to a stressor displayed concordantly by a captured wild-urban rodent?. Science of Nature, 108 (1) 5, 5. doi: 10.1007/s00114-020-01716-8
2020
Journal Article
Fear and stressing in predator–prey ecology: considering the twin stressors of predators and people on mammals
Fardell, Loren L., Pavey, Chris R. and Dickman, Christopher R. (2020). Fear and stressing in predator–prey ecology: considering the twin stressors of predators and people on mammals. PeerJ, 8 e9104, 1-35. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9104
2018
Journal Article
Effects of vegetation density on habitat suitability for the endangered green and golden bell frog, Litoria aurea
Fardell, Loren, Valdez, Jose, Klop-Toker, Kaya, Stockwell, Michelle, Clulow, Simon, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael (2018). Effects of vegetation density on habitat suitability for the endangered green and golden bell frog, Litoria aurea. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 13 (1), 47-57.
2018
Journal Article
Assessing host response to disease treatment: how chytrid-susceptible frogs react to increased water salinity
Klop-Toker, Kaya L., Valdez, Jose W., Stockwell, Michelle P., Edgar, Matthew E., Fardell, Loren, Clulow, Simon, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael J. (2018). Assessing host response to disease treatment: how chytrid-susceptible frogs react to increased water salinity. Wildlife Research, 44 (8), 648-659. doi: 10.1071/wr16145
2017
Journal Article
Informing compensatory habitat creation with experimental trials: a 3-year study of a threatened amphibian
Valdez, Jose W., Klop-Toker, Kaya, Stockwell, Michelle P., Fardell, Loren, Clulow, Simon, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael J. (2017). Informing compensatory habitat creation with experimental trials: a 3-year study of a threatened amphibian. Oryx, 53 (2) PII S0030605317000394, 310-320. doi: 10.1017/s0030605317000394
2017
Journal Article
Differences in microhabitat selection patterns between a remnant and constructed landscape following management intervention
Valdez, Jose W., Klop-Toker, Kaya, Stockwell, Michelle P., Fardell, Loren, Clulow, Simon, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael J. (2017). Differences in microhabitat selection patterns between a remnant and constructed landscape following management intervention. Wildlife Research, 44 (3), 248-258. doi: 10.1071/wr16172
2016
Journal Article
We Made Your Bed, Why Won’t You Lie in It? Food Availability and Disease May Affect Reproductive Output of Reintroduced Frogs
Klop-Toker, Kaya, Valdez, Jose, Stockwell, Michelle, Fardell, Loren, Clulow, Simon, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael (2016). We Made Your Bed, Why Won’t You Lie in It? Food Availability and Disease May Affect Reproductive Output of Reintroduced Frogs. PLoS One, 11 (7) e0159143, 1-22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159143
2015
Journal Article
Tagging tadpoles: retention rates and impacts of visible implant elastomer (VIE) tags from the larval to adult amphibian stages
Bainbridge, Loren, Stockwell, Michelle, Valdez, Jose, Klop-Toker, Kaya, Clulow, Simon, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael (2015). Tagging tadpoles: retention rates and impacts of visible implant elastomer (VIE) tags from the larval to adult amphibian stages. Herpetological Journal, 25 (3), 133-140.
2015
Journal Article
Island provides a pathogen refuge within climatically suitable area
Stockwell, Michelle P., Bower, Deborah S., Bainbridge, Loren, Clulow, John and Mahony, Michael J. (2015). Island provides a pathogen refuge within climatically suitable area. Biodiversity and Conservation, 24 (10), 2583-2592. doi: 10.1007/s10531-015-0946-0
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