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    Dr Casper Avenant is an Adjunct Lecturer at ECU's School of Science

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Dr Casper Avenant

Adjunct Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Mobile: (+27)0826145742
Email: c.avenant@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  

In his role as Adjunct Lecturer, Casper supervises a MSc student from UWA who is investigating the flatback turtle (N. depressus) nesting behaviour and nest and hatchling behaviour at an important offshore island rookery in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Background

Between 2013 and 2023, Casper completed a BSc, MSc and PhD at Edith Cowan University. His PhD research focussed on the predation of sea turtle eggs and hatchlings along Western Australia Ningaloo coast and an island on the Pilbara coast.

Professional Memberships

  • 2020 – Ecological Society of Australia (Member)

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2020 - ECU Vice-Chancellor's Student Award for Engagement 2020

Research Areas and Interests

  • Marine science, ecology, sea turtles, ghost crabs, predation, trophodynamics

Qualifications

  • Master of Science (Biological Sciences), Edith Cowan University, 2018.
  • Bachelor of Science (Marine and Freshwater Biology), Edith Cowan University, 2015.

Research Outputs

2023

Journal Articles

  • Avenant, C., Whiting, S., Fossette, S., Barnes, P., Hyndes, G. (2023). Extreme predation of eggs and hatchlings for loggerhead turtles in eastern Indian Ocean. Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02739-z.
  • Avenant, C., Fossette, S., Whiting, S., Hopkins, A., Hyndes, G. (2023). Sea Turtle Eggs and Hatchlings are a Seasonally Important Food Source for the Generalist Feeding Golden Ghost Crab (Ocypode convexa). Estuaries and Coasts, 2023(Article in press), 18 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01309-4.

2020

Reports

  • Hyndes, G., Avenant, C., Fulwood, S. (2020). Investigating habitat values of seagrass, macroalgae and wrack in the Swan Canning Riverpark. Australia. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/12002.

Research Projects

  • Understanding predator-prey interactions between ghost crabs and marine turtles for better management of an endangered species, Ecological Society of Australia, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, 2021 ‑ 2022, $6,695.
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