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Title
Lily Bentley
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general
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https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/38388
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https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920
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# Lily Bentley

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/38388
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920

Dr

# Lily Bentley

Email:
:   [l.bentley@uq.edu.au](mailto:l.bentley@uq.edu.au)

## Positions

Affiliate of Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
:   Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
:   Faculty of Science

Research Fellow
:   School of the Environment
:   Faculty of Science

## Overview

### Background

Lily is a movement ecologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She is interested in how and where highly mobile predators travel, what their journeys can teach us about their evolutionary histories, and how to translate research findings into effective conservation policies. At UQ, in affiliation with the [Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science](https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/), she is currently working on using animal tracking data and network models to understand migratory connectivity in the oceans. She received her BSc (Hons) from the University of Queensland, studying the thermal physiology and behaviour of wild saltwater crocodiles. In her PhD, at the University of Cambridge, she investigated the foraging ecology of albatrosses and petrels across the Southern Ocean.

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### Availability

Dr Lily Bentley is:
:   Available for supervision
:   Media expert

### Fields of research

[Animal behaviour](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6698)
[Behavioural ecology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5163)
[Biological Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4771)
[Conservation and biodiversity](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6644)
[Ecology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4872)
[Environmental Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4773)
[Environmental management](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4900)
[Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=5150)
[Vertebrate biology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=6585)
[Zoology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4988)

### Qualifications

- Doctor of Philosophy of Zoology, University of Cambridge

### Research interests

- #### Marine migratory connectivity

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- #### Seabirds of the Great Barrier Reef

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- #### Conservation planning for migratory species

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## Works

[Search Professor Lily Bentley’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/7634122)

[All
(18)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/38388/all)
[Journal Article
(12)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/38388/4748)
[Other Outputs
(6)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/38388/4749)

2026

Journal Article

##### Mesoscale ocean dynamics structure fisheries interaction risk for an endangered seabird

Wong, Ho Fung, Schoeman, David, Miller, Peter I., Bentley, Lily, Halpin, Luke, Fischer, Johannes H., Debski, Igor, Bose, Samhita, Elliott, Graeme, Walker, Kath and Scales, Kylie L. (2026). Mesoscale ocean dynamics structure fisheries interaction risk for an endangered seabird. Biological Conservation, 313 111574, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111574

[Mesoscale ocean dynamics structure fisheries interaction risk for an endangered seabird](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:eb5c79f)

2025

Journal Article

##### What is an ecologically or biologically significant area?

Dunn, D. C., Cleary, J., DeLand, S., Bax, N., Bentley, L. K., Curtice, C., Donnelly, B., Dunstan, P. K., Froján, C. Barrio, Gjerde, K. M., Gunn, V., Johnson, D. E., Klein, E., Kot, C. Y., Nisthar, D., Crespo, G. Ortuño and Halpin, P. N. (2025). What is an ecologically or biologically significant area?. NPJ Ocean Sustainability, 4 (1) 28, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s44183-025-00126-5

[What is an ecologically or biologically significant area?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:62e2b65)

2025

Journal Article

##### Assessing the presence, pattern, and environmental correlates of seasonal skin thickening in anurans

VanBuren, Collin S., Bentley, Lily K., Norman, David B. and Froebisch, Nadia B. (2025). Assessing the presence, pattern, and environmental correlates of seasonal skin thickening in anurans. Integrative Zoology. doi: 10.1111/1749-4877.13035

[Assessing the presence, pattern, and environmental correlates of seasonal skin thickening in anurans](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:dacb5a4)

2025

Other Outputs

##### Blue Corridors for Turtles

Madden, C. A., Maurer, A. S., Bourgogne, H., Jensen, M. P., Bentley, L. K., O'Criodain, C., DiMatteo, A., Hurley, B., Posnik, Z., Baudel, S., Palin, O., Mast, R., Bandimere, A.N., Houtman, N., Pezin, J., Videira, E., van den Berg, S.H.R, Eliosa, E., Wijntuin, S., de Groene, A., Jolis, G, Restrepo, J., Heng, W. K. and Dunn, D. C. (2025). Blue Corridors for Turtles. Indonesia: WWF Coral Triangle Programme.

[Blue Corridors for Turtles](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:12b207b)

2025

Other Outputs

##### Hidden connections of more than 100 migratory marine species revealed in interactive map

Bentley, Lily, Harrison, Autumn-Lynn and Dunn, Daniel (2025, 05 09). Hidden connections of more than 100 migratory marine species revealed in interactive map The Conversation

[Hidden connections of more than 100 migratory marine species revealed in interactive map](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a83b710)

2025

Journal Article

##### Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean

Bentley, Lily K., Nisthar, Dina, Fujioka, Ei, Curtice, Corrie, DeLand, Sarah E., Donnelly, Ben, Harrison, Autumn-Lynn, Heywood, Ellie I., Kot, Connie Y., Ortuño Crespo, Guillermo, Poulin, Sarah, Halpin, Patrick N. and Dunn, Daniel C. (2025). Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 4089, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59271-7

[Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a52331c)

2025

Journal Article

##### Current approaches and future opportunities for climate-smart protected areas

Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Dunn, Daniel C., Metaxas, Anna, Schoeman, David S., Everett, Jason D., Pidd, Alice, Hanson, Jeffrey O., Bentley, Lily K., Kim, Sun Wook, Neubert, Sandra, Scales, Kylie L., Dabalà, Alvise, Brito-Morales, Isaac and Richardson, Anthony J. (2025). Current approaches and future opportunities for climate-smart protected areas. Nature Reviews Biodiversity, 1 (5), 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s44358-025-00041-0

[Current approaches and future opportunities for climate-smart protected areas](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:542abef)

2025

Other Outputs

##### Migratory connectivity in the ocean literature review datasheets

Dunn, Daniel and Bentley, Lily (2025). Migratory connectivity in the ocean literature review datasheets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/aa77f3c

[Migratory connectivity in the ocean literature review datasheets](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:aa77f3c)

2025

Journal Article

##### Telecoupling cannot be ignored for the forest-based carbon market

Williams, Brooke A., Metzger, Jean-Paul, Cho, Frankie, Phelan, Anya, López-Cubillos, Sofía, Bentley, Lily K., Fu, Bojie, Zhang, Yangjian, Liu, Yanxu, Johnson, Justin and Rhodes, Jonathan R. (2025). Telecoupling cannot be ignored for the forest-based carbon market. BioScience, 75 (1), 61-67. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biae102

[Telecoupling cannot be ignored for the forest-based carbon market](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0328bc5)

2024

Journal Article

##### Cooling down is as important as warming up for a large-bodied tropical reptile

Barham, Kaitlin E., Dwyer, Ross G., Frere, Celine H., Bentley, Lily K., Baker, Cameron J., Campbell, Hamish A., Irwin, Terri R. and Franklin, Craig E. (2024). Cooling down is as important as warming up for a large-bodied tropical reptile. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 291 (2034) 20241804, 1-12. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1804

[Cooling down is as important as warming up for a large-bodied tropical reptile](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2fee127)

2024

Journal Article

##### Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model

Fleury, Aharon G., O’Hara, Casey C., Butt, Nathalie, Restrepo, Jaime, Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., Bentley, Lily K., Richardson, Anthony J. and Dunn, Daniel C. (2024). Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model. PLoS One, 19 (6) e0305950, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305950

[Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2250656)

2024

Journal Article

##### Habitat preferences of Phoebetria albatrosses in sympatry and allopatry

Bentley, Lily K., Phillips, Richard A., Carpenter‐Kling, Tegan, Crawford, Robert J. M., Cuthbert, Richard J., Delord, Karine, Dilley, Ben J., Makhado, Azwianewi B., Miller, Peter I., Oppel, Steffen, Pistorius, Pierre A., Ryan, Peter G., Schoombie, Stefan, Weimerskirch, Henri and Manica, Andrea (2024). Habitat preferences of Phoebetria albatrosses in sympatry and allopatry. Journal of Biogeography, 51 (10), 1-13. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14966

[Habitat preferences of Phoebetria albatrosses in sympatry and allopatry](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:accb29e)

2024

Other Outputs

##### Moving on migration

Bentley, Lily (2024, 05 07). Moving on migration Australian Geographic 32-32.

[Moving on migration](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5ac6667)

2024

Other Outputs

##### The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions

Fuller, Richard, Dunn, Daniel and Bentley, Lily (2024, 02 13). The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions The Conversation

[The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c2a14d2)

2023

Other Outputs

##### Data associated with "Cooling down is as important as warming up for a large-bodied tropical reptile"

Barham, Kaitlin E, Dwyer, Ross G, Frere, Celine H, Bentley, Lily K, Baker, Cameron J, Campbell, Hamish A, Irwin, Terri R and Franklin, Craig E (2023). Data associated with "Cooling down is as important as warming up for a large-bodied tropical reptile". The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/b15b7b4

[Data associated with "Cooling down is as important as warming up for a large-bodied tropical reptile"](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b15b7b4)

2022

Journal Article

##### Divergent foraging habitat preferences between summer-breeding and winter-breeding Procellaria petrels

Bentley, Lily K., Manica, Andrea, Dilley, Ben J., Ryan, Peter G. and Phillips, Richard A. (2022). Divergent foraging habitat preferences between summer-breeding and winter-breeding Procellaria petrels. Ibis, 165 (2), 618-628. doi: 10.1111/ibi.13152

[Divergent foraging habitat preferences between summer-breeding and winter-breeding Procellaria petrels](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:70049ac)

2021

Journal Article

##### Diving behaviour of albatrosses: implications for foraging ecology and bycatch susceptibility

Bentley, L. K., Kato, A., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Manica, A. and Phillips, R. A. (2021). Diving behaviour of albatrosses: implications for foraging ecology and bycatch susceptibility. Marine Biology, 168 (3) 36. doi: 10.1007/s00227-021-03841-y

[Diving behaviour of albatrosses: implications for foraging ecology and bycatch susceptibility](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:cd4d537)

2020

Journal Article

##### Climate shaped how Neolithic farmers and European hunter-gatherers interacted after a major slowdown from 6,100 bce to 4,500 bce

Betti, Lia, Beyer, Robert M., Jones, Eppie R., Eriksson, Anders, Tassi, Francesca, Siska, Veronika, Leonardi, Michela, Maisano Delser, Pierpaolo, Bentley, Lily K., Nigst, Philip R., Stock, Jay T., Pinhasi, Ron and Manica, Andrea (2020). Climate shaped how Neolithic farmers and European hunter-gatherers interacted after a major slowdown from 6,100 bce to 4,500 bce. Nature Human Behaviour, 4 (10), 1004-1010. doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-0897-7

[Climate shaped how Neolithic farmers and European hunter-gatherers interacted after a major slowdown from 6,100 bce to 4,500 bce](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a0d2a75)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2026

  Tracking sympatric seabirds to identify Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Great Barrier Reef

  UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/70866)
- 2025 - 2026

  Tracking sympatric seabirds to identify Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Great Barrier Reef

  Paddy Pallin Science Grants

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/71125)

### Past funding

- 2023 - 2024

  Beyond Known Hotspots in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

  MigraMar

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/59712)

## Supervision

### Availability

Dr Lily Bentley is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Understanding marine migratory connectivity for more sustainable oceans

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920), [Associate Professor Daniel Dunn](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24799)
- Doctor Philosophy

  ##### Post Nesting Migration Evaluation and Foraging Areas Identification Based on Stable Isotopes Analysis of Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Nesting at Tortuguero Rookery

  Associate Advisor

  Other advisors:
  [Professor Anthony Richardson](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1567), [Associate Professor Daniel Dunn](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24799)

## Media

### Enquiries

Contact Dr Lily Bentley directly for media enquiries about:

- albatross
- antarctica
- conservation
- migration
- petrel
- seabird

#### Need help?

For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team:

[communications@uq.edu.au](mailto:communications@uq.edu.au)

## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-6385)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=ZLBy3hIAAAAJ)

## Personal links

- [Personal profile](https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/profile/2253/lily-bentley)
- [Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science](https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/)

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