# Richard Fuller
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Professor
# Richard Fuller
Email:
: [r.fuller@uq.edu.au](mailto:r.fuller@uq.edu.au)
Phone:
: [+61 7 334 69912](tel:+61 7 334 69912)
Mobile:
: [0458353102](tel:0458353102)
## Positions
Affiliate of Centre for Marine Science
: Centre for Marine Science
: Faculty of Science
Affiliate of Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
: Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
: Faculty of Science
Professor
: School of the Environment
: Faculty of Science
## Overview
### Background
The actions of people just like you and me have caused a massive biodiversity crisis, pushing many species to the brink of extinction and beyond. Doing something about this is one of the most important and urgent problems globally. I am interested in understanding how people have affected the natural world around them, and how some of their destructive effects can best be reversed. On the flip side, I am also keen to understand whether people can benefit positively from experiences of biodiversity.
To answer these questions I work on pure and applied topics in biodiversity and conservation. Much of my work is interdisciplinary, focusing on the interactions between people and nature, how these can be enhanced, and how these relationships can be shaped to converge on coherent solutions to the biodiversity crisis. Current research topics include the ecology and conservation of migratory species, understanding what drives some people to show stronger environmental concern than others, and strategies for designing efficient conservation plans. I enjoy working closely with all my wonderful colleagues in the [Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science](https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/).
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### Availability
Professor Richard Fuller is:
: Not available for supervision
: Media expert
### Fields of research
[Ecology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4872)
[Environmental Sciences](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4773)
[Zoology](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/search?research-field=4988)
### Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Bristol
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, Imperial College London
- Doctor of Philosophy, Durham University
### Research impacts
My expertise is regularly called upon to provide advice outside academia. I study the topic of sustainable environmental management, a subject of keen interest not only to the public at large, but also to organisations and agencies charged with managing the environment and regulating human impacts upon it. Reflecting this expertise, I have been repeatedly invited by the Australian Government to form part of the official Australian delegation in bilateral talks on migratory species conservation with the Chinese, Japanese and Korean governments in 2014, 2016, and 2018. I frequently advise the Australian Government as well as regional agencies such as Queensland Department of Environment and Science, and Brisbane City Council. This advice includes expert witness testimony on the biodiversity impacts of proposed coastal developments and for advice about migratory species conservation domestically and internationally. Recently I provided direct 1:1 advice to the Federal Environment Minister on a coastal development proposal in central Queensland. I also seek to communicate broadly with the public and am invited monthly to speak at local and regional meetings and writing for special interest magazines and newsletters.
In direct response to the analysis in Studds et al. (2017; Nature Communications), the Australian Government listed the Eastern Curlew and the Curlew Sandpiper as Critically Endangered under the EPBC Act, and the following year another six migratory shorebirds were also listed as nationally threatened. Given the large number of species involved, this decision was a step change in migratory bird conservation in Australia, significantly adding to the protections for these declining species and subsequently influencing hundreds of coastal development decisions around the nation. Frequently citing our work, and enlisting me as a technical advisor, the Australian Government created and ratified a formal International Single Species Action Plan to rescue the Critically Endangered Eastern Curlew (Fig. 1). The plan has been approved and implemented in 22 countries, catalysing research and action around the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
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## Works
[Search Professor Richard Fuller’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/74118)
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[Book
(8)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1992/4747)
[Journal Article
(292)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1992/4748)
[Other Outputs
(14)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1992/4749)
[Conference Publication
(5)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1992/4751)
[Book Chapter
(16)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/1992/4752)
Featured
2013
Journal Article
##### What are the benefits of interacting with nature?
Keniger, Lucy E., Gaston, Kevin J., Irvine, Katherine N. and Fuller, Richard A. (2013). What are the benefits of interacting with nature?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10 (3), 913-935. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10030913
[What are the benefits of interacting with nature?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:298590)
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2013
Journal Article
##### How should we grow cities to minimize their biodiversity impacts?
Sushinsky, Jessica R., Rhodes, Jonathan R., Possingham, Hugh P., Gill, Tony K. and Fuller, Richard A. (2013). How should we grow cities to minimize their biodiversity impacts?. Global Change Biology, 19 (2), 401-410. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12055
[How should we grow cities to minimize their biodiversity impacts?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:286728)
Featured
2010
Journal Article
##### Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes
Fuller, Richard, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Wilson, Kerrie. A, Carwrdine, Josie, Grantham, Hedley, Watson, James. E, Klein, Carissa. J, Green, David. C and Possingham, Hugh. P (2010). Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes. Nature, 466 (7304), 365-367. doi: 10.1038/nature09180
[Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:209366)
Featured
2010
Journal Article
##### Extreme contagion in global habitat clearance
Boakes, EH, Mace, GM, McGowan, PJK and Fuller, RA (2010). Extreme contagion in global habitat clearance. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - B, 277 (1684), 1081-1085. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1771
[Extreme contagion in global habitat clearance](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:199052)
2025
Journal Article
##### Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds
Weiser, Emily L., Lanctot, Richard B., Ruthrauff, Daniel R., Saalfeld, Sarah T., Tibbitts, T. Lee, Abad-Gómez, José M., Aldabe, Joaquin, Almeida, Juliana Bosi de, Alves, José A., Anderson, Guy Q.A., Battley, Phil F., Belting, Heinrich, Bêty, Joël, Bianchini, Kristin, Bishop, Mary Anne, Bom, Roeland A., Bowgen, Katharine, Brown, Glen S., Brown, Stephen C., Bugoni, Leandro, Burton, Niall H.K., Bybee, David R., Carneiro, Camilo, Castresana, Gabriel, Chan, Ying-Chi, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Christie, Katherine S., Clark, Nigel A., Conklin, Jesse R. ... Wunder, Michael B. (2025). Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds. Journal of Avian Biology, 2025 (6) e03487, 6. doi: 10.1002/jav.03487
[Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:dc930cf)
2025
Journal Article
##### Assessing the spatial pattern of capacity and demand for coastal protection ecosystem services in mainland China
Lin, Shiwei, Li, Xiuzhen, Zhao, Wenzhen, Luo, Yunjian, Wang, Jiangjing, Wu, Wei, Li, Yalei, Xie, Lina and Fuller, Richard A. (2025). Assessing the spatial pattern of capacity and demand for coastal protection ecosystem services in mainland China. Ocean and Coastal Management, 269 107815, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107815
[Assessing the spatial pattern of capacity and demand for coastal protection ecosystem services in mainland China](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f54fd9f)
2025
Journal Article
##### Half of coastal aquaculture sites in Queensland are in close proximity to shorebird habitats
Kuempel, Caitlin D., Christofidis, Marina, Fuller, Richard A., Bush, Robert, Garnett, Stephen T. and Jackson, Micha V. (2025). Half of coastal aquaculture sites in Queensland are in close proximity to shorebird habitats. Ocean & Coastal Management, 269 107850, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107850
[Half of coastal aquaculture sites in Queensland are in close proximity to shorebird habitats](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8db955d)
2025
Journal Article
##### Language barriers in conservation science citation networks
Hannah, Kelsey, Fuller, Richard A., Smith, Rebecca K., Sutherland, William J. and Amano, Tatsuya (2025). Language barriers in conservation science citation networks. Conservation Biology, 39 (5) e70051, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/cobi.70051
[Language barriers in conservation science citation networks](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:54c0adf)
2025
Journal Article
##### Level-up urban conservation by increasing vegetation complexity
Sockhill, Nicola J., Backstrom, Louis J. and Fuller, Richard A. (2025). Level-up urban conservation by increasing vegetation complexity. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 112 128949, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128949
[Level-up urban conservation by increasing vegetation complexity](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6678fdf)
2025
Journal Article
##### High-integrity forests are critical for forest specialist birds
Callaghan, Corey T., Venegas-Li, Ruben, Mason, Brittany M., Fuller, Richard A., Spake, Rebecca and Watson, James E. M. (2025). High-integrity forests are critical for forest specialist birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34 (9) e70118, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/geb.70118
[High-integrity forests are critical for forest specialist birds](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9503104)
2025
Journal Article
##### To the rescue? A nationwide survey of the who, what, and why of wildlife rescue in Australia
Massie, Gloeta N., Kuskoff, Ella, Paterson, Mandy B. A. and Fuller, Richard A. (2025). To the rescue? A nationwide survey of the who, what, and why of wildlife rescue in Australia. Biological Conservation, 309 111275, 111275-309. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111275
[To the rescue? A nationwide survey of the who, what, and why of wildlife rescue in Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:66de36a)
2025
Journal Article
##### Optimal conservation of migratory monarch butterflies requires immediate international coordination
Flockhart, D.T. Tyler, Nicol, Sam, Chadès, Iadine, Mitchell, Greg W., Martin, Tara G., Fuller, Richard A. and Norris, D. Ryan (2025). Optimal conservation of migratory monarch butterflies requires immediate international coordination. Current Biology, 35 (16), 4011-4018.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.06.068
[Optimal conservation of migratory monarch butterflies requires immediate international coordination](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b077a51)
2025
Journal Article
##### Characterising migratory bird assemblages in understudied regions by integrating radar and citizen science data
Shi, Xu, Clarke, Rohan H., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Kerswell, Ailsa, Holden, William, Chapman, Jason W. and Fuller, Richard A. (2025). Characterising migratory bird assemblages in understudied regions by integrating radar and citizen science data. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34 (8) e70104, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/geb.70104
[Characterising migratory bird assemblages in understudied regions by integrating radar and citizen science data](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c7ae2b5)
2025
Journal Article
##### Downlisting and recovery of species assessed by the IUCN
Lin, Mu‐Ming, Fuller, Richard A., Kwon, In‐Ki, Lee, Kisup, Chan, Simba, Qiu, Wangwang, Yu, Yat‐Tung and Choi, Chi‐Yeung (2025). Downlisting and recovery of species assessed by the IUCN. Conservation Biology, 39 (6) e70103, e70103. doi: 10.1111/cobi.70103
[Downlisting and recovery of species assessed by the IUCN](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:08a1fca)
2025
Journal Article
##### Designing urban garden beds: native vegetation creates healthy habitats for arthropods in Melbourne, Australia
Sockhill, Nicola J., Lin, Brenda B., Berthon, Katherine, Thomas, Freya, Fuller, Richard A. and Bekessy, Sarah (2025). Designing urban garden beds: native vegetation creates healthy habitats for arthropods in Melbourne, Australia. Urban Ecosystems, 28 (4) 144, 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01751-1
[Designing urban garden beds: native vegetation creates healthy habitats for arthropods in Melbourne, Australia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:43a904d)
2025
Journal Article
##### Quantifying feral pig interactions to inform disease transmission networks
Proboste, Tatiana, Turnlund, Abigail, Bengsen, Andrew, Gentle, Matthew, Wilson, Cameron, Harriott, Lana, Fuller, Richard A, Marshall, Darren and Soares-Magalhaes, Ricardo J (2025). Quantifying feral pig interactions to inform disease transmission networks. eLife, 13 RP102643. doi: 10.7554/elife.102643
[Quantifying feral pig interactions to inform disease transmission networks](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:5b6c9f5)
2025
Journal Article
##### Methodological rigour and reporting quality of the literature on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release: a global systematic review
Massie, Gloeta N., Backstrom, Louis J., Holland, Daniel P., Paterson, Mandy B. A. and Fuller, Richard A. (2025). Methodological rigour and reporting quality of the literature on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release: a global systematic review. Veterinary Quarterly, 45 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2025.2478138
[Methodological rigour and reporting quality of the literature on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release: a global systematic review](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2729a4f)
2025
Journal Article
##### A multi-perspective understanding of population change in migratory species: A case study with pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) in East Asia
Wu, Yang, Lei, Weipan, Wu, Entao, Pan, Han, Jia, Yifei, Lu, Cai, Han, Yongxiang, Wang, Junjie, Fan, Rong, Ma, Zhijun, Zhang, Zhengwang and Fuller, Richard A. (2025). A multi-perspective understanding of population change in migratory species: A case study with pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) in East Asia. Biological Conservation, 304 111048, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111048
[A multi-perspective understanding of population change in migratory species: A case study with pied avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) in East Asia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8a86eb9)
2025
Journal Article
##### Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends
Border, Jennifer A., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Hewson, Chris M., Howard, Christine, Stephens, Philip A., Willis, Stephen G., Fuller, Richard A., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Sierdsema, Henk, Foppen, Ruud P. B., Brotons, Lluís, Gargallo, Gabriel, Fink, Daniel and Baillie, Stephen R. (2025). Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 1813, 1813. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57019-x
[Expanding protected area coverage for migratory birds could improve long-term population trends](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:48c2e1a)
2025
Journal Article
##### Using nature-based citizen science initiatives to enhance nature connection and mental health
Oh, Rachel R. Y., Suarez-Castro, Andres F., Fuller, Richard A., Tervo, Michael, Rozario, Kevin, Peters, Birte, Chowdhury, Shawan, von Gönner, Julia, Friedrichs-Manthey, Martin, Berger, Ambros, Schultz, Tracy, Dean, Angela J., Tulloch, Ayesha and Bonn, Aletta (2025). Using nature-based citizen science initiatives to enhance nature connection and mental health. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13 1461601. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1461601
[Using nature-based citizen science initiatives to enhance nature connection and mental health](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e37e619)
## Funding
### Current funding
- 2024 - 2027
Improving biodiversity outcomes in West African cocoa
Lindt Cocoa Foundation
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/65466)
- 2024 - 2026
Research and tools to support recovery and management of migratory shorebirds in Australia (NESP2 MaC Hub - Reef and Rainforest Research Centre funded project)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/62887)
### Past funding
- 2022 - 2023
Using citizen science to benefit nature conservation and human health
Universities Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/51613)
- 2022 - 2023
Pasay 360 Sustainability Framework
SM Smart City Infrastructure and Development Corporation
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/55110)
- 2022 - 2023
Social perspectives on human-wildlife interactions in coastal settings
Sunshine Coast Regional Council
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/54071)
- 2021 - 2022
Australia's Coastal Shorebirds: Trends and Prospects
University of Tasmania
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/53871)
- 2020 - 2024
Surveying shorebirds in Moreton Bay using an unmanned aerial vehicle
The Moreton Bay Foundation Members Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/47606)
- 2020 - 2023
Acoustics for large scale biodiversity assessment (ARC Discovery Project administered by James Cook University)
James Cook University
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/38867)
- 2020 - 2025
Better Parks, Healthier for All? (UKRI-NHMRC Built Environment and Prevention Grant administered by UNSW)
University of New South Wales
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/41146)
- 2019 - 2020
The ecology and conservation biogeography of the buff-breasted button-quail
Birds Queensland
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/37817)
- 2018 - 2020
Population status and trends of seabirds of the Great Barrier Reef
Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/35175)
- 2017 - 2024
Acoustic observatory: A network to monitor biodiversity across Australia (ARC LIEF project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
Queensland University of Technology
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/29820)
- 2017 - 2020
Designing green spaces for biodiversity and human well-being (ARC Linkage Project administered by RMIT University)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/31395)
- 2017 - 2018
Recovering the Critically Endangered Far Eastern Curlew: What is the migration route?
Birds Queensland
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/30757)
- 2016 - 2020
Managing urban trees for people and wildlife (ARC Linkage Project administered by the University of Melbourne)
University of Melbourne
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/30566)
- 2016 - 2018
Conserving Australia's Antarctic biodiversity in a changing climate
Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/28818)
- 2016 - 2020
Recovering Australia's migratory shorebirds
ARC Linkage Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/26489)
- 2015 - 2017
Mud, glorious mud! Mapping the world's intertidal ecosystems
Google Inc
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/27301)
- 2014 - 2021
NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub
National Environmental Science Program
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/23636)
- 2014 - 2018
Conserving Antarctica's biodiversity under multiple stressors
Australian Antarctic Division
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/26597)
- 2014 - 2018
Migratory Shorebird Monitoring - Understanding Ecological Impact
UniQuest Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/21724)
- 2012 - 2019
Optimising the ecological performance of cities
ARC Future Fellowships
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14337)
- 2012 - 2013
Optimal protection for the world's ecosystems
UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14758)
- 2012 - 2014
Understanding the impacts of flooding on Australia's coastal ecosystems
UQ FirstLink Scheme
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14865)
- 2012 - 2014
Understanding the impacts of flooding on Australia's coastal ecosystems
UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/44023)
- 2012 - 2014
Averting the extinction of experience
ARC Discovery Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14044)
- 2011 - 2013
Optimal habitat protection and restoration for climate adaptation
Climate Change Adaptation Research Grants Program
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/13463)
- 2011
Coastal bird vulnerability and resilience assessment project
UniQuest Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14137)
- 2011 - 2012
The influence of the recent La Nina climate event on nomadic terrestrial birds in Australia's interior
UniQuest Pty Ltd
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/14542)
- 2011 - 2014
Understanding and reversing the rapid declines in Australia's shorebirds
ARC Linkage Projects
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/12031)
- 2011 - 2015
NERP Environmental Decisions Hub
CDSEWPC - National Environmental Research Program
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/12371)
- 2009
The impacts of urban density on Brisbane's biodiversity
UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
[Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/44777)
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## Supervision
### Availability
Professor Richard Fuller is:
: Not available for supervision
### Supervision history
#### Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Adding jungle to the concrete: greenspaces in an urbanising world
Principal Advisor
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Cultural variation in connection to urban nature
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Renee Zahnow](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/12763)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Ecology and conservation of East Asian waterbirds
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Bodies in boxes: A mixed methods analysis of the practice of wildlife rescue
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr Ella Kuskoff](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/29487)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Distributional Shifts and Conservation of Avian Migrants
Principal Advisor
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Conserving migratory species
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920), [Professor James Watson](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/5735)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Socio-ecological drivers of natural forest regeneration in cocoa-growing landscapes.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr John Dwyer](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1246), [Dr Wilma J. Blaser Hart](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/27450), [Dr Simon Hart](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/25887)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Language barriers in the environmental sciences in Japan: causes, consequences, and solutions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Conserving Urban Parrots in Indonesian Urban Setting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr April Reside](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/14302)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### The effects of rapid evolution on ecological dynamics and stability in variable environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr Simon Hart](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/25887)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Enhancing International Collaboration for Migratory Bird Conservation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Leveraging large camera-trapping datasets to untangle multiple threats to terrestrial and understory bird communities in tropical forests
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Matthew Luskin](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/26286)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### The Distribution and Invasiveness of the Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) along Gradients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Salit Kark](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1793)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Assessing global ecological community changes using waterbirds as an example
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Improving biodiversity outcomes in West African cocoa
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Matthew Luskin](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/26286), [Dr Wilma J. Blaser Hart](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/27450), [Dr Simon Hart](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/25887)
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Tapping into non-English-language science in tackling global challenges
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
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#### Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Mining, Biodiversity, and Area-Based Conservation: Risks and Opportunities](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:451ad6f)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Laura Sonter](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/18170)
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Learning from success: Recovery of the Black-faced Spoonbill, an endangered migratory waterbird in East Asia](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:42658d7)
Principal Advisor
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Revealing bird migration patterns in Eastern Australia by integrating weather radar and citizen science data](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:31a5912)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [No place like home: Urban nuisance wildlife management and the impacts of relocation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d6a94a6)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr John Hall](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1118)
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Reducing Barriers to Drone-Based Bird Surveys](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3ddfb3e)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Urban nature health effects moderated by stressful contexts](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6960332)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Renee Zahnow](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/12763)
- 2023
Doctor Philosophy
##### [From Observations to Indicators: The Status and Conservation of Taiwan's Birds](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:dbcab99)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Martine Maron](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2024), [Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Insect migration and conservation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:85d444c)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Emeritus Professor Myron Zalucki](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/182)
- 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### [The interplay among nature experiences, nature connection and wellbeing](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:99ee25c)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Kelly Fielding](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/384)
- 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### [The conservation ecology of burrowing petrels on Macquarie Island](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4c0f21c)
Principal Advisor
- 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Global environmental governance for conserving migratory birds](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a118f15)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Salit Kark](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1793)
- 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Conserving shorebirds in human-dominated landscapes](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:66c32fe)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Martine Maron](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2024)
- 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Conserving Antarctic biodiversity in the Anthropocene](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c380d9c)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Green is the new gold: Examining the human-nature relationship](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:59dd7a6)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Courtney von Hippel](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1700)
- 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Conserving evolutionary processes](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:27bdf86)
Principal Advisor
- 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Ecology and Conservation of Australia's Shorebirds](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:592858)
Principal Advisor
- 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### Conserving Australia's predator-threatened mammals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Diana Fisher](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/397)
- 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Threats to migratory birds, and actions for their conservation](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:380525)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Conserving migratory and nomadic species](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:356409)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Identifying threats and conservation priorities across an international migration pathway](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:348569)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Stuart Phinn](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/56), [Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2011
Master Philosophy
##### [Urban growth, biodiversity, and the extinction of experience](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:252899)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2026
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Vocal diversity in an Australian open forest: insights from passive acoustic monitoring](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d832c51)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr Berndt Janse Van Rensburg](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2769)
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Language barriers in the global transfer of conservation science](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4cf8560)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Associate Professor Tatsuya Amano](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/24106)
- 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Conservation Biogeography of the Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:618d2da)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor James Watson](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/5735)
- 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Nest Ecology of an Endangered Woodland Avifauna](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:b68c75e)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Plastic pollution and conservation of imperilled seabird species](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9aee54e)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Assessing Bird Migrations](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:d02174f)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr Simone Blomberg](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/428), [Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Growing up healthy in the city: Pathways to child health and development benefits from nature](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ca99124)
Associate Advisor
- 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Seed dispersal and seedling establishment during early-stage tropical forest recovery within old-fields](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:720805)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr John Dwyer](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1246)
- 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Predicting the diversity and functional composition of woody plant communities under climate change](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:716320)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Dr John Dwyer](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/1246)
- 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### [The Dynamics and Resilience of Coral Reefs](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:689155)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Peter Mumby](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/2387)
- 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Conserving migratory species under human impacts and climate change](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:677362)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### [How do herbivorous mammals adjust their trade-off between food and safety?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:335895)
Associate Advisor
- 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### Improving measurements of protected area effectiveness
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Spatial conservation prioritisation under global threats](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:265389)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
- 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### [Conservation in naturally fragmented landscapes: the Mexican cloud forest and Vanuatu archipelago](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:286721)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
[Professor Hugh Possingham](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/920)
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## Media
### Enquiries
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- biodiversity
- birds
- citizen science
- conservation
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- migratory shorebirds
- national parks
- protected areas
- shorebirds
- urban green space
#### Need help?
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## External profiles
- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-9678)
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- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=16401209100)
- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user= )
## Personal links
- [Personal profile](http://www.biology.uq.edu.au/staff/richard-fuller)
- [Lab Website](http://www.fullerlab.org/)
- [Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science](https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/)
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