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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Maggie Watson is an early career, post-doctoral researcher with ILWS. Her major interests include the effects of parasites on life history traits and physiology, behavioural ecology and conservation. Maggie has worked for many years on the ecology of seabirds, both in the United States and in Australia. She has also worked on other study organisms such as chameleons, frogs and insects. She is currently working with Conservation Evidence on an evidence-based manual for reptile conservation. Along with her research, Maggie teaches at the undergraduate and post-graduate level as a sessional lecturer with the School of Environmental Sciences at CSU.
Research Interests
- Parasitology
- Ethology
- Ecology - birds, reptiles, crayfish, urban wildlife
- Eco-immunology
Teaching
- BIO 112 Principles of Ecology—2013
- BIO 129 Environmental Biology—2004
- BIO 216/416 Conservation Biology—2010
- BIO 430 Avian Biology—2005
- BIO 431 Avian Systematics—2011-12, 14-15
- BIO 432 Behaviour, Ecology & Conservation of Birds—2005, 13-18
- BIO 437 Captive Avian Management—2010-18
- BIO 439 Behavioural Ecology—2005-07, 18
- BIO 461 Applied Conservation Biology—2003, 05-07, 12-13, 16-18
- BIO 520 Conservation Biology 2—2003
- PKM363 Shoreline Recreation—2014, 16-18
Professional Information
External Appointments & Memberships:
- Board of Petaurus Education Group Inc. (Public officer)
- Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre (member of the management committee)
Editorial roles on journals:
- Book Reviews Editor for Ecological Society of Australia's publications Austral Ecology and Ecological Management and Restoration.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Charles Sturt University
2012
Graduate Certificate in Education (Secondary) (Science), Charles Sturt University
2006
Master of Science (Behavioral Ecology), University of Massachusetts
1998
Bachelor of Arts (Zoology) (Honours), University of Missouri-Columbia
1991
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Research output
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Artificial refuges for wildlife conservation: what is the state of the science?
Cowan, M., Callan, M., Watson, M. J., Watson, D., Doherty, T. S., Michael, D., Dunlop, J., Turner, J., Moore, H., Watchorn, D. & Nimmo, D., 16 Jul 2021, In: Biological Reviews.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A standardized protocol for measuring phenoloxidase in captive and wild Murray crayfish Euastacus armatus
Scherping, F. D. & Watson, M. J., Apr 2021, In: Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 111, p. 140-144 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring body condition of lizards: a comparison between non-invasive dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, chemical fat extraction and calculated indices
Sion, G., Watson, M. J. & Bouskila, A., Dec 2021, In: Frontiers in Zoology. 18, p. 1-9 9 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Post-Anthropocene conservation
Watson, M. J. & Watson, D. M., Jan 2020, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 35, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Impacts of feral horses in the Australian Alps and evidence-based solutions
Driscoll, D. A., Worboys, G. L., Allan, H., Banks, S. C., Beeton, N. J., Cherubin, R. C., Doherty, T. S., Finlayson, C. M., Green, K., Hartley, R., Hope, G., Johnson, C. N., Lintermans, M., Mackey, B., Paull, D. J., Pittock, J., Porfirio, L. L., Ritchie, E. G., Sato, C. F., Scheele, B. C. & 5 others, , Jan 2019, In: Ecological Management and Restoration. 20, 1, p. 63-72 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
22 Citations (Scopus)
Press / Media
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Feral horses will rule one third of the fragile Kosciuszko National Park under a proposed NSW government plan
David Watson & Maggie J Watson
07/10/21 → 08/10/21
3 items of Media coverage
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Feral horses will rule one third of fragile Kosciuszko National Park under a proposed NSW government plan
David Watson & Maggie J Watson
07/10/21
2 items of Media coverage
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No to bromadiolone isn’t a yes for mouse plague complacency
29/06/21 → 02/07/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Australia is bothered by overpopulated mice and active snakes. They also had to evacuate the prison
24/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Australia's mouse plague highlights low-tech responses in high-tech era
16/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
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