Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
I am an ecologist and modeller with over 15 years of experience studying Australia’s aquatic ecosystem. My strengths lie in scientifically defensible study design, decision support tools and Indigenous engagement. I value
biodiversity and my goal is to provide scientifically defensible management advice to State and Federal agencies to improve environmental water use, ecological responses and threatened species conservation.
Research Interests
- freshwater ecology
- amphibians
- threatened species
- environmental water
- predictive ecological models
- adaptive modelling
- AI and modelling as decision support tools
Professional Information
Appointments and Memberships
- Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (member)
- Australian Socitey of Herpetologists (member)
- Ecological Forecasting Initiative - Oceania chapter (member)
- Declining Frogs Working Group (member)
- Australian Society of Herpetologists Conservation Committee (member)
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, Modelling a threatened species (Litoria raniformis) to guide conservation, Flinders University
2019 → 2024
Award Date: 28 Nov 2024
Bachelor of Science maj. Ecology & Entomology (Hons), School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide
Award Date: 10 Dec 2010
Post-Graduate Diploma in Aquaculture, University of Tasmania
Award Date: 12 Dec 2003
Bachelor of Nursing, The University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Award Date: 12 Dec 1996
External positions
Associate Researcher, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures
15 Dec 2024 → …
Associate Lecturer, Flinders University
15 Dec 2024 → …
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Research output
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Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder Monitoring, Evaluation and Research program Murrumbidgee River system technical report, 2014-24
Wassens, S., Spencer, J., Heath, J., Kobayashi, T., Stocks, J., Mathwin, R., Talbot, S., Bino, G., Walcott, A., Cain, V., Francis, R., Gopalakrishnan, T., Grimmett, L., Prasad, K. & Hall, A., 30 Mar 2025, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia. 201 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (non-public)
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The Lower Murray River Weir Pool Manipulation Strategy 2024 frog call monitoring report
Mathwin, R., Apr 2025, Adelaide, SA: Rupert.Mathwin.Ecology. 46 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
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Modelling a threatened species (Litoria raniformis) to guide conservation
Mathwin, R., Dec 2024, Flinders University. 555 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Modelling the sustainable harvest of wild populations for the conservation of a threatened amphibian
Mathwin, R., Wassens, S., Turner, A., Heard, G. W., Hall, A. & Bradshaw, C. J. A., 27 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Austral Ecology. 49, 2, p. 1-19 19 p., e13492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stochastic metapopulation dynamics of a threatened amphibian to improve water delivery
Mathwin, R., Wassens, S., Gibbs, M. S., Young, J., Ye, Q., Saltre, F. & Bradshaw, C. J. A., 07 Jan 2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 1, 14 p., e4741.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)42 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Flinders University Higher Degree Research Impact Award
Mathwin, R. (Recipient), Dec 2024
Prize: Award › Internal award
Activities
- 1 Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation
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Flow MER Friday
Wassens, S. (Keynote speaker), Hall, A. (Participant) & Mathwin, R. (Participant)
17 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar/presentation › Community