michelle wildsmith

Mapping coastal habitats in the Swan Marine Region using Quickbird Satellite imagery and remote sampling methods within a GIS framework.

* Development of a statistically based habitat classification scheme for estuaries in southwestern Australia. * Design and implementation of faunal sampling regimes for marine and estuarine environments. * Univariate and multivariate statistical analysis and interpretation of aquatic environmental and faunal data. * Identification of marine and estuarine benthic macroinvertebrates. * Design and implementation of invertebrate baseline studies. * Detailed scientific report writing

* Statistical analysis of marine, estuarine and wetlands community/environmental data. * Detailed scientific report writing * Identification of marine/estuarine invertebrates * Marine habitat mapping * Production of remote sensing equipment (e.g. drop camera systems, GPS loggers) for field ecologists * Business administration

Thesis title: Relationships between habitat types ad benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in marine and estuarine waters in southwestern Australia.