Dr Debra Stokes
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BA (Hons) La Trobe
PhD (Waikato, NZ)
Research Summary
- the use of drone technology in coastal management
- mangrove ecology and impacts of mangrove removal
- estuarine and shallow coastal ecology (rays, turtles, benthic fauna)
- coastal geomorphology and the impact of changing sediment regimes
I am a coastal scientist with a drive to increase our understanding of the interplay between human activities and geomorphological and ecological change within our coastal habitats. I also aim to use non-invasive techniques to monitor coastal animal populations and behaviour. This is easier with the recent advances in drone (remotely piloted aircraft – RPA) technology. Small and medium sized drones are now an integral part of my field research toolkit.
I teach first year and second year environmental and marine science courses, specifically the units Earth Systems 2: The Hydrosphere (ENS00203); Coastlines: dynamics and risks (ENV10655) and supervise students in the third year research focused unit ‘Integrated Project’. I supervise postgraduate students at both the Masters and PhD level
Teaching and Supervision
Publications
A list of my publications is available through the following link: GoogleScholar