I am a PhD student investigating whales and dolphin strandings along Australian and New Zealand coastlines. Using 34 years of stranding records, I map where and when these events happen and uncover the patterns hidden in the data. My work treats strandings as clues that may reveal how marine mammals are responding to a warming ocean and shifting environmental conditions. By combining spatial statistics with ecology, I want to understand which species are most vulnerable and where, helping to inform conservation and stranding response. Ultimately, I want to know what whales and dolphins can tell us about changing seas.
Research keyword/s: Whale and dolphin strandings
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