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Biography
Heidi is a quantitative marine ecologist passionate about environmental sustainability. Her research is interdisciplinary in nature and has covered different biological taxa (from phytoplankton to sharks), organisational scales (tissue to biosphere), and geographic areas (from Antarctic to tropical regions and including all ocean basins). Heidi's research typically employs novel applications of biochemical tracer methodologies (fatty acids, stable isotopes, trace metals, and compound specific amino acids), and statistical and mechanistic models. Using this range of knowledge and techniques she performs ecological assessments to impact strategic policy and decision making by government and industry partners.
Other Interests
I'm currently interested in improving how we, as research scientist, (i) design food web studies, (ii) acquire better quality datasets, and (ii) use biochemical composition data on seafood to inform human health, ecosystem based management and provenance.
Professional Areas
- Biochemical tracers - lipids/fatty acids, stable isotopes and contaminants
- Dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory and modelling
- Marine biology and ecology
- Comparative meta-analysis
- Ecogeochemistry
- Multivariate statistical models
- Ecosystem modelling
- Seafood nutrition
- Seafood provenance
- Food web ecology
- Statistical analyses
- Biogeography
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Project Leader - Harnessing food composition data for ecosystem-based resource management, human nutrition and food provenance
Cross-sector callaboration, data compilation, meta-analysis, framework development, knowledge sharing and integration -
Project leader - COR Publications
Supporting staff, writing adn editing papers, organising meetings/workshops/training courses, -
Project leader - Seafood quality and ecosystem dynamics in the Seychelles
sample management, analysis, data analyses, reporting, stakeholder communication -
Atlantis Ecosystem Modelling
Developing, calibrating and running Atlantis ecosystem models, climate change projections, scenario analyses, Salish Sea Atlantis, Great Barrier Reef Atlantis, South East Australian Atlantis -
Task team co-leader - Global isotope analyses of tunas (CLIOTOP project)
Collection, analysis and write up of tuna isotope data, organising meetings and member activities
Academic Qualifications
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2017-current
Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere -
2013-2017
OCE Postdoctoral Fellow
CSIRO -
2010-2013
Postdoctoral Fellow
IFREMER, France -
2006-2010
PhD - Cotutelle
University of Tasmania, Australia & University of Bordeaux 1, France
Professional Experiences
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2010-2013
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
IFREMER, Brest, France. -
2013-2017
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Achievements and Awards
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2020-2024
CSIRO Julius Career Award
CSIRO -
2015-2016
ASFB Early Career Award
ASFB -
2012-
ICES Early Career Award
ICES -
2016-
CSIRO Payne Scott Award
CSIRO -
2014-2019
CSIRO CDF CoP (2) and Career Development (2) Awards
CSIRO
Grants
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2016-2018
Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR)
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2019-2019
Crawford Fund Grant - masterclass training
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2012-2014
L’Agence de l’eau, France
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2022-2025
IMBER CLIOTOP co-chair
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2019-2024
CSIRO O&A's Inclusion & Diveristy Committee
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2021-2026
CSIRO Mental Health Officer and Champion
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2014-2019
Australian Society of Fish Biology Tasmania state representative
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2014->
IMBER-CLIOTOP Marine Predator Isotopes Task Team co-leader
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2013-2021
CSIRO Scientist in Schools Participant
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2018-2020
Global Seafood and Ecosystem Contaminants Consortium (GSECC) member
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2016-2020
Section Editor, Enclylopedia of Ecology 2nd Edition, Elsevier
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2013-2018
CSIRO Seminar Co-ordinator
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2013-2016
CSIRO Hobart Postdoc Forum CoP - Chair
We have publications by Dr Heidi Pethybridge