Munique C Reid
The complexity of riverine landscapes is a result of the interplay of hydrology and geomorphology, creating physical spatio-temporal heterogeneity through which ecological patterns and processes occur. I discovered my passion to try to understand this complexity thanks to my high school Biology teacher. After a macroinvertebrate class in the Boorowa River, I wanted to know more about the world under the water! I completed my Bachelors in Resource and Environmental Science and a Masters by Research at the University of Canberra, working on dryland floodplain-river food web. My PhD research was on the mighty Mississippi River, USA through the University of New England and Winona State University (awarded 2023). I investigated how the complex and heterogeneous nature of riverine landscapes influences fish community structure and food web dynamics through space and time. Now at the Aquatic Ecology Research Lab at UNE, I work on multiple research projects, science communication and STEM outreach.
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