Dr. Elle Bowd

Biography

Elle Bowd is an ecologist and research fellow at the Fenner School of Environment & Society at the Australian National University. Her research focuses on Australian eucalypt forests and woodlands, specifically in New South Wales and Victoria, with a keen interest in plant-fungal ecology and below-ground interactions, such as those involving plant-soil-microbial dynamics. Bowd conducts extensive studies to understand how ecosystems respond to disturbances like wildfire and logging, exploring the pathways that lead to ecological change. Additionally, her work engages with cross-cultural projects in partnership with Indigenous Nations, aiming to support the re-emergence of Indigenous-led cultural burning practices, generating a dialogue between Indigenous knowledge management and Western science.

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