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Samantha Setterfield is a Professor at the University of Western Australia with 25 years of experience in tropical ecology, focusing on key areas such as tropical savanna wetland ecology, invasive plant ecology, and weed risk management. She joined UWA in 2016 after completing her Honours in Botany at Monash University and taking on a PhD opportunity at CSIRO’s Kapalga Fire Experiment in Kakadu National Park. Her career includes a lecturing position at Charles Darwin University, where she led educational programs and advanced a research agenda in tropical plant ecology. Samantha has established significant collaborative research partnerships across numerous organizations, with notable projects addressing the impacts of invasive grasses on nutrient cycling and biodiversity in Australia’s tropical ecosystems. Her research has contributed to a deeper understanding of the ecological challenges presented by invasive species and the dynamics of fire regimes, especially in northern Australia’s savannas. Current projects involve the National Environmental Science Program and focus on managing savanna riparian zones and assessing the environmental impacts of water extraction and climate change.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Leader of research in tropical ecology and involved in educational programs.
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