Erica Porter - Research Masters student
Erica Porter Masters Student Queensland University of Technology - Primary Supervisor: Jennifer Firn,
Associate Supervisors: Tony Clarke, Susanne Schmidt, Amanda Rasmussen
Contact: e5.porter@hdr.qut.edu.au
My background and Research summary:
I’m originally from the USA, but am currently in Brisbane, Australia as a Master’s student studying the below-ground interactions amongst invasive grasses and their native congeners in Australia. Many studies focus on above-ground interactions of invasive grasses in low nutrient environments, but few have focused primarily on the below-ground associations both of individual species and of invasive species in a broad sense. My research will aim to provide further understanding of certain invasive grasses for effective management, while providing knowledge on the importance that below-ground traits can have on invasive ecology
Country of birth: USA
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Associate Supervisors: Tony Clarke, Susanne Schmidt, Amanda Rasmussen
Contact: e5.porter@hdr.qut.edu.au
My background and Research summary:
I’m originally from the USA, but am currently in Brisbane, Australia as a Master’s student studying the below-ground interactions amongst invasive grasses and their native congeners in Australia. Many studies focus on above-ground interactions of invasive grasses in low nutrient environments, but few have focused primarily on the below-ground associations both of individual species and of invasive species in a broad sense. My research will aim to provide further understanding of certain invasive grasses for effective management, while providing knowledge on the importance that below-ground traits can have on invasive ecology
Country of birth: USA
Hobbies:
A weird fact: