Every year since 2007, the Centre for Ecosystem Science has been running field trips to Sturt National Park, Strzelecki Regional Reserve and nearby properties under the directive of Professor Mike Letnic. We use these trips to understand the role that top predators are playing in sustaining biodiversity in arid ecosystems.

Each trip, we conduct a range of sampling including pitfall trapping, Elliott trapping, spotlight surveys, vegetation surveys and soil surveys.

If you are interested in more information or volunteering opportunities, please contact Mike at m.letnic@unsw.edu.au.

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