Birthday in Oz

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Blogger: Abigail Lynch, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and a CSIS member, blogs from Down Under -- she's in Australia to build a framework for her dissertation research. She's interested in developing a decision-support tool to regulate harvest management strategies for lake whitefish in a changing climate.


Thursday, June 30, 2011

Abby's title slide for the UQ presentationBecause it’s my birthday, I can do as I please, right? Actually, giving a presentation is the last thing I wanted to do today, but that’s exactly the inopportune birthday present that I gave myself this year. Due to my crazy schedule for the rest of my time in Brisbane and the always hectic schedule of the lab, this afternoon was my only opportunity to present to the Environmental Decisions Group before I leave at the end of next week. It was important for me to take this chance to present on my research objectives, get feedback from the greater lab group, and further strengthen the bonds of my growing Australian academic network. One intriguing suggestion from Chris Brown was to look into optimal harvest allocation of lake whitefish given certain climate scenarios. This concept relates to a recent publication by Schindler et al. (2010) which uses the portfolio effect to examine how population diversity affects the harvest performance of individual species.

And thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes from abroad!

Lynch's studies are supported by a William W. and Evelyn M. Taylor Endowed Fellowship for International Engagement in Coupled Human and Natural Systems, an International Studies and Programs Predissertation Award, an Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Summer Fellowship, a Graduate School Research Enhancement Award, and a travel award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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