Shapcott, Alison   (fl. 1990s-2020s)

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Dr Alison Shapcott has been researching the population genetics and ecology of rainforest plants since 1985. She has worked in rainforest communities across Australia from Tasmania to Cape Tribulation and the Northern Territory, and to Brunei in South East Asia.

She has published widely in international journals and is recognised internationally for her contribution to this field.

Current projects at University of the Sunshine Coast include conservation genetics of several rare species.

In her own words:
"In 1991 I was working with the Tasmanian Parks Wildlife and Heritage employed under the National Rainforest Conservation Program and I had just published a technical report on the Population Biology and Genetic Variation of Huon Pine (Lagarostrobos franklininii) which was to later become part of my PhD (University of Tasmania).
This was to be one of the earliest conservation genetics studies published in Australia, a field that blossomed over the next 30 years.
Since that time I have continued to integrate strong field based population ecology with genetics to address conservation and restoration of Australian plants with nearly 40 species studied to date.
The genetic markers have changed over time and the emergence of spatial analysis, modelling and mapping tools has revolutionised the study opportunities. Perhaps the biggest change has been the shift in focus from conservation to restoration."

Source: Extracted from:
https://researchdata.edu.au/dr-alison-shapcott/17404
Australasian Plant Conservation, Vol.30, No.3, Feb 2022 p.20
Portrait Photo: Extracted from: (2022) https://www.usc.edu.au/staff/associate-professor-alison-shapcott.

Collecting localities for 'Shapcott, A.' from AVH (2022)

Data from 300 specimens