Ellen Claudia Rochelmeyer

Ellen Claudia Rochelmeyer is a PhD candidate at Charles Darwin University's Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, collaborating with CSIRO. Her work focuses on savanna ecology, termite behavior, and fire regime impacts in tropical ecosystems. Supervised by Prof. Brett Murphy, Dr. Shaun Levick, Dr. Anna Richards, and Dr. Alyson Stobo-Wilson.

• Education: Bachelor of Science (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Master of Science (University of Melbourne).
• Research: Investigates habitat structure, fire management, and termite roles in Australian tropical savannas using UAV-based surveys and tomography.

Projects: Explores multi-scaled modeling of savanna diversity, termite abundance under fire regimes, and tree hollow accessibility via drone technology.

Methodologies: Integrates remote sensing (UAV-LS, terrestrial laser scanning), fire ecology, and conservation biology to address land management challenges.