Frederik Saltre

Dr. Frederik Saltre is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Biogeography at the University of Technology Sydney and a Research Scientist at the Australian Museum. He leads the Biogeography, Ecology & Modelling (BEAM) Lab and serves as Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures. His career spans institutions including Flinders University (2017–2024), University of Adelaide (2013–2017), and Oregon State University (2011–2013).

• Education:
  • PhD in Biology Geosciences Agro-resources and Environment, University Montpellier 2 (2010)
  • MSc in Biology Geosciences Agro-resources and Environment, University Montpellier 2 (2006)
  • BSc in Biology of Organisms, University Montpellier 2 (2004)

Research Interests: Dr. Saltre specializes in global change ecology, paleoecological modeling, and species distribution dynamics. His work integrates stochastic demographic models, biomechanical constraints, and machine learning to study species responses to climate change, extinction mechanisms, and human-environment interactions. Key methodologies include process-explicit models, trophic network analysis, and radiocarbon calibration techniques.

Publications & Tools: With over 50 peer-reviewed articles, his research spans megafauna extinction cascades, monsoon dynamics, and environmental watering strategies. He co-developed the R package Rextinct for extinction time estimation and CRIWM algorithm for radiocarbon chronologies.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Visiting Scholarship, University of Colorado Boulder (2019)
  • Environment Institute Grant, University of Adelaide (2014)
  • Biogeography Society Travel Grant (2013)
  • Assistant Professor Fellowship, France (2010)
• Supervision:
  • Current: 8 PhD/Honours students
  • Past: 2 MSc/Honours students
• Leadership:
  • Coordinator, Global Ecology Laboratory
  • Member, Weisbecker Lab
  • Grant Reviewer: NSF, ERC, SNF, BES