Oliver Pratt

Oliver Pratt is a Researcher at the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, focusing on freshwater ecology, conservation, and ecosystem processes. His work integrates Bayesian statistics to analyze flow-ecology relationships and communicate findings to decision-makers.

• BSc (Hons) in Geology, University of Manchester
• MSc in Mining Geology, University of Exeter
• MSc in Environmental Science, The University of Western Australia
• PhD in Freshwater Ecology, The University of Western Australia (2024)

Research interests include:

• Conservation of aquatic systems
• Flow-ecology relationships
• Habitat dynamics and species assemblages
• Bayesian statistics in ecological data analysis
• Environmental impact of water development

Recent publications highlight trends in freshwater conservation, floodplain connectivity, otolith-based growth studies, and water resource management, with a focus on the Fitzroy River ecosystem and species like Nematalosa erebi. Key expertise areas include freshwater ecology, Bayesian modeling, and applied environmental science.