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Dr. Robert Puschendorf is an Associate Professor in Conservation Biology at the University of Plymouth's School of Biological and Marine Sciences. His research focuses on the ecological and evolutionary impacts of emerging infectious diseases and climate change on biodiversity loss, particularly in tropical ecosystems. Notably, he has identified dry forests as critical refugia for amphibians against disease-driven extinctions, with cross-continental consistency in Costa Rica and Australia. He leads the Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology program and teaches modules such as MBIO 217 Ecology of Shallow Waters and BIOL308 Applied Conservation Biology.
His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing biodiversity conservation and climate action. Supervised studies include PhD research on amphibian disease ecology, harpy eagle distribution, and tropical stream ecosystems. He has collaborated internationally, including at James Cook University and The University of Texas at Austin.
Research interests span amphibian-pathogen interactions, climate refugia, and tropical ecosystem dynamics. His recent publications address invasive species management, mangrove restoration, and habitat modeling for endangered species like the Harpy Eagle. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his contributions to global conservation science are widely recognized.
