Dr Kathryn Wiltshire
Biography
Dr Kathryn Wiltshire has worked in the Marine Ecosystems program at SARDI since 2006, including in key research areas of macroalgal ecology, environmental impact assessment, and invasive species ecology. Her current research focuses on marine biosecurity, including the assessment and application of DNA-based methods for invasive species detection, and the development of biosecurity plans for aquaculture.
Dr Wiltshire has extensive statistical skills, including Bayesian approaches, species distribution modelling and latent class analyses.
Research interests
- Assessment and application of emerging surveillance methods, including eDNA
- Invasive species ecology, risk assessment and climate change effects on invasive species risks and impacts
- Management of pest, disease, and environmental biosecurity risks for marine industries
- Application of Bayesian statistics for spatial analyses and interpretation and assessment of surveillance
Qualifications
- PhD, 2020, University of Adelaide
- B. Sc. (Honours, 1st class) 1994, Flinders University of South Australia
Research affiliations
- Affiliate Associate Lecturer, Flinders University
- Affiliate Associate Lecturer, The University of Adelaide
Professional affiliations
- Chair, South Australian Branch, Australian Marine Sciences Association
- Member, Marine Pest Sectoral Committee Current Status of Marine Pests Task Group
- Member, AQUAPLAN Activity 4.2 Technical guidelines for validation of aquatic animal disease diagnostic Working Group
Publications and reports
With severely reduced water flows in the Murray River over the last 5 years, freshwater flow from the Lower Lakes to the Murray estuary and Coorong lagoons has been negligible. As a consequence, water in the South Lagoon of the Coorong is, depending on season, four to six times a…
Knowledge of the distribution of introduced marine species is important for understanding when a range extension or new incursion has occurred, managing or attempting to eradicate existing pest infestations, assessing risks, and ensuring accurate communication and reporting. No l…
Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS), the disease caused by OsHV-1 microvariant, results in high and rapid mortality in Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and has been responsible for significant economic loss to oyster industries in Australia and around the world. The diver…
Introduced marine species (IMS) have wide ranging impacts on ecosystems, marine industries, infrastructure and amenity (Hayes et al. 2005; Schaffelke and Hewitt 2007; Molnar et al. 2008; Katsanevakis et al. 2014). Shipping is a major vector for IMS introductions via propagules in…
Molecular techniques for marine pest surveillance offer cost and time savings over traditional techniques, but for molecular surveillance to be routinely applied and used in management frameworks, it is important to understand the performance of the survey system. SARDI has devel…
