Project Science Team

L-R Dr. David Tucker, Dr. Gabrielle Lebbink, Dr. Eleanor Velasquez and Marcus Yates

Here are the project’s scientific team for Forest Art Intelligence (FAI)

Dr David Tucker a landscape ecologist with a research and working background in terrestrial ecological surrogacy, biodiversity monitoring, conservation management, and ecoacoustics.

Dr. David Tucker’ standing in the artwork’s ‘wetland’ area (Image Keith Armstrong)

Dr Gabrielle Lebbink post-doctoral research fellow at the QUT (Queensland University of Technology), with a research focus on plant and invasion ecology.

Dr. Gabrielle Lebbinck at the second site plant survey, June 11th, 2024 (Image Keith Armstrong)

Dr Eleanor Velasquez, an Education and Training Manager at Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network TERN Australia at The University of Queensland, who is passionate about transformative education and using storytelling to enhance accessibility to scientific knowledge.

Marcus Yates, Site Technician at Samford Ecological Research Facility (SERF), manages operations and development of the 51-hectare facility near QUT’s Gardens Point campus.

With support from A/Prof Caroline Hauxwell (QUT Microbiology and Agricultural Biotechnology).

A/Prof Caroline Hauxwell, 2024,(Image Keith Armstrong)

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