Frederick Rainsford

Frederick Rainsford

Research Fellow

Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin, Italy

I am a fire ecologist from Australia with broad research interests in the role of fire in shaping ecosystems across a range of scales. My research integrates species traits, ecological processes at various scales and robust statistics to find solutions to current threats to global biodiversity including changing fire regimes.

Interests
  • Spatial ecology
  • Fire ecology
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Global changes
Education

  • P.h.D in Fire Ecology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 2020.

  • Graduate Certificate in Ornithology, Charlse Sturt University, Albury, Australia, 2015.

  • Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management (Honours), University of Newcastle, Australia, 2010.