Meena Sivagowre Sritharan

I am a plant ecologist who is interested in identifying and understanding mechanisms that explain how plants respond to environmental changes in ecosystems.
My current interests lie in applied plant and fire ecology across Australian ecosystems. My research experience involves fieldwork primarily conducting vegetation surveys, desktop-based literature reviews, conceptual idea mapping, data analysis, and managing expert elicitation workshops.  I completed a PhD in examining the biological and ecological factors associated with plant rarity at a local and global scale.
I aim to ensure that my work in plant ecology will assist in making well-informed decisions on conserving native rare and threatened plants and ecosystems across Australia.

I grew up on the unceded territory of the Bedegal and Gadigal peoples. I currently live on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country (Canberra).