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I am an ecologist who specialises in conservation biology and currently works for Warddeken Land Management as the Ecological Monitoring Manager and Research Fellow with Charles Darwin University/CSIRO. Working with Warddeken and landowners in West Arnhem Land my work is focused on continuing to co-develop biodiversity research and monitoring in a two-way approach that respects Indigenous and western sets of knowledge, ways of doing, and values.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Healthy Country AI and digital (HCAID) program
Humphery, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Macdonald, J. M. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Penton, C. (Chief Investigator C), Lilleyman, A. (Chief Investigator D) & Geyle, H. (Chief Investigator E)
2/05/24 → 1/06/25
Project: Research
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Tree hollow requirements of three arboreal mammals on the Tiwi Islands, northern Australia
Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Penton, C. (Student Investigator)
6/03/17 → 6/04/21
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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Feral cats and habitat degradation drive mammal declines in northwestern Australia: An expert elicitation to prioritize management actions
Stobo-Wilson, A. M., Stevens, A., Legge, S. M., Murphy, B. P., Richards, A. E., Pavey, C., Bush, K., Cameron, S. F., Corey, B., Cremona, T., Curtis, J., Davies, H., Fisher, A., Guymala, T., Hill, B., James, A., Mahney, T., Martin, N., Myers, C. & Nicholls, D. & 8 others, , Aug 2025, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 7, 8, p. 1-18 18 p., e70098.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Weaving care praxis to mediate glitches in Indigenous digital land management in northern Australia
Macdonald, J. M., Robinson, C. J., Urzedo, D., Penton, C., Nabarlambarl, R., Maralngurra, L., Nabulwad, S., Lilleyman, A., Maroney, S., Roberts, G., Lawrence, A., Lawrence, L., Moulin, L., Calma, B. & Coleman, B., Dec 2025, In: Digital Geography and Society. 9, p. 1-10 10 p., 100143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hindcasting long-term data unveils the influence of a changing climate on small mammal communities
Lupone, L., Cooke, R., Rendall, A., Siegrist, A., Penton, C., Carlyon, M., Ouchtomsky, T. & White, J., 27 Sept 2024, In: Diversity and Distributions. 30, 10, p. 1-16 16 p., e13901.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating western and Indigenous knowledge to identify habitat suitability and survey for the white-throated grasswren (Amytornis woodwardi) in the Arnhem Plateau, Northern Territory, Australia
Dixon, K. M., Brenton, V. T., Hayward-Brown, B., Guymala, T., Rangers, W., Rangers, J., Rangers, D., Rangers, M., Evans, J. & Penton, C. E., 16 Sept 2024, In: Wildlife Research. 51, 9, p. 1-17 17 p., WR24034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Place-based data justice practices for collaborative conservation research: A critical review
Robinson, C. J., Urzedo, D., Macdonald, J. M., Ligtermoet, E., Penton, C. E., Lourie, H. & Hoskins, A., Dec 2023, In: Biological Conservation. 288, p. 1-13 13 p., 110346.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Population genomics and conservation management of the threatened black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) in northern Australia
von Takach, B., Sargent, H., Penton, C. E., Rick, K., Murphy, B. P., Neave, G., Davies, H. F., Hill, B. M. & Banks, S. C., May 2023, In: Heredity. 130, 5, p. 278-288 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-unburnt habitat is critical for the conservation of threatened vertebrates across Australia
von Takach, B., Jolly, C. J., Dixon, K. M., Penton, C. E., Doherty, T. S. & Banks, S. C., Jun 2022, In: Landscape Ecology. 37, 6, p. 1469-1482 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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New Data from Charles Darwin University Illuminate Findings in Ecology, Environment and Conservation [Population Genomics and Conservation Management of the Threatened Black-footed Tree-rat (Mesembriomys Gouldii) In Northern Australia]
Murphy, B., Penton, C. E., Banks, S. & Neave, G.
13/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Assessing the health of priority waterholes and building digital confidence with the Warddeken Daluk rangers
Penton, C. (Speaker), Nabulwad, S. (Speaker) & Macdonald, J. (Speaker)
20 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Thesis
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Hollow futures? Declining arboreal mammals and tree hollow availability in tropical northern Australia
Penton, C. E. (Author), Murphy, B. (Supervisor), Woolley, L.-A. (Supervisor) & Radford, I. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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