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Research interests
Judit Szabo is a conservation biologist and ornithologist. Her Masters degree was in Ecology and received a PhD in Ecotoxicology, studying the effects of pesticides on Australian birds. During her academic career she has studied optimal monitoring of birds, including threatened species. As a researcher at CDU, she contributed to the Red List assessment to determine the threat of extinction of all Australian bird species and subspecies and co-authored the Action Plan for Australian Birds. She worked outside academia for the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats in the East Asian – Australasian Flyway, as well as on policy capacity building of non-governmental organisations in Africa and Asia. She is also fascinated with finding the best use of volunteer-collected datasets, particularly to unravel patterns and trends in bird distributions in Australia and Brazil. She has a keen interest in bird surveying and bird marking, and training the next generation of researchers to use effective, robust and ethical methods while in the field, analysing data or writing up their research.
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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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Citizens Turning Into Scientists: A Calling to Boost the Knowledge of the Public to Address the Environmental Crisis in the Brazilian Semiarid
Forti, L. R., da Fonseca-Freire, A. I., de Sá-Filho, G. F. & Szabo, J. K., Dec 2025, In: Integrative Conservation. 4, 4, p. 546-554 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global community science data on mammals underreport small and diurnal species
Forti, L. R. & Szabo, J. K., Oct 2025, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 197, 11, p. 1-13 13 p., 1251.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human development and restoration-related public policies are positively related at the global level
de Oliveira Parangaba, L., dos Santos Ferreira, B. H., Szabo, J. K. & Couto Garcia, L., Jul 2025, In: Restoration Ecology. 33, 5, p. 1-9 9 p., e70072.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Human Footprint Halves Tail Loss Rates in Geckos Worldwide
Forti, L. R., Passetti, A. M. P. R. D. S., Fonseca, G., Lima-Alves, M. E., da Silva, J. L. C., Dantas, M., de Medeiros, M. H. T., de Oliveira Santos, L. G., Figueiredo, M. S. L. & Szabo, J. K., Nov 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 11, p. 1-13 13 p., e70147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mixing Green Manure With Native Seeds in the Same Row Enhances Species Establishment in Restoration Areas of the Brazilian Cerrado
Colado, M. L. Z., Reis, L. K., Guerra, A., Guerin, N., Szabo, J. K. & Garcia, L. C., 1 Jan 2025, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 28, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., e70015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reintroduction by transplanting seedlings from natural regeneration: an alternative for ecological restoration?
Reis, L. K., Szabo, J. K., Damasceno Junior, G. A. & Garcia, L. C., Jan 2025, In: Restoration Ecology. 33, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., e14289.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ciência cidadã em um bioma ameaçado: uma perspectiva para a Mata Atlântica brasileira
Forti, L. R., da S. Passetti, A. M. P. R., Oliveira, T., Queiros, A., Lopes, M. A. D. F., Silva, J. L. C. D. & Szabo, J., Sept 2024, In: Boletim do Museu de Biologia Prof. Mello Leitão - Série INMA. 1, 2, p. 46-72 27 p.Translated title of the contribution :Citizen science in a threatened biome: a perspective for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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American Ornithological Society names Dr. Judit Szabo as the new Editor-in-Chief of Ornithological Applications
6/05/24
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