About

Dr Rebecca Turner is a mathematical biologist with experience in ecological modelling and biosecurity. Her research interests include invasion ecology and process based modelling.

Qualifications

• PhD, Applied Mathematics, University of Auckland, NZ, 2018
• BSc (Hons), Biological Sciences and Applied Mathematics, University of Auckland, NZ, 2011

Research capabilities

• Pest invasion ecology
• Process based modelling

Career highlights

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Scion, 2018-2020

Selected papers

Mally, R., Turner, R. M., Blake, R. E., Fenn‐Moltu, G., Bertelsmeier, C., Brockerhoff, E. G., ... & Liebhold, A. M. (2022). Moths and butterflies on alien shores: Global biogeography of non‐native Lepidoptera. Journal of Biogeography, 49(8), 1455-1468.

Liebhold, A. M., Turner, R. M., Blake, R. E., Bertelsmeier, C., Brockerhoff, E. G., Nahrung, H. F., ... & Yamanaka, T. (2021). Invasion disharmony in the global biogeography of native and non‐native beetle species. Diversity and Distributions, 27(11), 2050-2062.

Turner, R. M., Brockerhoff, E. G., Bertelsmeier, C., Blake, R. E., Caton, B., James, A., ... & Liebhold, A. M. (2021). Worldwide border interceptions provide a window into human‐mediated global insect movement. Ecological Applications, 31(7), e02412.

Turner, R., Plank, M., Brockerhoff, E. G., Pawson, S. M., Liebhold, A., & James, A. (2020). Considering unseen arrivals in predictions of establishment risk based on border biosecurity interceptions. Ecological Applications, 30(8), [e02194]. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2194