Darcy E Philpott
Darcy is a Marine Biologist originally from the UK. She completed a BSc in Marine Biology at Plymouth University and an MSc in Ecosystem-based Management at the University of St Andrews. She has worked as a Marine Scientist for the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area, contributing to large-scale conservation and monitoring initiatives.
Darcy is currently undertaking a PhD at James Cook University within TropWATER, where her research focuses on fish assemblages in tropical seagrass meadows. Her work integrates traditional survey methods with environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding to develop robust, non-invasive approaches for assessing biodiversity and supporting monitoring in highly turbid coastal environments.
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