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Dr Munique Reid

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - School of Environmental and Rural Science

Biography

Riverine landscapes are one of the most complex and diverse ecosystems on earth. Their complexity is a result of the interplay of hydrology and geomorphology that creates physical spatio-temporal heterogeneity through which ecological patterns and processes occur. This complexity fascinates and intrigues me. My Yr 11 Biology teacher at Boorowa Central School took us out to catch and identify macroinvertebrates in our local river and that’s where I discovered my passion…I wanted to know more about the world under the water! I completed my bachelors in resource and environmental science and received a masters at the University of Canberra where I worked on dryland floodplain river food webs in central NSW, Australia. I was awarded my PhD through UNE last December (2023). My research was on the mighty Mississippi River in the USA where I investigated how the complex and heterogeneous nature of riverine landscapes influences fish community structure and food web dynamics through space and time. I am now a casual academic with the Aquatic Ecology Lab at UNE with research, science communication and community outreach my main focus…along with my other jobs of mum, photographer and leather crafter.

The University of New England respects and acknowledges that its people, courses and facilities are built on land, and surrounded by a sense of belonging, both ancient and contemporary, of the world's oldest living culture. In doing so, UNE values and respects Indigenous knowledge systems as a vital part of the knowledge capital of Australia. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Aboriginal community and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future.