There is a strong link between human health and that of the surrounding ecosystem.
This was highlighted in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
It is clear that rapid anthropogenic ecosystem degradation is placing human health at risk. However the causal links are often complex and indirect, dependent on a range of modifying factors and displaced in space and time.
To better understand the relationship between environmental change and human health, we are investigating the health impacts of two significant forms of environmental degradation in Western Australia, namely dryland salinity and acid sulphate soils.
In particular we are looking at the impact of:
- ecosystem degradation on human health using GIS and Bayesian analysis
- dryland salinity on disease ecology of Ross River virus and underlying tropic interactions
- environmental degradation through acid sulphate soil oxidation on human health
For further information on dryland salinity, please contact Mr Peter Speldewinde or
for further information on acid sulphate soils, please contact Ms Fiona Maley
School of Population Health
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