Ascelin’s research interests span interdisciplinary problems in conservation, environmental and sustainability science. His research focuses on developing quantitative and qualitative approaches for understanding the impacts of environmental policies and programs on biodiversity values in the landscape. He has undertaken extensive research on biodiversity offsetting, conservation planning, spatial prioritization vegetation assessment and conservation on private land.
Expert commentary on...
Biodiversity offsetting; Conservation planning and spatial prioritisation; Setting priorities for conservation investment using ecological and economic theory; Ecological populating modelling; Risk and decision-making for conservation; Species Distribution Modelling; Conservation on private land and market based instruments for conservation
