Abraham Borker
PhD Student

C.V.

My research involves applying automated sensors to widlife monitoring challenges. Acoustic sensors in particular could be a scalable and lo-cost tool to gather monitoring data, if metrics of acoustic activity represent meaningful biological patterns.

The focus of my research questions has been on the efficacy of acoustic monitoring with seabirds because they represent a highly threatened and ecologically important group. Their colonial nature, sensitivity to disturbance, secretive nesting and patterns of nocturnal attendence make them very challenging to monitor.