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Ahmad Barati

Armidale,Australia

Summary

Overall, I have a particular interest in environment.and ecology, and biodiversity management. I have over ten years ofprofessional and academic work experience in Australia and overseas, withduties ranging from environmental assessment, environmental management,biodiversity, data analysis, report writing and scientific publications. Mostrecently I worked as a senior ecologist and environmental scientist with anenvironmental consulting company based in Melbourne. Below, I have providedinformation outlining my relevant experiences, skills, previous responsibilities.and capacities.

Work History

Senior Ecologist/Zoologist

Nature Advisory Pty Ltd
Melbourne
  • Environmental surveys and assessment at the pre-construction stage of the wind farm as well as monitoring the environmental impacts of operational wind farms
  • Planning and conducting surveys, collecting fauna and flora data and writing monthly and annual reports about the impacts of wind farms, especially on threatened bird species
  • Extensive collaborations with farmers and sites managers during the projects
  • Example projects:
  • New South Wales
  • Assessment of the environmental impacts of White Rock Wind Farm, Glen Innes, NSW, on biodiversity, including threatened bird species (2017-2019)
  • Assessment of the impacts of Sapphire Wind Farm, Glen Innes, on biodiversity including birds and bats and targeted surveys (2018-2019)
  • Pre-construction biodiversity surveys at Walcha wind farm proposed project site Walcha NSW (2017)
  • Pre-construction biodiversity surveys at Tara Springs wind farm proposed project site Walcha NSW (2019)
  • Pre-construction biodiversity surveys at Liverpool Range wind farm proposed project site Liverpool Range, NSW (2018)
  • Pre-construction biodiversity surveys at Bendemeer wind farm proposed project site Walcha NSW (2021)
  • Analysing and modelling the impacts of wind farm operation on bird species, writing up regular monthly (over 40 reports) and annual reports
  • Queensland
  • Pre-construction environmental surveys at Dulacca wind farm project site (located in Miles QLD)
  • Year 2020
  • Targeted surveys of white-throated Needletail at Dulacca wind farm project site (located in Miles QLD)
  • Year 2020
  • General pre-construction environmental surveys at Macintyre wind farm project site (located in Warwick QLD) Year 2020

Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of New England, Department of Zoology
  • Postdoctoral researcher in biodiversity and woodland bird monitoring project funded by NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (Saving Our Species project) and Northern Tablelands Local Land Services
  • Main duties include:
  • Extensive wildlife surveys at selected TSRS in the Northern Tableland regions
  • Collaborations with farmers to facilitate biodiversity conservations
  • Managing pest population
  • Long-term bioacoustics monitoring of pest species
  • Assessing population connectivity and gene flow among isolated populations using genetic techniques such as SNPs
  • Managing a team of filed technicians

Environmental Biologist

Mohit-Yaran Environmental Engineering Company
  • Main duty induced environmental impact assessment of development projects
  • Sample projects:
  • Environmental impact Assessment of Ahangaran Lead and Zinc Mine
  • In this project, I worked as an environmental engineer and had the responsibility of examining the impacts of the mining project on the soil contaminations
  • Briefly, my duties were as listed below:
  • V Collaborate with managers and different experts involved in the project v Assessment of the impacts of mine project on soil chemical contaminations v Designing an appropriate protocol for examining the impacts of mine on soil chemical contaminations v Assessment of the scale and the types of the soil chemical contaminations resulted from mine activities
  • V Providing environmental consulting for the managers and staff of the mine project v Evaluating and analysing soil contaminations and proposing mitigation steps
  • Environmental Impact Assessment of Malayer Alloy Steel Manufacture
  • I worked in the project as a senior environmental engineer and was responsible for the following aspects in the project
  • V Conduct assessment of impacts on chemical environmental components v Determine activities that might lead to environmental contaminations v Monitoring and evaluating wastewater and solid waste management system v Analyses, synthesis and potential mitigations for of the impacts on the chemical environments including soil and water contaminations

Education

Ph.D. - Environment and Rural Sciences

University of New England
Armidale, NSW

M.Sc - Environment and Biological Sciences

Tarbiat Modares University
Tehran

B.Sc. - Environment and Biological Sciences

University of Tehran
Tehran

Skills

  • Collections, compilations, and analysis of environmental data
  • Knowledge and understating of the legislative requirements of the Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Planning and Assessment Acts
  • Extensive experience working and collaborating with local farmers in Northern Tableland region of NSW and south QLD
  • Working and collaborating with clients
  • Environmental impact assessments including environmental pollutions and such as heavy metals
  • Assessed as 'Environmental Engineer' by Engineers Australia
  • Essential field skills relevant to the environmental surveys
  • Extensive experience in live-trapping (mist-netting and other methods) of Australian birds, ABBBS R-class bird banding license Using advanced technologies for tracking animals including application of microchips, radio-tracking and satellite tracking
  • Laboratory skills including chemical and molecular techniques, DNA extraction
  • Advanced statistical analysis (programming in R environment) and handling large data set
  • Report writing and peer-review publication
  • High level computer skills (Microsoft Office)
  • QGis-Geographic Information System (beginner, in learning process)
  • Australian Divers licensee and certified 4WD operator

Publications

  • Etezadifar F., Vickers J.A.T., French K., McDonald P.G., Barati A., Andrew R. and Major R.C. (2022). Repeated experimental removals unveil sex and age- dispersal strategies in a social passerine bird. Wildlife Research. published.
  • Barati, A, Ferdowi M. Etezadifar F., Major R, Andrew, R., McDonald, P.G. Geographic isolation and sex-biased dispersal impact gene flow between colonies of an overabundant species, the Noisy Miner: implications for biodiversity conservation, submitted
  • Barati, A, Andrew, R., McDonald, P.G. (2021). Nestling sex does not influence provisioning effort of parents or helpers in a cooperative bird with a male- biased helper contingent. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 75, 9 94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-021-03038-9
  • Farrow, L., Barati, A., McDonald, P.G. (2020) Cooperative bird discriminates between individuals based purely on their aerial alarm calls, Behavioral Ecology, 31:440-447.
  • Barati, A, Andrew, R, Gorrell J., Etezadifar, F., McDonald, P.G. (2018). Genetic relatedness and sex predict helper provisioning effort in cooperative noisy miner, Behavioral Ecology, 29: 1380-13-89.
  • Barati, A, McDonald, P.G. (2018). Nestlings reduce their predation risk by attending to predator-information encoded within conspecific alarm calls, Scientific Reports, 7:11736.
  • Barati, A., Andrew, R., Gorrell J., McDonald, P.G. (2017). Extra-pair paternity is not driven by inbreeding avoidance and does not affect provisioning rates in a cooperatively breeding bird, the noisy miner. Behavioral Ecology. DOI:10.1093/behecolarx158.
  • Barati, A, Etezadifar, F., McDonald, P.G. (2016). Fragmentation in eucalypt woodlands promotes nest-tree occupancy by a despotic species, the noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), Austral Ecology, 41: 897-905.
  • Holt, J., Barati, A., McDonald, P.G. (2016). The complex acoustic repertoire of a highly social species, the Noisy Miner, Manorina melanocephala. Emu, Emu - Austral Omithology, 117:1, 19-30
  • Etezadifar, F., Barati, A. Factors affecting offspring growth and daily nest survival rates in t e coastal breeding Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) in the Persian Gulf (2015) Marine Ecology, 36 (3), pp. 379-388.
  • Barati, A., Abdulkarimi, R., Alonso, J.C. (2015). Recent status and population decline of the Great Bustard Otis tarda in Iran Bird Conservation International, 25 (3), pp. 377-384
  • Ataei, F., Etezadifar, F., N. Sharikabad, V., Barati, A. (2014). Nestling growth and nest success of Gull-biled Tem Gelochelidon nilotica (Aves: Steridae) in western Iran Italian Journal of Zoology. 81:425-430
  • Baghbadarani, F.A., Barati, A., Abbasi, 5 , Etezadifar, F., Amiri, A. (2014). Variability of daily nest survival and breeding success in relation to characteristics of Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) nests. Journal of Natural History, 48 (11-12), pp. 729-738.
  • Etezadifar, F., Barati, A. (2013). Nest-site selection of Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) in relation to mangrove (Avicennia marina) structure in the Persian Gulf: Implication for management. Forest Ecology and Management, 310, pp. 74-79.
  • Neinavaz, E., Barati, A., Brown, J.L, Etezadifar, F., Emami, B. (2013). Effects of nest characteristics and black rat Rattus rattus predation on daily survival rates of great egret Ardea alba nests in mangrove forest in the Hara Biosphere Reserve, the Persian Gulf. Wildlife Biology, 19 (3), pp. 240-247.
  • Ashoori, A., Barati, A. (2013). Breeding success of Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) and Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (Aves: Ardeidae) in relation to nest height in the South Caspian Sea. Italian Journal of Zoology, 80 (1), pp. 149-154.
  • Ashoori, A., Naderi, S., Barati, A. (2012). Nestling diet of the Grey Heron, Ardeal cinerea, in Siahkeshim, Northern Iran (Aves: Ardeidae). Zoology in the Middle East, 57, pp. 139-142.
  • Barati, A., Elezadifar, F., Sharikabad, V.N. (2012). Contrasting reproductive ecology of Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus at two colonies in W Iran. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 119 (2), pp. 120-124.
  • Barati, A., Etezadifar, F., Esfandabad, B.S. (2012). Nest-site selection and hatching success at a mixed-species colony of Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus and Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica. Avian Biology Research, 5 (3), pp. 142-146.
  • Barati, A, Aliakbari, A., Ghasempouri, S.M. (2011), Variations in breeding success and daily nest survival of Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) at two Iranian colonies Russian Journal of Ecology, 42 (4), pp. 315-320.
  • Etezadifar, F., Barati, A., Karami, M., Danekar, A., Khaleghizadeh, A. (2010). Breeding success of Western Reef Heron in Hara Biosphere Reserve, Persian Gulf. Waterbirds, 33 (4), pp. 527-533.
  • Barati, A., Nouri, V.S. (2009). Breeding ecology of the Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta in AghGol wetland, Hamedan Province, Iran Avocetta, 33, pp. 43-47
  • Barati, A., Javan, S., Senthilalsabet, M.E. (2008). Reproductive biology of Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus in Siahkeshim protected area, northern Iran Marine Ornithology, 36 (2), pp. 163-166.
  • Abas Ashoori, Ahmad Barati and Hamid-Reza Roihanian. (2007). Recent Observations of the Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius at Boujagh National Park, Gilan Province, and AghGol wetland Hamedan Province and its status in Iran. Podoces. 2:148-150.
  • Balmaki, B; Barati, A. (2006). Long-term changes and dynamics in populations of Caspian seabirds in Gilan Province, northern Iran. Journal of Ornithology. 147 (supplement).
  • Ahmad Barati & Behnam Balmaki. (2006). Observation of White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephalain the Abshineh Dam, Hamedan, Westem Iran. Podoces, 1:42-43
  • Balmaki, B. & Barati, A. (2006). Harvesting status of migratory waterfowl in northern Iran: a case study from Gilan Province. Waterbirds around the world. Eds. G.C. Boere, C.A. Galbraith & D.A. Stroud. The Stationery Office, Edinburgh, UK. pp. 888-869.

Training

  • Biodiversity Conservation and Habitat Management. March 19- April 6 2012. United States of America (Arranged and Funded by Department of State and Word Learning)

Awards

2014, 2015, 2016: Holsworth Environmental Research Endowment Grant, Ecological Society of Australia., 2012: International Visitor Leadership Program, Department of States, United States of America.

Affiliations

Australian Ecological Society

Timeline

Senior Ecologist/Zoologist

Nature Advisory Pty Ltd

Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of New England, Department of Zoology

Environmental Biologist

Mohit-Yaran Environmental Engineering Company

Ph.D. - Environment and Rural Sciences

University of New England

M.Sc - Environment and Biological Sciences

Tarbiat Modares University

B.Sc. - Environment and Biological Sciences

University of Tehran

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