Dr Christina Asanopoulos

Research Fellow

Centre for Integrative Ecology
Deakin University, Burwood campus
221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125

c.asanopoulos@deakin.edu.au

Christina's research

Christina is a soil scientist, specialising in the characterisation of soil organic matter in coastal ecosystems. Her research focuses on the quantification of soil carbon stocks and its composition in soil organic matter. She uses solid state ¹³C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to characterise organic carbon in coastal soils and to observe how its chemical composition changes during decomposition. In addition, she uses a combined infrared spectroscopy and partial least squares regression (IR/PLSR) approach aimed at providing a rapid and cost-effective method for the prediction of soil carbon contents in coastal soils.

Keywords

Soil organic matter, coastal soils, soil carbon stocks

Career Highlights

Post-doctoral Research Fellow – Deakin University (2020 – Present)
Post-doctoral Research Fellow – The University of Adelaide (2020)
PhD in Soil Science – The University of Adelaide (2020)
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology (2014)
Research Project Officer – CSIRO (2011-2013 & 2014-2015)
BSc Marine Biology – Flinders University (2011)

Selected publications

Asanopoulos, C.H., Macdonald, L. M., Baldock, J. A., & Cavagnaro, T. R. (2020). Quantifying blue carbon and nitrogen stocks in surface soils of temperate coastal wetlands. In review – Soil Research.

Asanopoulos, C.H., Russell, S.K., Gillanders, B.M., & Jones, A.R. (2020). A review of the environmental drivers of blue carbon in coastal landscapes. In, Report to the Natural Resources Adelaide Mount Lofty Ranges: The University of Adelaide.

Asanopoulos, C., Linnane, A., Hoare, M., and Huveneers. C. 2017. ‘In situ video monitoring of by-catch interactions in commercial rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishing traps’. Marine Biology Research, doi:10.1080/17451000.2017.1348605

Asanopoulos, C., Linnane, A., Huveneers. C., and Hoare, M. 2016. ‘In situ monitoring of by-catch interactions in commercial rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishing traps in South Australia’. The lobster Newsletter, 29:31-34.