Dr. Sarah Treby

Sarah Treby is an environmental scientist primarily interested in the role of wetlands in the carbon cycle.

Her research investigates themes such as: the amount of carbon stored in and emitted from wetland ecosystems, how ecosystems are likely to adapt to a changing climate, and the role of disturbance (such as grazing, fire, and hydrological alteration) in wetland carbon cycling.

Sarah is passionate about better understanding the biogeochemistry of freshwater ecosystems, so that we can protect and restore them in a way that helps to mitigate the impacts of climate change, as well as meeting some of the better known restoration aims, such as enhancing biodiversity.

In her current role, Sarah is researching alpine soils and peatlands in Australia, and tropical peatlands in Indonesia. Her PhD research looked at the role of disturbance as a driver of wetland carbon cycling in the Murray-Darling Basin, and she has worked in project roles in wetland restoration in the mid-Murray following my PhD.

Sarah's undergraduate and honours work was more biology/ecology focussed, and she still holds an interest in freshwater ecology, particularly freshwater mussels in Australia.

• Research
• Supervision – undergraduate, honours, and PhD research projects

• PhD (Environmental Science) – Deakin University, 2021. Disturbance Impacts to Wetland Carbon Cycling in the Murray-Darling Basin
• Bachelor of Bioscience (Honours) – La Trobe University, 2016.

• Project Officer and Acting Program Manager, The Living Murray Program (2019-2021)

Professional Memberships

• Member, Society of  Wetland Scientists
• Member, Royal Society of Victoria
• Member, Australian Freshwater Sciences Society