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Dr Carina Moeller

Research interests

I have a passion for modeling agricultural systems including climate applications, and I would like to better understand benefits and costs of applying ecological principles in agriculture.

I am using simulation modelling to research constraints to the sustainability and productivity of farming systems in dryland agricultural regions. My major research interests are (i) the application of climate knowledge to improve the management of agricultural systems in variable and trending climates, (ii) the quantification of ecological and economic trade-offs in farming systems, and (iii) the identification of crop characteristics for improved performance of cropping systems in water-limited environments.

Background

Carina Moeller received an engineering degree in agriculture (Dipl-Ing. agr) from Justus-Liebig University and the degree of a doctor in agricultural sciences (Dr. sc. agr.) from Hohenheim University, Germany. She conducted much of her post-graduate research at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Syria, and was also a visiting fellow at the Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit in Toowoomba, Australia. In 2004-2006, she was a post-doctoral fellow with CSIRO Plant Industry in Western Australia. In 2007, Carina joined the faculty as a lecturer.

Recent publications

  • Moeller C, Asseng S, Berger J, Milroy SP (2009) Plant available soil water at sowing in Mediterranean environments - is it a useful criterion to aid nitrogen fertiliser and sowing decisions? Field Crops Research (under review)
  • Moeller C, Smith I, Asseng S, Ludwig F, Telcik N (2008) The potential value of seasonal forecasts of rainfall categories - case studies from the wheatbelt in Western Australia's Mediterranean region. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 148, 606-618, 10.1016/j.agrformet.2007.11.004.
  • Moeller C, Asseng S, Milroy SP (2008) Considerations in modelling adaptation to climate change. In 'Proceedings of Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Annual Symposium, 13 June 2008, “Facing climate change: Research on adaptation of agro-ecosystems” '. The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia pp. 13-16
  • Moeller C, Manschadi AM, Meinke H, Pala M, DeVoil P, Sauerborn J (2007) Untangling the multi-dimensional nature of sustainability - a simulation approach. In 'Farming Systems Design 2007, International Symposium on Methodologies on Integrated Analysis of Farm Production Systems'. Catania, Italy. (Eds M Donatelli, JL Hatfield and A Rizzoli) pp. 151-152. (La Goliardica Pavese)
  • Moeller C, Pala M, Manschadi AM, Meinke H, Sauerborn J (2007) Assessing the sustainability of wheat-based cropping systems using APSIM: model parameterisation and evaluation. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58, 75-86.
  • Moeller C, Asseng S, Berger J, Milroy S (2006) Initial soil water: myth and management. In '"Ground breaking stuff", Proceedings of the 13th Australian Agronomy Conference'. (Australian Society of Agronomy: 10-14 September 2006, Perth, Australia) www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2006/concurrent/water/4653_moellerc.htm

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