
Amirah is a freshwater scientist with a Master of Science in Freshwater Ecology, a Postgraduate Diploma in Wildlife Management and a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Zoology and Ecology.
Her previous experience included managing the state of the environment lake programme, covering monitoring and reporting on nutrients, phytoplankton, and a range of other lake-health parameters. Shehas macroinvertebrates and freshwater fish.
She is interested in understanding how anthropogenic stressors affect ecosystems, alter relationships between trophic levels, and how these effects can be mitigated. This interest is reflected in my master’s research which investigated the effects of microplastics on lake food webs.
Outside work, she enjoys swimming, hiking, and trying new hobbies.

