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Ms

Sithara Sirimanna Arachchige

Graduate Researcher

Ecological Plant and Animal Sciences Melbourne

  • Graduate Researcher
    Ecological Plant and Animal Sciences Melbourne

BIO

My research focuses on alpine ecosystems and aquatic–terrestrial linkages, exploring how climate change and seasonal variation shape the emergence and nutritional composition of aquatic insects, particularly polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). I am particularly interested in ecosystem connectivity and the role of aquatic insects in nutrient transfer across ecosystem boundaries under climate change.

DEGREES

  • B.Sc (Hons)
    University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • MPhil
    University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka