Frederik Saltre

Dr Frédérik Saltré

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I grew up in the south of France, where I obtained my PhD in Ecology in 2010 at the Centre for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Montpellier University/CNRS).

After one year as a Lecturer at the School of Advanced Studies in France, I moved to Oregon State University (Oregon, USA) as a Postdoctoral Scholar. In 2013, I began a Research Associate position at the University of Adelaide, before becoming a Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Global Ecology Lab at Flinders University (Adelaide, South Australia).

Since December 2024, I have been a Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney and a Research Scientist at the Australian Museum Research Institute, where I established the Biogeography, Ecology & Modelling (BEAM) Lab (Ngura Nadamari).

Since 2024, I am also Chief Investigator, UTS Node director, and Modelling Stream leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures.

My research

I am an ecologist and biogeographer interested in how species respond to environmental change. My research spans both marine and terrestrial organisms and examines the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic pressures across spatial scales (from local ecosystems to global patterns) and through time, including the past, present, and future. I use mathematical approaches (e.g., statistics and modelling), to predict (i) how species will shift their distributions and how quickly these changes will occur, (ii) how species may adapt, and (iii) what we can do to help prevent extinctions.

My interests

Ecology & climatology
Global change & Biogeography
Species range shifts
Ecological modelling
Point processes modelling & spatial analyses

Selected publications

Saltré, F., Chadœuf, J., Higham, T., Ochocki, M., Block, S., Bunney, S., Llamas B., & Bradshaw, C.J.A., (2024). Environmental conditions associated with initial northern expansion of anatomically modern humans. Nature Communications 15, 4364. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48762-8
Bradshaw C.J.A., Ehrlich P.R., Beattie A., Ceballos G., Crist E., Diamond J., Dirzo R., Ehrlich A.H., Harte J., Harte M.E., Pyke G., Raven P.H., Ripple W.J., Saltré F., Turnbull C., Wackernagel M., Blumstein D.T., (2021) Underestimating the challenges of avoiding a ghastly future. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419
Gavin, D.G., Fitzpatrick, M.C., Gugger, P.F., Heath, K.D., Rodríguez-Sánchez, F., Dobrowski, S.Z., Hampe, A., Hu, F.S., Ashcroft, M.B., Bartlein, P.J., Blois, J.L., Carstens, B.C., Davis, E.B., de Lafontaine, G., Edwards, M.E., Fernandez, M., Henne, P.D., Herring, E.M., Holden, Z.A., Kong, W.-s., Liu, J., Magri, D., Matzke, N.J., McGlone, M.S., Saltré, F., Stigall, A.L., Tsai, Y.-H.E. and Williams, J.W. (2014), Climate refugia: joint inference from fossil records, species distribution models and phylogeography. New Phytol, 204: 37-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12929

Fun facts

In my spare time, I’m a workout enthusiast, chess player, and former martial artist. I used to play guitar and sing in a band, and I also enjoyed riding my motorbike. These days, I enjoy travelling, food, and cooking with my family.