Home Speakers Jean-Marc Hero Jean-Marc Hero Adjunct Professor, School of Science Technology & Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast Jean-Marc Hero is Associate Professor, Griffith School of Environment. His research expertise includes; Biodiversity Assessment and monitoring; Conservation Biology of amphibians and reptiles; life-history characteristics associated with rarity and extinction; global amphibian declines; community ecology of amphibians; ecological determinants of biodiversity and species richness; population ecology and demography; environmental management and impact assessment; experimental design; scientific communication.