About 
Oikos Environmental is lead by Dr Adriana Corona Mothe.

Adriana has over 17 years' consultancy experience in NSW, including terrestrial and aquatic ecology. She has ample experience in project management, field investigations and report writing. Adriana has expertise in experimental design and statistical analyses. Excellent writing and field skills for consultancy and research.
Adriana is an Accredited Assessor (BAAS18113) by NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) for application of the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) and preparation of Biodiversity Assessment Reports (BARs) under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. 
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Adriana's certifications include:
  • BAM Accredited Assessor (BAAS18113) (2018, 2022, 2024)
  • White Card
  • First Aid

Adriana's qualifications include:
  • PhD (Science), The University of Sydney, Australia
  • M Sci (Biology of Aquatic Systems and Resources), UNAM, Mexico
  • B Sci (Biology), UNAM, Mexico 

She is a member of the following associations:
  •  Ecological Consultants Association of NSW (ECA NSW)
  • Royal Zoological Society of NSW (RZS NSW)
  • Australasian Bat Society (AustBat or ABS)
  • Ecological Society of Australia (ESA)
  • Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)
In addition to her consultancy experience in NSW, Adriana has research background in aquatic ecology.
  • Her undergraduate research focused on understanding the distribution of assemblages of amphipods in coastal lagoon's habitats (e.g., seagrass meadows, sandy substrates). Thesis: Corona A.M. (1998) Pink shrimp Penaeus (F.) duorarum predation effect on epibenthic amphipod abundance in four estuarine habitats, School of Sciences, UNAM.
  • In her masters research, she investigated predator-prey interactions between a prawn and amphipods that inhabit seagrass meadows in a coastal lagoon. Thesis: Corona, A.M. (2001) Prey selectivity by immature stages of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duoraum. School of Science, UNAM.
  • In her doctorate research, she investigated associations of amphipods in rocky intertidal habitats and in relation to habitat complexity and structure. Thesis: Corona, A.M. (2006) Interactions between amphipods and algal habitats on intertidal rocky shores. The University of Sydney. 
She was a lecturer at UNAM, where she co-delivered an introduction to marine biology course for undergraduate Biology students. She was also an assistant lecturer co-delivering a course on marine and estuarine ecology for masters students at Institute of Marine and Limnology Sciences (ICMyL).
As part of the benthos ecology laboratory at ICMyL, she was a research assistant for research projects on coastal lagoons, rivers and marine ecosystems. She undertook studies of benthic invertebrates in coastal lagoons and marine environment in the Gulf of Mexico. She described a new species of amphipod from an hydrothermal vent (Gammaropsis (Podoceropsis) grasslei). She worked as a forensic geneticist and chemist in Mexico City.