Current Projects

A project undertaken at Flinders University, and supervised by Gavin Prideaux Many large placental mammals on other continents undertake annual migrations to exploit geographically-patchy, seasonally-variable resources. In Australia, kangaroos may...

A project undertaken by the Conservation Ecology Centre, and supervised by Jack Pascoe In Australia, inappropriate fire regimes and introduced predators have been implicated as the primary drivers of post-European...

A project undertaken at the University of South Australia, and supervised by Gunnar Keppel Tropical cyclones are frequent events that can cause severe damage to ecosystems and infrastructure on large...

A project undertaken at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, and supervised by Aaron Greenville Biodiversity contributes to agricultural production. However, the ecosystem benefits from...

A project undertaken at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, and supervised by Scott Johnson. Invertebrates are the most numerous and abundant animals on the planet. They underpin...

Animal mass mortality events (AMMEs) involve the rapid, catastrophic die-off of organisms. These events can produce many tons of dead biomass in a single event, and they appear to be...

A project undertaken at Flinders University, and supervised by Mike Gardner. Sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) in the mid north of South Australia have been monitored in a continuous conservation survey...

A project undertaken at La Trobe University, and supervised by Heloise Gibb. The science and practice of restoration ecology has advanced rapidly in recent years, with significant progress in our...

A project undertaken at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, and supervised by Neil Jordan. Dingoes and other carnivores play a vital role in maintaining the...

A project undertaken at The University of Melbourne and supervised by Stephen Frankenberg Introduced cane toads secrete a toxin that has had a devastating impact on many native Australian species...