Research Expertise in Environmental Biology
| Name | Area/s of expertise |
|---|---|
| Dr Christine Cooper (Zoologist/ComparativePhysiologist) |
Comparative animal physiology, in particular metabolism, water balance, digestion and temperature regulation, as well as marsupial biology and ornithology. |
| Adjunct Professor John Fox (Plant Ecologist / Forester) |
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| Adjunct Professor Stephen Davies (Ornithologist) |
Animal behaviour and ecology; plant distribution and phenology. Birds, particularly ratites, waterfowl and pigeons. Bats. Bird banding. Biological surveys. |
| Dr Elaine Davison (Plant Physiologist) |
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| Dr Monique Gagnon (Ecotoxicologist) |
Ecotoxicology and fish biology, health of fish populations, impacts of chronic pollution on fish, physiological and biochemical markers, short-term and long-term effects of exposure to xenobiotics. |
| Dr Rob Dunn | |
| Dr Philip Groom | Plant adaptations to their environment and growing conditions, plant ecology and the physiological response of plants to their environment in which they live. |
| Dr Richard Harris | |
| Dr Brian Heterick | |
| A/Professor Jacob John (Algologist) |
Phytoplankton blooms, ecology and taxonomy of phytoplankton and diatoms, algae as indicators of water quality, stromatolites, salt lakes, artificial wetlands, marine pollution, mine site rehabilitation. |
| Professor Byron Lamont (Plant Ecologist) |
Mineral nutrition, water relations, fire responses, reproductive biology, plant-animal relations, population dynamics, biodiversity and conservation of native plants especially in the Banksia family |
| Professor Jonathan Majer (Entomologist) |
Ecology of ants, general insect ecology, role of fauna in land reclamation, invertebrate surveys, invertebrate conservation and pest control, tropical insect ecology. |
| Adjunct A/Professor Joan Osborne (Biometrician) |
Revegetation strategies for inhospitable mine and exploration materials, end point criteria for rehabilitation, environmental education for mine personnel, experimental designs and analyses. |
| Adjunct Professor Bruce Phillips (Fisheries Biologist) |
Lobster biology and ecology, biological oceanography. |
| Dr Beng Tan (Plant Breeder) |
Plant breeding and propagation, including plant tissue culture of native species of horticultural significance eg. kangaroo paws. |
| A/Prof Grant Wardell-Johnson |
