Biodiversity, Landscapes and Ecosystem Stewardship
Welcome to the Biodiversity, Landscapes and Ecosystem Stewardship research group…
Scholarship Opportunity
We are looking for Australian or NZ honours/Masters graduates to take up an exciting UNE PhD scholarship entitled "Linking pollinator biodiversity with spatial variability in tree characteristics". More information is available on the scholarships page.
Research
Our strength is in our diversity. One of the great things about science is that we get to ask questions of fundamental importance to the future of life of Earth as we know it. Questions like how can we develop a smaller footprint upon the planet and leave room and resources for the rest of nature, or how western civilisation can become more socially equitable, ecologically just and economically sustainable so that all peoples, including unborn generations, can live with dignity free from injustice, environmental degradation and economic hardship.
Further information
Dr Romina Rader Various research projects - view staff profile page. Professor Nick Reid Various research projects – view staff profile page and CV. Dr Rhiannon Smith Various research projects. Isabelle Balzer Research project (PhD): Modelling the past, mapping the present and envisaging the future: employing species distribution models and GIS to investigate the impact of climate change on the past environment and archaeology of the Kimberley bioregion, northern Australia. Sharon L Brown Research project (PhD): Cost-effective revegetation technology: restoring connectivity in the Border Rivers – Gwydir catchment. Heidi Kolkert Research project (PhD): Quantifying the pest control services provided by insectivorous birds and microbats in intensive agricultural areas. Kathryn Lambert Research project (PhD): Are bell miners Manorina melanophrys a primary cause of dieback: importance of lantana Lantana camara infestation, removal of psyllid predators and miner dynamics on forest health. Rachel Lawrence Research project (PhD): Ground layer biodiversity of alternatively managed grazing properties on the New England Slopes and Tablelands. Michelle McKemey Research project (PhD): Cultural burning: exploring Indigenous knowledge of country to support fire management in northern New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Helen Morgan Research project (PhD): Management of wild canids and trophic cascades: how is vegetation influenced by top-order predators? Justine Philip Research project (PhD): Traversing the barrier fence: exploring the cultural life and afterlife of the Canis dingo. Lorena Ruiz Talonia Research project (PhD): Restoration of native vegetation: ecological and genetic considerations associated with seed germination. Frances Zewe Research project (PhD): The ecology of feral cats Felis silvestris catus in north-eastern New South Wales and interactions with the spotted-tailed quoll Dasyurus maculatus. Madeleine Kate Black Research project (PhD): Working with farmers and graziers to conserve biodiversity on their land. Inquiries from potential postgraduate and post-doctoral researchers are always welcome. Professor Nick Reid Plant diversity Methods to Manage Mistletoe (booklet available from Southern New England Landcare) Nature and Farming (book available from CSIRO Publishing) Profitable, biodiverse wool production systems for the Northern Tablelands (NSW) Wool industry spreading tree message (story on Landline, ABC) Staff
Email: rrader@une.edu.au
Email: nrei3@une.edu.au
Google Scholar Research Profile
Research Gate Profile
Email: rsmith66@une.edu.au Students
Email: ibalzer@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: sbrown35@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: hkolkert@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: klamber4@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: rlawren6@myune.edu.au
Supervisors: Romina Rader, Nick Reid.
Email: mmckemey@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: hmorgan3@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: jphilip4@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: lruiztal@myune.edu.au
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Email: fzewe@myune.edu.au
Supervisors: Nick Reid, Karl Vernes.Sarah Ellen McDonald
Research project (PhD): Implications of grazing management for biodiversity conservation in the rangelands.
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Michal Krysztof Smielak
Research project (PhD): Community ecology of threatened critical-weight-range mammals in response to wild canid and feral cat control.
Supervisors: Nick Reid, Karl Vernes.
Karrar Abdulhussein Kadhim Al-Hajiya
Research project (PhD): Role of native vegetation in enhancing cotton profits through natural pest control and enhanced efficacy of native invertebrate predators.
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Supervisor: Nick Reid.Daphne McCurdy
Research project (PhD):The social responsibilities of universities.
Supervisor: Nick Reid.
Michelle Yates
Email: myates7@myune.edu.au
Research project (PhD): Ecosystem services within a semi-arid agricultural landscape: the importance of weed species and native plants in supporting aphid parasitoids and plant pollinators.
Supervisors: Romina Rader, J.Mommott (Bristol), R.Gunning (DPI).
Ecosystem Management
School of Environmental and Rural Science
University of New England
Armidale, New South Wales, 2351
Australia
Ph: +61 2 6773 2759
Fax: +61 2 6773 2769
Email: nrei3@une.edu.au
response to organic farming and heterogeneity (video)
Related publications from 2001 to the present
Contact Us
If you are interested in some of the projects that our members are undertaking or have ideas that fall into similar areas, contact:
Professor Nick C. H. Reid
Dr Romina Rader
Biodiversity, Landscapes and Ecosystem Stewardship research group
Ecosystem Management (building W055)
School of Environmental and Rural Science
University of New England
Armidale, New South Wales 2351
Australia
Ph: +61 2 6773 2759
Email: nrei3@une.edu.au, rrader@une.edu.au