Professor Nick Reid
Professorial Research Fellow , Ecosystem management - School of Environmental and Rural Science
Biography
I am an Emeritus Professor in Ecosystem Management in the School of Environmental and Rural Science, Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law, at UNE, retiring in August 2021. I worked in applied ecology and natural resource management in overseas and Australian universities for 36 years. I taught undergraduate and postgraduate units in sustainable land management, ecological restoration, natural resources, national park and wilderness management, agroforestry and farm forestry, ecology, wildlife management, environmental impact assessment, and agricultural and rural extension. My research interests broadly span the science, management and governance of social–ecological systems; ecosystem services; integrating production and conservation; sustainable land and vegetation management; biodiversity assessment and management; ecological restoration; protected area management; wildlife ecology and management, and forest protection. Current and recent research projects include species occupancy and distribution baselines for monitoring forest biodiversity; ecology and management of threatened species, protected areas, and the ecosystemwide impacts of feral cats and wild dogs; sustainable grazing management; natural pest control in intensively farmed cotton landscapes and the nature and value of ecosystem services to agriculture; monitoring, evaluation and improvement of ecological restoration and protected area management; mechanisms and mitigation of dieback; the relationship between invasive native scrub and soil erosion and health, and the impact of feral horses in wilderness. Through current and past senior appointments at UNE and beyond, I have developed proficiency in academic and university governance and management, as well as chairing technical and community advisory boards and advising state and federal government agencies and ministers.
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) (Adel), PhD (Adel)
Teaching Areas
RSNR403/503 Sustainable Land Management
EM351/551 Ecosystem Rehabilitation
RSNR110 Sustaining our Rural Environments
Primary Research Area/s
Ecology; Biodiversity ; Environmental and natural resource management ; Social-ecological systems; Biosecurity and invasive species; Sustainable agricultureResearch Interests
Biodiversity, Landscapes and Ecosystem Stewardship
Research Supervision Experience
Thirty-seven PhD completions; three research Masters completions
Publications
One book, one monograph, ten book chapters, one conference journal special issue, one opinion piece, 116 refereed papers, 35 conference papers, 20 consultancy reports, 32 extension publications
Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Australian Rangeland Society
Ecological Society of America
Ecological Society of Australia