Prof Andrew F Bennett

		Phone		+61 3 925 17609
		Email		andrew.bennett@deakin.edu.au
		Position		Professor
		Campus		Burwood
		Research grouping		Wildlife and Landscape Ecology

Research interests

Landscape ecology, effects of land-use and landscape change on fauna
Conservation biology of Australian wildlife
Ecology and dynamics of woodland ecosystems and their biota

Career

B.Sc (Hons), PhD (University of Melbourne)
Dept Conservation & Natural Resources, Victoria (1984-1995) - Scientist and Senior Scientist,
Deakin University (1996-2008) - Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Assoc Professor
Deakin University (2009 - ) Professor (Personal Chair)

Key publications

Bennett, A.F. (1999, 2003) Linkages in the Landscape: The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK

Haslem, A. and Bennett, A.F. (2008) Birds in agricultural landscapes: the role of spatial pattern and countryside elements Ecological Applications 18, 185-196

Bennett, A.F., Radford, J.Q. and Haslem, A. (2006) Properties of land mosaics: implications for nature conservation in agricultural environments Biological Conservation 133, 250-264

Radford, J.Q., Bennett, A.F. and Cheers, G.J. (2005) Landscape-level thresholds of habitat cover for woodland birds Biological Conservation 124, 317-337

Lumsden, L.F. and Bennett, A.F. (2005) Scattered trees in rural landscapes: foraging habitat for insectivorous bats in south-eastern Australia. Biological Conservation 122, 205-222

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Professional activities

Editorial Board & Executive, 'Ecological Management and Restoration'
Scientific Reference Committee, Zoos Victoria
Research and Conservation Committee, Birds Australia
Box-Ironbark Scientific Reference Group, Parks Victoria
Bendigo Fire Ecology Regional Coordinating Group DSE

Post doc fellows

NameProject title
Dr Greg HollandModelling the effects of landscape structure and change on native fauna Dr Angie HaslemFire, fire mosaics, and the structure and heterogeneity of mallee vegetation

PhD students

Student nameThesis title
Sarah BrownConservation ecology of the Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee Heather GibbsBird breeding and climate in Australia Luke KellyMammals and fire in mallee landscapes Dale NimmoResponse of reptile species to spatial and temporal dimensions of fire in the Murray mallee region Simon WatsonLocal and landscape influences of fire on the composition of mallee avifaunal communities

Honours students

Student nameThesis title Jake UrlusReptile communities and habitat structure in coastal forests Anneke SegravePost-fire responses of habitat components and fauna in Box-Ironbark forests

Teaching areas

Ecology and environment
Landscape ecology