Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Prof Andrew Bennett
  Phone   +61 3 925 17609
Email   andrew.bennett@deakin.edu.au
Position   Professor
Campus   Burwood
Research grouping   Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Centre for Integrative Ecology

Andrew Bennett has broad research interests in landscape ecology and conservation biology, with an
overarching goal of providing knowledge and understanding that will enhance the conservation of
biodiversity. He is particularly interested in studying patterns and processes in relation to land use in
agricultural environments, and in natural ecosystems subject to fire. His research group collaborates
extensively with colleagues in other Universities and in government agencies, and is committed to
effective communication of the outcomes of their research.

Research interests

  1. Landscape ecology; patterns and processes associated with anthropogenic land-use change and fire
  2. Conservation biology and ecology of wildlife species
  3. Ecology of temperate woodland and semi-arid mallee ecosystems and their biota

Career

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

Key publications

Kelly, L.T, Nimmo, D.G., Spence-Bailey, L.M., Haslem, A., Watson, S.J., Clarke, M.F. and Bennett, A.F. (2011) Influence of fire history on small mammal distributions: insights from a 100-year post-fire chronosequence Diversity and Distributions 17, 462-473

Holland, G.J. and Bennett, A.F. (2010) Habitat fragmentation disrupts the demography of a widespread native mammal Ecography 33, 841-853

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

Bennett, A.F. (1999, 2003) Linkages in the Landscape: The Role of Corridors and Connectivity in Wildlife Conservation IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge , UK

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Professional activities

Charles Bullard Fellowship, Harvard Forest, Harvard University 2012
Editorial Boards: Austral Ecology, Ecological Management & Restoration
Scientific Reference Committees (Dept Sustainability & Environment, Zoos Victoria, Birdlife Aust)
Member: Soc Conservation Biology, Int Assoc Landscape Ecol., Ecol. Soc. Australia, Birdlife Aust., Aust Mammal Soc.

Related links

Mallee Fire and Biodiversity Project
www.latrobe.edu.au/zoology/res earch/mallee-fire/index.html

 

Postdoctoral fellows

NameProject title
Dr Greg HollandLandscape mosaic burning in Box-Ironbark ecosystems Dr Dale NimmoResilience and biodiversity conservation in regional landscapes  

 

PhD students

Student nameThesis title
Luke Kelly (2010)Distribution, ecology and conservation of small mammals in fire-prone landscapes Dale Nimmo (2011)Fire, energy and the ecology of reptiles in semi-arid Australia Simon Watson (2011)Fire and the conservation of the avifauna of mallee ecosystems Sarah Brown (2011)Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee): multi-scale habitat requirements and population structure Michelle BassettRefuges for native mammals in fire-prone landscapes Evelyn ChiaValues of refuges for the conservation of mammals after wildfire Anna FlanaganLandscape mosaic burning and small mammals in Box-Ironbark forests Kate Stevens (with Raylene Cooke)Ecology of the Grey-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis)  

 

Honours students

Student nameThesis title Mark Hall 2012At the crossroads: influence of configuration of roadside vegetation on woodland birds  

 

Teaching areas

Ecology and environment
Landscape ecology


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8th February 2013