Senior Lecturer
Fire science
Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 0059
Fax: + 61 (0)2 6125 0746
E-mail: Geoffrey.Cary@anu.edu.au

Geoff graduated with BAppSc (Environmental Biology) (Hons), University of Technology Sydney in 1992 and completed his PhD in ecology at ANU in 1998. Since his appointment in 1996, Geoff has been the lecturer in fire science.

Professional Activities

Geoff convenes the 'Fire in the Environment' course and contributes to 'Weather, Climate and Fire' and 'Environmental Biogeography'. Geoff is a researcher in Project B.1.2 of the Bushfire CRC, addressing the effectiveness of varied approaches to managing bushfire risk. He leads projects on the importance of climate change for fire management and carbon dynamics, funded by the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change and the Australian Greenhouse Office. He co-leads an international group of researchers comparing the behaviour of landscape-fire-succession models, funded by the US National Centre for Environmental Analysis and Synthesis, the Canadian Forest Service and the US National Fire Plan. Geoff is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Wildland Fire, and a member of the NSW Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council. He also represents ANU on the Bushfire CRC Stakeholder Advisory Council. Recently, Geoff has presented at conferences in Australia, Austria, and the Netherlands.

Selected Publications

Vivian LM, Cary GJ, Bradstock RA, Gill AM. In press. Influence of fire severity on the regeneration, recruitment and distribution of eucalypts in the Cotter River Catchment, ACT. Austral Ecology.

Keane RE, Cary GJ, Davies ID, Flannigan MD, Gardner RH, Lavorel S, Lenihan JM, Li C, Rupp TS. 2007. Understanding global fire dynamics by classifying and comparing spatial models of vegetation and fire dynamics. In (Eds Canadell J, Pataki D, Pitelka L) Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World pp 139-148. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg).

King KJ, Cary GJ, Bradstock RA, Chapman J, Pyrke A, Marsden-Smedley JB. 2006. Simulation of prescribed burning strategies in south-west Tasmania, Australia: effects on unplanned fires, fire regimes, and ecological management values. International Journal of Wildland Fire 15: 527-540.

Cary GJ, Keane RK, Gardner RH, Lavorel S, Flannigan MD, Davies ID, Li C, Lenihan JM, Rupp TS, Mouillot F. 2006. Comparison of the sensitivity of landscape-fire-succession models to variation in terrain, fuel pattern, climate and weather. Landscape Ecology 21: 121-137.

Cary GJ. 2005. Research priorities arising from the 2002/2003 bushfire season in south-eastern Australia. Australian Forestry 68: 104-111.

Dovers S, Cary G, Lindenmayer, D. 2004. Fire research and policy priorities: insights from the 2003 National fire forum. Australian Journal of Emergency Management 19: 76-84.

Keane RE, Cary GJ, Davies ID, Flannigan MD, Gardner RH, Lavorel S, Lenihan JM, Li C, Rupp ST. 2004. A classification of landscape fire succession models: spatial simulations of fire and vegetation dynamics. Ecological Modelling 179: 3-27.

Cary G, Lindenmayer D, Dovers S. (Editors) (2003) Australia Burning: Fire Ecology, Policy and Management Issues. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.