Senior Research Officer
Forest Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation
Phone: +61 (0)2 0427770595
Fax: + 61 (0)2 6125 0746
E-mail: Damian.Michael@anu.edu.au

Damian has 11 years experience in field ecology specialising in botany and herpetology. He graduated from Charles Sturt University, Albury with a BAppSc (Ecosystem Management and Ecology) and gained first class honours for research on threatened grassland fauna. He has co-authored two books, is primary author on 12 scientific articles and has co-authored a further 14 scientific publications since 2002.

Damian is currently completing a PhD with the Australian National University and is investigating the role of rocky outcrops in the conservation of reptiles in modified landscapes. Damian is the principal project manager for David Lindenmayer's long-term monitoring program on forest marsupials, has been co-principle investigator on 14 Earthwatch camps and is currently working closely with natural resource managers to implement alternative harvesting systems in the Victorian central highlands. Damian is also co-manager of a long-term research program in the south-west slopes of NSW and has had a major involvement in the long-term monitoring programs at Tumut, Nanangroe and Jervis Bay. See: http://fennerschool-research.anu.edu.au/cle/personnel/damianpage.php

Selected Publications

Michael, D.R. (2004) Distribution, habitat preferences and conservation status of reptiles in the Albury-Wodonga region. The Victorian Naturalist. 121 (5) 180-193.

Michael, D.R., Lunt, I.D. and Robinson, W.A. (2004) Enhancing fauna habitat in grazed native grasslands and woodlands: use of artificially placed log refuges by fauna. Wildlife Research. 31: 65-71.

Michael, D.R., Lunt, I.D. and Robinson, W.A. (2003) Terrestrial vertebrate fauna of grasslands and grassy woodlands in Terrick Terrick National Park, Northern Victoria. The Victorian Naturalist. 120: 164-171.