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Forests & fire

Forests provide ecosystem services that are critical to humans and the sustainability of our environment. Our research focuses on management of critically important native forests and woodlands, including forest ecology, landscape restoration, wildlife conservation, ecologically sustainable forestry, and the effects of fire and climate.

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Forests provide ecosystem services that are critical to humans and the sustainability of our environment. Our research focuses on management of critically important native forests and woodlands, including forest ecology, landscape restoration, wildlife conservation, ecologically sustainable forestry, and the effects of fire and climate.

Projects

Widespread death of eucalypts has been observed in forested landscapes across Australia, including the alpine regions of Victoria, NSW and the ACT.

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Open for Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD students

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Developing machine learning algorithms to identify forest structural characteristics from earth observation data on a regional scale, Australia

Student intake

Open for Honours students

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The Fenner School has a number of projects that examine bushfires – how it behaves, its effects on the landscape and ecosystems, and how we can monitor and manage it in natural and built environments.

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Open for Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD students

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A variety of projects that can explore the genetics; growth and survival; or management of a wide range of rare and endangered tree species (including Wollemi Pine).

Student intake

Open for Honours, Masters, PhD students

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Informing the re-emergence of First Nations burning in contemporary endangered woodlands in south-eastern Australia

Student intake

Open for PhD students

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The main aim of this project is to examine the flammability of eucalypt tress from three different perspectives: their biochemical composition, their spectral response, and their combustion behaviour.

Student intake

Open for PhD students

Members

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Honorary Senior Lecturer

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Honorary Associate Professor

Emeritus Professor

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Academic staff

Senior Lecturer

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Research Fellow

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Professor

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Professor

Research Fellow

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News

A 2017 report found the bush capital had lost 10 per cent of its urban canopy cover between 2009 and 2016. The government is set to plant 17,000 trees over the next four years to help restore Canberra's declining canopy cover.

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Students in a classroom discus the forestry industry during the 'World Cafe' session.

At the start of May the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA at ANU) held their first ‘Forestry and Environment Careers Night’, a networking and information evening for students to learn about pursuing a career in the forestry industry.

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Associate Professor Philip Gibbons gives his thoughts on the major political parties environmental platforms and promises ahead of the 2019 Australian Federal Election in this article in the Guardian.

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Autumn leaf colour changes and fall are affected by summer temperatures.

Autumn colour changes are celebrated worldwide and, however, recent temperature trends and extremes have changed the growing conditions experienced by trees and are placing autumn displays, such as Canberra.

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Dr Matthew Brookhouse

Fenner environmental lecturer Dr Matthew Brookhouse speaks with the Canberra Times about climate impacts on Canberra's autumn leaf displays.

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A landmark study from ANU has found that a vital forest in Victoria faces imminent collapse

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