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Sciences; he has won two Eureka Prizes, six Whitley Awards, the Australian
Natural History Medal, the Serventy Medal for Ornithology and was awarded an
Order of Australia in 2014.
Dr Natasha M. Robinson
Conservation and Landscape Ecology Group, Fenner School of the Environment
and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Natasha’s research focuses on threatened species monitoring and management,
mammal reintroductions and fire ecology. She works closely with partner
management agencies to ensure her research improves on-ground management
outcomes. Previously, she worked for the Victorian State Government in ecological
fire management and biodiversity conservation, and in northern rural Vietnam
developing sustainable livelihood projects that had cultural, conservation and
socio-economic benefits. She completed her PhD on the importance of refuges for
birds in severely burnt forest of central Victoria.
Dr Ben C. Scheele
Conservation and Landscape Ecology Group, Fenner School of the Environment
and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Ben Scheele is an ecologist with a particular interest in threatened species
management and recovery. He has researched threatened species across diverse
landscapes, ranging from the Australian Alps to the ancient farming landscapes of
Transylvania. Ben’s research has strong links to management, and his work on
threatened amphibians has informed the development of innovative, applied
management responses.
Dr Darren M. Southwell
Quantitative and Applied Ecology Group, School of Biosciences, University of
Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia.
Darren Southwell is an ecologist with an interest in optimal monitoring,
adaptive management and population viability analysis. His PhD developed
population models for threatened and invasive species to inform cost-effective
management decisions. Previously, he worked as a quantitative scientist at the
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and as a field biologist at the
Australian Antarctic Division.
Professor Brendan A. Wintle
Quantitative and Applied Ecology Group, School of Biosciences, University of
Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia.
Director, National Environmental Science Programme, Threatened Species
Recovery Hub.