Melbourne School of Land and Environment Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science

 

Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science
Postgraduate Research Students

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PhD Students
Master of Forest Science Students
Master of Wood Science Students
PhD Students
Ahmed El-Hadad Detecting and controlling termites and fungi in wooden structures
Leigh Aitken The importance of environmental factors in the microwave induced permeability of timber
Haidi Badawi Identification and classification of the Australian subterranean termite Coptotermes sp. (Isoptera: Rhinotermidae) via emerging DNA fingerprint technology
Himlal Baral
Trade-offs among Ecosystem Services from Planted Forests: A case study of the Green Triangle Region, south-eastern Australia
Ami Bennett Impacts of introduced sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) on forest understories
Jane Cawson Connectivity of runoff and erosion following planned burns in dry eucalypt forests
Thomas Chandy Study of impact of climate change and socio-cultural changes resulting from developmental processes on forest use and conservation in Sikkim
Emma Crewdson Molecular investigations into pattern formation during cambium differentiation in tree stems
Dharma Dassanayake TBC
Ray Dempsey The role of antioxidants in stress resistance in forest trees
Thomas Duff Assessing the effects of environmental influences on vegetation composition, patterns and structure in fire-prone environments: balancing fuel management and ecological objectives
Benedikt Fest Methane oxidation in temperate upland forest systems of south-eastern Australia
Ashley Greenwood Assessing hydrological interception by plantation forestry for application in water resources management.
Sandra Hawthorne Hydrological impact of forest management
Nina Hinko-Najera Umaña Carbon cycling and balances in temperate eucalypt forest in south-east Australia
Hizbullah Jamali Role of termites in greenhouse gas fluxes in savanna ecosystems of the Northern Territory, Australia
Ken James An analysis of a dynamic model of the structure of trees
Yadav Kandel    LiDAR estimation of aboveground tree biomass
Oka Karyanto Comparative analysis of plantation forest soils in Indonesia and Australia: implications for sustainability
Steve Lane Nonparametric estimation and prediction of tree size-class distributions.

Dinesh Babu Madhavan

Measurement and use of edaphic variables to predict plantation growth and sustainability
Ramaprasad Majumder Sustainability of phytoremediation of contaminated biosolids.
Daniel McDiarmid An analysis of governance systems for sustainable forest management in Victoria
Kerryn McTaggart The effect of fire on soil microbial populations and processes
Anne Miehs The role of retained logs in conserving biodiversity in fire-prone areas
Sina Moshirvaziri Development of a parsimonious model for estimating pollutant generation and connectivity between forest roads and streams
Paul Nevill The development of gene pool management strategies for Eucalyptus regnans
Rachael Nolan Post wildfire changes to plant morphology and physiology: implications for water yield in wet eucalypt forests
Petter Nyman Modelling the initiation and magnitude of runoff generated debris flows in catchments burnt by wildfire
Kaisone Phengsopha Effect of the domestic timber processing policy on timber supply, manufacture, and exports in Lao forest sector
Somvang Phimmavong The effect of forest plantation development: evidence from regional economic analysis in Khammoune, Central Laos
Chela Powel The role of the matrix in shaping arthropod diversity and community composition of native remnants embedded within a pastoral and blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus. Labill) plantation landscape
Jan Rombouts Application of airborne laser scanning to site quality assessment of Pinus radiata plantations in South Australia
Anil Sethy Microwave technology
Krisdianto Sugiyanto Microwave surface treatment and its application for wood preservation
Lynette Taylor Functional analysis of genes associated with wood formation
Saravanan Thavamanikumar Using generic association studies for the improvement of wood and fibre properties in eucalypts
Liubov Volkova Biochemical and physiological indicators of understorey health and vitality in Mountain Ash forest
Suzanne Witteveen Intra-annual hydrological responses to climate variation in native mixed-forest catchments
Tom Wright Biodiversity outcomes of plantation expansion into agricultural and native forest landscapes
Cossey Yosi Scenarios for community-based management of cutover native forests in Papua New Guinea
Master of Forest Science
Stephen Elms An evaluation of top frafting as a technique to screen radiata pine for resistance to defoliation by monterey pine aphid.
Darren Grant Measurement and use of edaphic variables to predict plantation productivity
Chris Hallam Quantifying non-utilityvalues across scales: Issues for biodiversity assessment and management
John Kaye Modelling of carbon sequestration in native forest ecosystems in Victoria
Hari Shrestha Biological nitrogen fixation by legumes in an alpine ecosystem in south eastern Australia
Ghazala Yasmeen Nitrogen fixation of native Australian legume species
Master of Wood Science
Peter Edwin Structural utilisation of wood and wood based products; characterisation of performance attributes; depth durability and philosphy
Patrick King The effect of temperature on preservative sludge formation during wood preservation
Nigel Worth Optimisation of wax distribution in the particleboard pressing process
Some of our recent graduates
Gerard Harris (2009) An investigation in to the use of microwaves (MW) to modify Australian Hardwoods for the purpose of accelerated drying and the determination of suitable drying schedules.
Alastair Reed (2009) Intraspecific variation of gene expression in response to low temperature stress in two important eucalypt species
Deniz Erbulut (2009) An intelligent process design for stretch blow moulding
Nahida Bhuiyan (2009) Identification of genes controlling wood fibre properties in Eucalyptus nitens
Andrew Callister (2009) Exploring the role of physiological techniques in breeding and selection of plantation eucalypts for drought tolerance
Philip Noske (2008) The role of coarse material in total phosphorus stream exports after wildfire in two small forested upland catchments, NE Victoria
Dr Julian Di Stefano (2007) Home range and resource selection by the swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolour, in a landscae modified by timber harvesting
Dr Edith Huber (2007) Influences of fire and temperature on nitrogen cycling in an alpine ecosystem of Australia with special reference to climate change
Dr Luke Juniper (2008) Investigation into the mechanical behaviour of Eucalyptus regnans during microwave bending
Dr Misheck Kapambwe (2007) Wood use and carbon sequestration in housing
Dr Natalie Kelly (2008) Quantitative analysis of crown development in Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell seedlings
Dr Trevor Meers (2007) The role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land-use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria
Dr Luke McManus (2006) Pollen mutagenesis in Eucalyptus species
Dr Andrew Merchant (2005) Physiological and phylogenetic patterns in eucalyptus spp. responses to salinity and drought
Dr Madeleine Osborn (2007) The long-term effects of frequent burning on fungal communities and the role of fungi in fire-prone forests
Dr Doug Rowell (2008) Genetic variabilty of ecophysiological response to water stress in Pinus radiata (D. Don)
Dr Dean Severino (2007) Effects of adding nutrients on soil chemistry and tree growth in native Eucalyptus forests of south-eastern Australia
Dr Robbie Simpson (2006) Edaphic and vegetation factors controlling carbon and nitrogen factors controlling carbon and nitrogen pool sizes and greenhouse gas emissions in south-eastern (sub-alpine) Australia
Dr Antanas Spokevicius (2006) Identification of genes controlling wood fibre properties in Eucalyptus nitens
Dr Josquin Tibbits (2007) Towards association studies in Pinus radiata D. Don - populations and wood property candidate-genes
Dr Tarryn Turnbull (2006) Photosynthetic responses to light, nitrogen, phosphorus and pruning of Eucalyptus in south-eastern Australia
Dr Katherine Whittaker (2007) Fluxes of carbon dioxide from above ground woody tissue of Eucalyptus globulus (Labill.)
 

 

 


 

 








 

 






 

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