The ESA awards a Gold Medal in recognition of an ecologist who
has made a substantial contribution to the study of ecology in
Australia. The Medal can also be awarded to ESA members who have
made a significant contribution to the operations of the Society.
Previous recipients are:
| Recipient |
Year |
Institution |
Field |
| Prof Richard Hobbs |
2010 |
University of Western Australia |
significant contribution to ecology in Australia, through his research in both theoretical and applied aspects of restoration ecology, and his role in improving communications amongst scientists and with practitioners in ecosystem management. |
| Prof Jamie Kirkpatrick |
2009 |
Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Tasmania |
significant contribution to ecology and conservation, through his research into vegetation and the application of ecological principles to its conservation, and his contribution as an educator, advocate and promoter of ecological science in Australia.
|
Prof David Goodall |
2008 |
Centre for Ecosystem Management , Edith Cowan University |
Plant and vegetation Ecology; seminal work in the development of techniques for multivariate of ecological communities.
|
| Prof Tony Underwood |
2007 |
University of Sydney and Cirector, Centre for Research on Ecological Impact of Coastal Cities. |
Marine ecology; pioneering work in field-based ecological experiments and data analyses |
Prof Sam Lake |
|
School of Biological
Sciences,
Monash University
|
Stream ecology; conservation and management of water bodies; environmental education & research training
|
A/Prof Jill Landsberg |
2005 |
School of Tropical Biology, James Cook University
|
Conservation of biodiversity in primary production landscapes; conservation of threatened species |
A/Prof Paul Adam |
2004 |
Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
|
Ecology of coastal plant communities - particularly saltmarshes.
Ecology and biogeography of Australian rainforests with a special interest in pollination ecology.
Conservation and management of urban bushland. Threatened Species
|
Prof Mark Westoby |
2003 |
Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie
University |
Plant ecological strategies, vegetation
dynamics and community organization. These three fields
are complementary and lie at the heart of ecology and evolution.
|
| Prof. Mike Bull |
2001 |
School of Biological Sciences,
Flinders University |
Behavioural ecology of lizards,
ecological interactions of parasites and hosts, parapatric
distributions |
| Dr Brian Walker |
1999 |
Chief, Division of Wildlife
& Ecology |
Ecology of tropical savannahs
and rangelands |
| Prof. Marilyn Fox |
1997 |
Professor of Geography, Head
of Department, Geography, University of New South Wales |
plant biogeography |
| Dr Mike Austin |
1995 |
Principal Research Scientist,
CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology |
theory, analysis and survey
of vegetation patterns |
| Prof. Henry Nix |
1994 |
Director, CRES, Australian
National University |
BIOCLIM, eco-physiological
modelling |
| Prof. Ralph Slatyer |
1993 |
Research School of Biological
Sciences, Australian National University |
Australia's first Chief Scientist,
eco-physiology |
| Dr David Ashton |
1990 |
Department of Botany, Melbourne
University |
Mountain ash ecology |
| Prof. Charles Birch |
1988 |
School of Biological Science,
University of Sydney |
distribution and abundance
of insect- populations |
| Prof. Bert Main |
1988 |
Department of Zoology, University
of Western Australia |
Marsupial eco-physiology |
| Prof. HG Andrewartha |
1987 |
Department of Zoology, University
of Adelaide |
distribution and abundance
of animals |
| Prof. Jiro Kikawa |
1986 |
Department of Zoology, University
of Queensland |
tropical bird ecology, population
dynamics |
| Prof. Noel Beadle |
1985 |
Department of Botany, University
of New England |
vegetation pattern, Australian
vegetation |
| Prof. Derek Anderson |
1984 |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University
of Sydney Foundation |
saltbush ecology |
| Dr Len Webb |
1983 |
Formerly CSIRO; Department
of Environmental Sciences, Griffith University |
Australian rainforest, phytogeography |
