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 David Goodall |
2008 |
Centre for Ecosystem Management , Edith Cowan Univversity |
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 |
