Professor Chris Johnson
will deliver the 2012 Australian Ecology
Research Award (AERA) Lecture at ESA12 in
Melbourne, Victoria, Tasmania, December 3-7,
2012.
The
2012 AERA recognises Chris Johnson's substantial contributions
in understanding the causes of mammal declines
and extinctions in Australia. In recent work,
Chris and his colleagues used evidence from a
novel high-resolution record to document that
impacts caused by the arrival of humans were
coincident with the decline and extinction of
the Australian megafuana. In work
exploring the reasons for contemporary mammal
declines Chris has shown that top predators,
such as dingoes, limit the abundance of
mesopredators (cats and foxes) thereby
reducing predation on native wildlife. As
Australia has already witnessed record losses
of mammal species, this work is of direct and
on-going significance for the conservation of
mammal biodiversity in Australia. To test
management strategies to alleviate these
pressures, Chris and his team are using
large-scale manipulations to resolve the
interacting factors contributing to the
decline of native mammals in northern
Australia. For
more information on Chris's ressearch click
here.
Nominations are invited for
the 2013 Australian Ecology Research
Award. 2013
nominations close
Tuesday 30th April 2013 and must be
received by the Executive Officer of the
Society ExecutiveOfficer@ecolsoc.org.au
by close of business on that day.
The AERA
Lecture recognises excellence in research in
Australian ecology, for a specific body of
recent work by a mid-career researcher, and is
delivered annually as a Plenary at the
conference of the Ecological Society of
Australia. The candidate’s travel,
registration and accommodation will be paid or
reimbursed. The AERA winner is selected by an
independent panel of expert ecologists from
around Australia, chaired by the ESA's Vice
President – Research, Glenda Wardle.
Congratulations to
Professor Michael Keough, University of
Melbourne, 2012 Ecological Society of
Australia Gold Medal recipient.
The Gold Medal recognises Michael’s
substantial contribution to marine ecology in
Australia,
particularly his work on larval behaviour
and on expanding understanding of
environmental impacts. We also acknowledge
his contribution to the development of
statistics and experimental design within
ecology and congratulate him on an extensive
and highly productive career.
Malcolm delivered
his Gold Medal address at ESA12 in Melbourne,
December 3-7, 2012 .
For more on Michael's nomination and
contribution to Ecology click here
The ESA awards a Gold Medal in recognition of
an ecologist who has made a substantial
contribution to the study of ecology in
Australia over the course of their career. The
Medal can also be awarded to ESA members who
have made a significant contribution to the
operations of the Society.
Congratulations
to Dr Sue Murray-Jones who has been selected to
receive the 2011 Ecological Society of Australia
Member's Prize.
The award recognises Sue’s
contribution as the Bulletin Editor over
morethan ten years which has provided the
society with an important communication tool
for many years. The Society appreciates
the diligence and expertise that she has
contributed to the bulletin and to an
extensive range of other activities during her
time on Council. Read more about
Sue's significant contribution here
Sue will receive her Members'
Prize at ESA12
in Melbourne, December 3-7, 2012 .
In 2004 the ESA
Council created the Member Service prize to be
awarded at the annual ESA Conference with the
aim of recognising outstanding
contributions to ecology made by Ecological
Society of Australia (ESA) members, either
within the ESA or the wider Australian
community, when acting on behalf of the ESA.
The Ecological Society of
Australia (ESA) is again offering eligible
applicants funds to support the sharing of
knowledge and Indigenous participation in the
Indigenous ecology symposium, “Back
to fundamentals: linking Indigenous
and Western ecologies”
at the annual ESA conference in Melbourne,
Victoria, 3-7 December 2012. The funding will
cover or partially cover travel, accommodation
and conference registration.
We are looking for
Indigenous Australians who would like to share
their ecological knowledge and the work they
have been doing to protect country and
culture. Non-Indigenous Australians will also
be at the conference to share their knowledge
and research findings. Let’s come together to
share our experiences and talk together to
build relationships and respect between
Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures.
Each
year, the ESA offers three major student
prizes, a student research award, travel
grants for conference attendance, and a wide
range of student prizes at ESA conferences:
ESA Student
Research Awards up to $1500;
Applications due on the 28th
of October 2013. In contrast to
previous years, there will only be one round
of applications for Student Research Awards in
2013, but the total number of grants awarded
per year will remain unchanged at ~10.
ESA prefers to spread the
available awards across a range of students.
Therefore, each person can only win one of the
three major student prizes. That is, a student
who has previously won one of these awards will
not be considered for either of the other awards
in any year.
Each person can only win a
Student Research Award once. Any applications
received from people who have previously
received a student research award in any year
will be declined without review.
A
student can be awarded both a Student
Research Award and one of the major student
prizes, either in the same year, or in
different years,
provided the funds requested are to cover
different costs associated with their
project/s.
Having been
awarded a student travel grant does not affect
eligibility for the major student prizes or the
student research awards
