Applied Forest Ecology Scholarship – Past Winners

2025 Liam Berry, Edith Cowan University

Uncovering the effects of prescribed burns on hollow logs. Read more.

2024 Ted Wiedemeyer, University of Melbourne

Sustaining Alpine Ash: Predicting Seedcrop Dynamics in a Changing Landscape. Read more.

2023 Oscar Jones, Macquarie University

Disentangling the effects of sea level rise and feral ungulates on above-ground carbon dynamics in Melaleuca swamp forests, northern Australia. Read more.

2022 Forbes Saurels, University of Melbourne

Benefits of reforestation approaches on bee taxonomic and functional diversity in Australian Eucalyptus woodland. Read more.

2021 Ebony Potts, James Cook University

Relative shoot-level flammability of native and invasive tropical forest life-form species: A quantitative assessment. Read more here.

2020 Julia Smith, La Trobe University

The functional roles of psyllid abundance and feeding damage in a bird mediated forest dieback. Find out more.

2019 Summer Potvin, The University of Tasmania
Chemical composition and flammability of understory plant species found in wet eucalypt forests. Find out more.

2018 Ana Bermudez, The University of Melbourne
Let the fungi save the trees! The role of underground fungal networks in the conservation of riparian forests. Find out more.

2017 Rylea McGlusky, University of the Sunshine Coast
Monitoring greater glider numbers and habitat in St Mary State Forest, a 30,000-hectare region in south-eastern Queensland. Find out more.

2016 Laura van Galen, University of Tasmania
Developing an index for classifying forest maturity. Find out more.