Dr Catherine Ross
Areas of expertise
- Ecology 0602
- Terrestrial Ecology 310308
- Environmental Assessment And Monitoring 410402
- Conservation And Biodiversity 410401
- Environmental Management 410404
- Environmental Rehabilitation And Restoration 410405
- Wildlife And Habitat Management 410407
- Environmental Education And Extension 410403
Research interests
Conservation, restoration, ecosystem engineering, plant ecology, reintroduction biology, tree dieback
Researcher's projects
The Mulligans Flat Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment (MFGOWE)
Bringing back the Bettong: reintroducing ecosystem engineers for restoration in box-gum grassy woodland (PhD)
What's Killing the Trees - An investigation of Eucalypt dieback in the Monaro region, NSW (Honours)
Monitoring the effects of fire on the Button Wrinklewort (Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides)
Past student projects
Rachael Robb (Honours) - Engineering the regeneration niche for the restoration of native grasslands in Mulligan's Flat Woodland Sanctuary
Publications
- Evans et al. (2023) Trends in animal translocation research. Biological Conservation, 2023(3): p. 20.
- Evans et al. (2022) Reintroduction biology and the IUCN Red List: The dominance of species of Least Concern in the peer-reviewed literature. Global Ecology and Conservation, 38: p. 13.
- Prendergast, K, Vanderstock, A, Neilly, H et al. 2021, 'Potential and pitfalls of citizen science with children: Reflections on Pollinators in the Playground project', Austral Ecology, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 189-195pp.
- Ross, C, McIntyre, S, Barton, P et al. 2020, 'A reintroduced ecosystem engineer provides a germination niche for native plant species', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 29, pp. 817-837.
- Ross, C, Munro, N, Barton, P et al. 2019, 'Effects of digging by a native and introduced ecosystem engineer on soil physical and chemical properties in temperate grassy woodland', PeerJ, vol. online.
- Ross, C & Brack, C 2017, 'Monaro dieback: simple answers are too simple', Australian Forestry, vol. 80, no. 2, pp. 113-114pp.
- Ross, C, Barton, P, McIntyre, S et al. 2017, 'Fine-scale drivers of beetle diversity are affected by vegetation context and agricultural history', Austral Ecology, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 831-843.
- Ross, C & Brack, C 2015, 'Eucalyptus viminalis dieback in the Monaro region, NSW', Australian Forestry, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 243-253.
- Brack, C & Ross, C 2015, 'Death of a landscape: why have thousands of trees dropped dead in New South Wales?'. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/death-of-a-landscape-why-have-thousands-of-trees-dropped-dead-in-new-south-wales-48657
