Cluster leads
Jagannath Aryal
Co-Lead, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
jagannath.aryal@unimelb.edu.au
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Researchers in the cluster
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Name Interests Dr Julian Brown Conservation, landscape ecology, fire ecology, botany, community ecology, entomology, pollination, restoration Dr Benjamin Wagner Landscape ecology, wildlife conservation, greater glider, habitat distribution modeling, forest ecology, remote sensing, machine learning, statistical modeling, drones Dr Tom Fairman Life sciences & biomedicine, science & technology, climate change impacts and adaptation, forestry, ecological applications, life on land, environmental sciences & ecology, forestry sciences Dr Chris Baker Environmental sciences, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences & ecology, climate change impacts and adaptation, good health and well being, life on land, biological sciences, ecology Dr Janet Stanley Social sciences, human society, built environment and design, urban and regional planning, commerce, management, tourism and services, transportation, logistics and supply chains, science & technology Sarah Hunter Landscape architecture, urban design, design research Professor Peter Vesk Plant ecology, plant functional traits, native vegetation management, eucalypt forests & woodlands, biodiversity & conservation, environmental sciences, ecological modelling Professor Angus Webb Environmental flows, populations, landscapes, environmental analysis, bayesian modelling, science & technology, physical sciences, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences Professor Amy Hahs Urban planning, landscape architecture, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences & ecology, ecology, biological sciences, climate change impacts and adaptation Professor Dan Hill Built environment and design, architecture, sustainable cities and communities, architecture, human society, design, information and computing sciences, Dr Marie C Dade Ecosystem services, urban greening, ecology, sustainability, landscape ecology, cities, green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, environmental sciences KaYi Ling Venture creator Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre, stem cell biology Dr Sarah McColl-Gausden Environmental sciences, climate change impacts and adaptation, life sciences & biomedicine, science & technology, ecological applications, wildfire A/Professor Forbes McGain Biomedical and clinical sciences, science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, clinical sciences, health sciences, general & internal medicine, good health and well being Dr Jodie Valpied Environmental psychology, biodiversity & ecology, personality psychology, individual differences within species, openness to experience, introversion, platypus conservation, connectedness to nature, healthy waterways & catchments Carmen Yuen Sustainability and design Rose Hawkins Sustainability strategy Dr Matt Swan Science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, climate change impacts and adaptation, ecological applications, life on land Ahmet Beyatli Medicinal and aromatic plants A/Professor Jasmin Hufschmid Epidemiology, disease ecology, conservation, parasitology, ecotoxicology, zoonosis, fluorosis, bats Andrew Irvin sustainability A/Professor John Morrongiello River regulation, local adaptation, fish, biological response, recreational and commercial fishing, fishery induced evolution, sustainable fisheries Shankar Adhikari Forest ecosystem services, climate change adaptation, forest management, silviculture Ella Plumanns Pouton Professor Lee Skerratt Wildlife health, emerging infectious diseases, Chytridiomycosis, One Health, rewilding, targeted genetic intervention, immunology, research, development and extensionDr Andrea Rawluck Bushfire, environmental social science, collaboration, landscape change, agriculture, Indigenous cultural fire, Dr Gregor Lichtfuss Pharmacy, pharmacology, toxicology Dr Kate Dooley Life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences & ecology, climate action, life on land Heber Dias de Oliveira Root microbe interactions, symbionts to parasites A/Professor Margaret Grose Ecology & design education, experimentation in design, agriculture & design, suburban, river systems, colour in plants, Dr Stanislav Roudavski Generative design, interspecies design, ecocentric design, more-than-human design, design futures, digital fabrication, computational creativity, design innovation Dr Alexis Pang Precision agriculture, soil science, sensors, AI, spatial science, pedagogical innovation, technology-enhanced learning, mobile learning Dr Tina Parkhurst Environmental sciences, ecology, science & technology, biological sciences, life sciences & biomedicine, environmental sciences & ecology, climate change impacts and adaptation, life on land Dr Nicole Rafferty Community ecology, pollination ecology, phenology, climate change, biological sciences, life sciences and biomedicine Professor Nicholas Williams Urban ecology, green roofs, urban biodiversity, green infrastructure, native grasslands, restoration ecology, environmental sciences and ecology Dr Rachel Morgain Science and technology studies, biodiversity conservation, anthropology, climate adaptation, human-nature relations, natural resource management, knowledge systems, biodiversity and business, Pacific Studies Professor Ruth Nettle Science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, agriculture, human society, agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, environmental sciences, sociology Erik Alonso Invasive species, spread modelling, biosecuity Alexander Peska marine and coastal science, wildlife ecology, remote sensing Terry Walshe Risk, uncertainty, decision-making, environmental sciences, science and technology, life sciences and biomedicine, ecology, climate change impacts and adaptation Dr Tim Werner Critical minerals, land use change, economic geology, energy transition, mining impacts, remote sensing, industrial ecology, mineral resources, science and technology Dr Emma Liang Sustainable nitrogen management, nitrogen footprint, nitrogen cycling, life cycle assessment, big data analytics, GIS analysis, econometrics analysis, environmental and food science, soil science Lili Wang ruminant nutrition, forage, agricultural by-produc t utilization Dr Andy Bennett Endemic and exotic diseases Dr Gayathri Mekala Gender in agriculture, social Scientist, livelihoods and food security, institutional analysis, wastewater recycling, conservation agriculture, sustainable intensification Dr Tao Wang Science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, biological sciences, infectious diseases, parasitology, genetics, infection, biomedical and clinical sciences, biotechnology Dr Viliamu Iese Science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, zero hunger, nutrition, human society, environmental sciences & ecology, climate action, health sciences, public health Professor Jacqueline Dutton Language, communication and culture, arts and humanities, literary studies, literature, cultural studies, social sciences, history, heritage and archaeology Dr Rebecca Runting Environmental sciences, science & technology, life on land, climate change impacts and adaptation, ecology Dr Van Hung Lee Animal health Nicole Reichelt Science & technology, life sciences & biomedicine, human society, environmental sciences & ecology, environmental studies, agriculture, multidisciplinary Ainslie Macdonald Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, climate action, animal production, life on land, environmental sciences, agriculture, dairy & animal science Dr Melissa Pineda Pinto Justice, urban nature, city planning and design, critical geography, social-ecological systems, sustainable cities and communities, life sciences & biomedicine Professor Alice Hughes Biological sciences, environmental sciences, life on land, ecology, environmental management, climate change impacts and adaptation, climate action A/Professor Martin Tomko Spatial communication, retail analytics, cyber-physical-social systems, spatial recommender systems, annotation, search and retrieval, and ranking of spatially related data, eResearch infrastructure in the spatial domain, mobility analytics Professor Lusheng Shao Competition in Supply Chains, contracts and incentives, responsible sourcing, food security, agricultural operations, procurement management, commerce, management, tourism and services, strategy, management and organisational behaviour, transportation, logistics and supply chains A/Professor Luba Volkova forest biomass, net primary productivity, wildfire, planned burning emission, inventory, emission factors, policy, reporting, FREL Dr Emma Hudgins Invasive species, conservation decisions, ecological modelling, species distributions, economic impact, urban trees, forest management, urban ecology, spatial ecology Natalie Mason Social and ecological implications of carbon and environmental income streams on pastoral properties James Nolan Zoology, biomolecular science, Tamar Orly mycology Dr Janelle Evans Performance Art, Australian contemporary art, translation, periodic table, first nations first, history, heritage and archaeology Michael Traurig Environmental sciences, environmental management, climate change impacts and adaptation, life on land, reef characterisations, saccostrea, marine invertebrates, functional diversity, ecology Putri Shafira Environment, climate change, ecology Hongyu Liu urban horticulture Dr Joshua Thia Molecular ecology, genetics, human genome Yen-Tzu Fan Environmental management, soil pollution, human health, freshwater ecology, Patricia Koh Freshwater ecology, fish ecology, introduced species Philippa Bell Streetscape habitat, insect biodiversity enrichment Nina Middleton Landscape architect, urban planning
About the cluster
Multifunction landscapes brings together a broad array of researchers and academics exploring methodologies around landscapes such as farms and urban spaces being homes for biodiversity. Members of this cluster include urban ecologists, agriculture academics, climate researchers, forestry experts, urban planners, policy makers and more.
The areas of focus of the cluster include but are not limited to:
- Approaches to regional planning, integrated landscape management
- Understanding ecosystem services
- Land use transition, energy, carbon, food, forestry, urbanisation
- Biodiversity in cities, risks & benefits
- Agriculture & biodiversity
- Acquaculture
- Mining and energy
Research Projects
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Understanding cultural and social values shaping renewable energy decisions
By learning from grassroots organisations and Traditional Owners, the team is developing practical guidelines for more inclusive, nature-positive energy transitions.
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Mapping a rapid nature-positive renewable energy transition
MBI brings ecological, spatial and cultural data sets together with energy infrastructure planning models together, to design a renewable energy network that avoids damage to nature and cultural values.
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Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub (Vic Hub)
The Hub has a focus on environmental protections, including a close focus on biodiversity protections, with a number of MBI researchers connected to the Hub.
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Evaluating bottom-up and top-down approaches for restoring urban biodiversity corridors
Building on the Connected Corridors initiative, which identified 1,612 km of potential biodiversity corridors in Greater Melbourne.
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The Terroir-Country Project: Supporting Biodiverse Multifunction Winescapes through Indigenous Partnerships
Mapping, measuring, and analysing the impact of established biodiversity practices at Lot 50 to develop a model for biodiverse multifunction winescapes to be implemented across Australia.
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eDNA air sampling for on-farm and adjacent biodiversity at Dookie
Testing whether existing air sampling filters can capture biodiversity information in the form of environmental DNA (eDNA).
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Challenging perceptions of darkness to enhance biodiversity
Exploring how curated nighttime experiences might reshape how people value darkness and biodiversity.
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A vision for biodiverse, multifunction landscapes in Australia
Building a shared vision, research agenda and implementation roadmap for landscapes that genuinely support, and are enhanced by, biodiversity.
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Shelterbelt/understory impact on pasture and soil microbial biodiversity and productivity
Investigating how different shelterbelt and understory systems affect pasture productivity and soil microbial biodiversity across seasons.
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Investigating and addressing impacts of construction waste on waterway ecosystem biodiversity
Investigating the impacts of construction-waste on waterway ecosystem biodiversity and human wellbeing in urban growth areas.