Professor Chris Dickman

The major focus of my research is the investigation of factors that influence the distribution and abundance of terrestrial vertebrates. This research has been stimulated by my curiosity on the one hand about the causes of many intriguing patterns of vertebrate distributions in the Australian fauna, and concern on the other that many species have declined or become extinct with the advent of European settlement. For the last twenty five years my primary focus has been to elucidate, by observation and field experiment, the factors that regulate diversity in the small vertebrates of arid Australia. Research on the exceptionally rich communities of small mammals and lizards of this region provides an opportunity to contribute to theoretical debate about the importance of biotic and physical processes in shaping population and species dynamics, and to achieving practical conservation goals.
Type
party
Party Type
person
Access Privileges
Long Term Ecological Research Network
Title
Professor
Given Name
Chris
Surname
Dickman
Alternate Given Name
Christopher Richard
NLA Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-641439
Brief Description
Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney
Full Description
The major focus of my research is the investigation of factors that influence the distribution and abundance of terrestrial vertebrates. This research has been stimulated by my curiosity on the one hand about the causes of many intriguing patterns of vertebrate distributions in the Australian fauna, and concern on the other that many species have declined or become extinct with the advent of European settlement. For the last twenty five years my primary focus has been to elucidate, by observation and field experiment, the factors that regulate diversity in the small vertebrates of arid Australia. Research on the exceptionally rich communities of small mammals and lizards of this region provides an opportunity to contribute to theoretical debate about the importance of biotic and physical processes in shaping population and species dynamics, and to achieving practical conservation goals.
Email Address
chris.dickman@sydney.edu.au
Postal Address
Room 416, A08 - Heydon-Laurence Building University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, 2006 Australia
Phone Number
+61 2 9351 2318
Website Address
https://sydney.edu.au/science/people/chris.dickman.php
Fields of Research
0502 - Environmental Science and Management
Status: Published
Published to:
  • Australian National University
  • Australian National Data Service
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