Mr. Michael Doherty

Michael is a plant ecologist based in Canberra. Born in southern Sydney, he spent much of his formative years botanising and bushwalking in the sandstone country of the Sydney Basin, and graduated with an honours degree in science from the University of Sydney in 1986. For the next 30 years he undertook research and consulting in plant conservation and management both in Australia and overseas. Michael has worked at the National Herbarium of NSW and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and spent the last 25 years of his ‘official’ career with CSIRO in Canberra. He left CSIRO in 2016 to pursue a career as a gentleman naturalist and occasional botanical consultant. Michael has a strong interest in vegetation disturbance dynamics and in particular, fire ecology
Type
party
Access Privileges
Fenner School of Environment & Society
Title
Mr.
Given Name
Michael
Surname
Doherty
Uni ID
u4600413
Brief Description
Michael is a plant ecologist based in Canberra
Full Description
Michael is a plant ecologist based in Canberra. Born in southern Sydney, he spent much of his formative years botanising and bushwalking in the sandstone country of the Sydney Basin, and graduated with an honours degree in science from the University of Sydney in 1986. For the next 30 years he undertook research and consulting in plant conservation and management both in Australia and overseas. Michael has worked at the National Herbarium of NSW and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and spent the last 25 years of his ‘official’ career with CSIRO in Canberra. He left CSIRO in 2016 to pursue a career as a gentleman naturalist and occasional botanical consultant. Michael has a strong interest in vegetation disturbance dynamics and in particular, fire ecology
Email Address
u4600413@alumni.anu.edu.au
Fields of Research
310304 - Freshwater ecology
Status: Published
Published to:
  • Australian National University
  • Australian National Data Service
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