Director, ANU WildCountry Research and Policy Hub

Professor
Environmental biogeography, environmental conservation, cross-disciplinary studies in sustainability
Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 4960
Fax: + 61 (0)2 6125 0746
E-mail: Brendan.Mackey@anu.edu.au

Brendan has a PhD in plant ecology from the Australian National University. He has worked as a research scientist with the CSIRO and the Canadian Forest Service.

Professional Activities

Brendan is Director of the ANU WildCountry Research and Policy Hub. He is principle Chief Investigator for an ARC Linkage research project which is investigating connectivity processes important for conservation assessment and planning, including: continental landscape productivity; dispersive fauna; biodiversity decline in extensive country; and trophic regulation by meso-predators. He is a member of the Earth Charter International Council; co-chairs the IUCN (World Conservation Union) Ethics Specialist Group; and is a member of the WildCountry Science Council. He teaches in the following courses: Introduction to Global Change; Introduction to Greenhouse; Environmental Biogeography and Global Ecology.

• See ANU WildCountry Research and Policy Hub website:
  http://fennerschool-research.anu.edu.au/anuwchub/index.php

Academic Highlights

New collaborative research projects were commenced with Bush Heritage Australia, Rio Tinto Australia, Australian Department of Environment and Water Resources., the Australian Museum, and the Museum of Victoria.

Selected Publications

Mackey B.G, Woinarski J.C.Z.R., Nix H. and Trail B. (2007). The Nature of Northern Australia: its natural values, ecology, and future prospects. ANU Electronic Press, Canberra

Mackey, B.G., Soulé, M.E., Nix, H.A., Recher, H.F., Lesslie, R.G., Williams, J.E., J Woinarski, C. Z.R., Hobbs, J. and Possingham, H.P. (2007). Towards a scientific framework for the WildCountry project. Chapter 11 in Jianguo Wu and Richard J. Hobbs (editors) Key Topics and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology. Pages 92-208, Cambridge University Press.

Mackey B.G. and Su W. 2005. Dynamic Landscape Models for Tropical Rainforests. In. Tropical Rainforests: Past, Present, and Future. Edited by Eldredge Bermingham, Christopher Dick, and Craig Moritz. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Mackey, B.G. (2005). The Earth Charter and ecological integrity - a commitment to life on Earth. In. The Earth Charter in Action. Edited by Peter Corcoran. Published by Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) Publishers, Amsterdam. Pp 63-68,

Mackey B.G., Lindenmayer D.B., Gill A.M., McCarthy A.M. and Lindesay J.A. 2002. Wildlife, fire and future climate: a forest ecosystem analysis. CSIRO Publishing.