Dr Eddie van Etten
Senior Lecturer
| Telephone: | (61 8) 6304 5566 |
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| Mobile: | 0418903983 |
| Email: | e.van_etten@ecu.edu.au |
| Campus: | Joondalup |
| Room: | JO19.335 |
Current Teaching
- SCM3204 - Ecosystem Management
- SCI2115 - Ecological Restoration
- SCI5125 - Forest Ecology and Management
- SCI5110 - Waste Management
- SCI2269 - Silviculture
- SCI1186 - Understanding Pollution
Professional Memberships
- Ecological Society of Australia
- International Association of Vegetation Science
- Association for Fire Ecology
- Institute of Foresters of Australia
Awards and Recognition
Other
- 2000 - Awarded Chancellor's Commendation (Curtin University) for PhD.
Research Areas and Interests
- Terrestrial plant ecology and management in arid zones, urban areas, and forested ecosystems, including fire ecology/management and ecosystem restoration
- Fire Ecology
- Vegetation Analysis and Mapping
- Restoration Ecology
- Arid Zone Ecology
- Urban Ecology
Staff Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 2000 .
- Master of Applied Science, Curtin University of Technology, 1987 .
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Melbourne, 1985 .
Research
Recent Research Grants
- Assesment of Topsoil For Restoration in the Northern Goldfields Region, Toro Energy Ltd, Grant, 2011, $7,478.
- Response of Vegetation to Fire Frequency on Charles Darwin Reserve, Bush Heritage Australia, Grant, 2011, $10,000.
- Assesment of Topsoil For Restoration in the Northern Goldfields Region, Toro Energy Ltd, Grant(**), 2010, $7,479.
- Vegetation Study and Interpretation for Mt Gibson Sanctuary, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Grant, 2009, $3,636.
- Monitoring of Soil for Herbicide Residues in Urban Parks and Bushland Reserves, City of Joondalup, Grant, 2009, $9,620.
- Fire and establishment of Jarrah seedlings in shelterwood, Dept of Conservation & Land Management, Grant, 2008, $25,000.
- Fire management implications for the wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain, Fire & Emergency Services Authority of WA, Grant, 2008, $19,175.
- Rehabilitation of Kemerton Silica Sands Dredge Ponds: Natural Wetland Characterisation, Kemerton Silica Sand Pty Ltd, Grant, 2008, $17,898.
- Rehabilitation of Kemerton Silica Sands Dredge Ponds: Rehabilitation Assessment Improvement, Kemerton Silica Sand Pty Ltd, Grant, 2008, $32,472.
- Development of a Rehabilitation Plan for the Dredge Ponds of the Kemerton Silica Sand Pty Ltd Operational Site, Kemerton Silica Sand Pty Ltd, Grant, 2008, $1,000.
- Development of a Rehabilitation Plan for the Dredge Ponds of the Kemerton Silica Sand Pty Ltd Operational Site, Kemerton Silica Sand Pty Ltd, Grant, 2007, $9,111.
- Fire and establishment of Jarrah seedlings in shelterwood, Dept of Conservation & Land Management, Grant, 2007, $25,000.
- Fire and establishment of Jarrah seedlings in shelterwood, Dept of Conservation & Land Management, Grant, 2006, $25,000.
- Investigating the Tuarts of the lower Moore River, Dept of Conservation & Land Management, Grant, 2006, $6,500.
- Grasstrees and mining: understanding the distribution of Xanthorrhoea preissii in the jarrah forest and the potential impact of bauxite mining, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, Grant, 2006, $3,000.
- Fire management implications for the wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain, Fire & Emergency Services Authority of WA, Grant, 2006, $39,675.
- Vegetation studies of eastern goldfields - Kalgoorlie, Placer Dome Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Grant, 2005, $15,000.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Book Chapters
- Van Etten, E., (2011), The role and value of riparian vegetation for mine pit lakes. Mine Pit Lakes: Closure and Management , 91-106, Perth.
- Van Etten, E., (2010), Fire in rangelands and its role in management. Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. Range and Animal Sciences and Resources Management, 2(14), 146-170, United Kingdom.
Journal Articles
- McCullough, C., Van Etten, E., (2011), Ecological Restoration of Novel Lake Districts: New Approaches for New Landscapes. Mine Water and the Environment, 30(4), 312-319, DOI: 10.1007/s10230-011-0161-5.
- Short, M., Smith, FP., Van Etten, E., (2009), Oil mallees provide foraging habitat for the Western Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus concinnus) in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. Ecological Management and Restoration, 10(3), 233-236, DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00495.x.
- Van Etten, E., (2009), Inter-annual rainfall variability in arid Australia: greater than elsewhere?. Australian Geographer, 40(1), 109-120, Sydney, DOI: 10.1080/00049180802657075.
- Van Etten, E., Vellekoop, S., (2009), Response of fringing vegetation to flooding and discharge of hypersaline water at Lake Austin, Western Australia. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences, 626(1), 67-77, DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9737-5.
Conference Publications
- Van Etten, E., McCullough, C., Lund, M., (2011), Sand Mining Restoration on the Swan Coastal Plain using Topsoil ? Learning from Monitoring of previous Rehabilitation Attempts. Heavy Minerals 2011: Eighth International Heavy Minerals Conference. Proceedings , 323-338, Carlton South.
- Van Etten, E., McCullough, C., Lund, M., (2011), Setting restoration goals for restoring pit lakes as aquatic ecosystems ? a case study from southwest Australia. Heavy Minerals 2011: Eighth International Heavy Minerals Conference. Proceedings , 339-350, Carlton South, Victoria.
Research Student Supervision
Principal Supervisor
- Master of Science (Environmental Management), Death Of Mulga (acacia Aneura) Adjacent To Haul Roads In The Northern Goldfields Western Australia..
- Master of Science (Environmental Management), Environmental Correlates And Associates Of Tuart Decline..
- Master of Science (Environmental Management), Alternative Rehabilitation Techniques And Sustainable Outcomes From Mining Using Appropriate Enviornmental Management And Mine Closure Planning In Arid Region Of Wa..
Associate Supervisor
- Master of Science (Environmental Management), Defining Appropriate Options For Post-closure Land Use Of Tamala Park Landfill: A Community Participation Process, Western Australia.