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PROFESSOR ROSS McMURTRIE

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ACADEMIC CAREER
1971: BSc. (HONS 1) Sydney University (Theoretical physics)
1975: PhD. Sydney University (Theoretical physics)
TEACHING
  • BIOS3061 - Plant Ecosystem Processes
  • BIOS3301 - Population and Community Ecology for Environmental Engineers
  • BIOS3111 - Population and Community Ecology
  • BIOS2041 - Biometry
  • BIOS3071 - Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
Ross Murtrie

STUDENTS
 
Student             
Topic
Degree
Completion
Sara Hely
Effects of elevated CO2 on competitive interactions between grasses under water-limited conditions (cosupervisor: Roger Gifford, CSIRO Plant Industry)
PhD
current
DORE David
Application of a physiological-process model of forest growth to a mixed species, multi-age forest
MSc
current
ELIASSON Peter
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (cosupervisor: Sune Linder & Göran Ågren)
PhD
current
PONGRACIC Silvia
Influence of irrigation and fertilisation on below ground carbon allocation in a pine plantation (cosupervisor: John Raison, CSIRO, Forestry)
PhD
2002
JEFFREYS Mark
Dynamics of stemwood nitrogen in Pinus radiata and its modelled implications for forest productivity under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (cosupervisor: John Raison, CSIRO, Forestry)
PhD
1999
BERG Johan
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (cosupervisor: Sune Linder)
PhD
1999
MURTY Dana
Ageing of forest stands - a modelling analysis
PhD
1998
MEDLYN Belinda
The representation of photosynthetic productivity in an ecosystem model used to assess plant responses to climate change
PhD
1996
HEAGNEY Liz
Sustaining the productivity of short-rotation eucalypt plantations in south-west Western Australia: Using particulate organic matter as an indicator of site fertility and productivity (cosupervisor: Tony O'Connell, CSIRO, Forestry)
Hons 1
2001
TONKS Jenni
The invasive potential of the Chinese tallow tree in Australia (jointly supervised by Ross McMurtrie and A/Prof Paul Adam)
Hons 1
2001
DAVISON Kate
A discrete-event simulation model of visitor usage at Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell
Hons 2.1
2001
MOKANY Karel
Examination of the interaction between the foliage and the conducting tissue of forest trees as they grow taller (cosupervisor: Heather Keith, CSIRO, Forestry)
Hons 1
2000
HALLIDAY Joanne
The impact of pasture to pine land-use change on soil carbon storage: a paired site study and an analysis of processes responsible for the impact using the G'DAY model (cosupervisor: Kevin Tate, New Zealand Landcare)
Hons 1
(University Medal)
2000
TOTSUKA Yura
Changes in soil organic carbon with Eucalyptus plantation on ex-pasture sites: implications for carbon sequestration in soil (cosupervisor: Annette Cowie, SF-NSW)
Hons 2.1
2000
DAVIES Claire
Specific leaf area as a suitable parameter for identifying high biomass production seedlings (cosupervisor: Kelvin Montagu, SF-NSW)
Hons 2.1
1999
SHAMMAS Katie
Decomposition and nutrient content of slash residue in an Eucalyptus globulus plantation in south west Australia (cosupervisor: Tony O'Connell, CSIRO, Forestry)
Hons 2.1
1999
McGILVRAY Heather
The impact of conversion from forest to cultivated land use or pasture on soil carbon stocks (cosupervisor: Miko Kirschbaum, CSIRO, Forestry)
Hons 1
1998
HOWIE Elissa
Urban vegetation links – Identification, characterisation and management of wildlife corridors in the Sutherland Shire (cosupervisor: Ian Drinnan, Sutherland Shire Council)
Hons 1
1998
VASARHELYI Gabor
A long-term study of litter dynamics in fertilised stands of Eucalyptus pauciflora Seib. Ex Spring. (cosupervisor: Partap Khanna, CSIRO, Forestry)
Hons 2.1
 
PEPPER Jeremy
Effects of logging on forest nutrient cycles. Use of computer modelling techniques to determine sustainable management practices (cosupervisor: John Raison, CSIRO, Forestry)
Hons 1
1996
PEPPER David
Growth response of macro-algae to nutrient supply (cosupervisor: Peter Steinberg, BEES)
Hons 1
1993
 
 
CONTACT DETAILS
Room 406A
Tel: +61 2 9385-3264
Fax: +61 2 9385-1558
Email: r.mcmurtrieunsw.edu.au