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Chris Myers
CHRIS MYERS

EDUCATION
1987 BSc., University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
 
MAJOR DUTIES
  • Supervision of staff involved in the preparation of Earth and Environmental Sciences practicals, including field excursions, and associated teaching.
  • Preparation of teaching materials for practical classes.
  • Support for field excursions.
  • Maintenance of equipment used in Earth and Environmental Sciences practical teaching.
  • Preparation of manuals and associated teaching materials.
  • Oversight of associated laboratories and preparation areas.
  • Management of Soils Laboratory.
  • Management of Resource Room.
  • Assistance with maintenance of School infrastructure.
  • Assistance with OHS issues.
 
 
PUBLICATIONS
  • Erskine, W. D., Mahmoudzadeh, A, Browning, C. and Myers, C. (2003) Sediment yields and soil loss rates from different land uses on Triassic shales in western Sydney, NSW. Aust. J. Soil Res. 41: 127 - 140.
  • Erskine, W. D., Mahmoudzadeh, A. and Myers, C. (2002) Land use effects on sediment yields and soil loss rates in small basins of Triassic sandstone near Sydney, NSW, Australia. Catena. 49: 271 -287.
  • Mahmoudzadeh, A., Erskine, W. D. and Myers, C. (2002) Sediment yields and soil loss rates from native forest, pasture and cultivated land in the Bathurst area, New South Wales. Australian Forestry. 65: 73 -80.
  • Eldridge, D. J. and Myers, C. A. (2001) The impact of warrens of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) on soil and ecological processes in a semi-arid Australian woodland. Journal of Arid Environments. 47: 325 - 337.
  • Eldridge, D. J. and Myers, C. A. (1999) Rabbit warrens: nutrient-deprived mosaics in a semi-arid woodland. In: People and Rangelands: Building the Future (Eds. D. Eldridge and D. Freudenberger), Proceedings of the Vith International Rangelands Congress, Townsville, July 19-23, International Rangelands Congress Inc., Townsville, Australia. Vol. 1, pp133 - 135.
  • Eldridge, D. J., Zaady, E., Shachak, M. and Myers, C. A. (1999) Control of desertification in a by microphytic crusts in a Negev Desert shrubland. In: People and Rangelands: Building the Future (Eds. D. Eldridge and D. Freudenberger), Proceedings of the Vith International Rangelands Congress, Townsville, July 19-23, International Rangelands Congress Inc., Townsville, Australia. Vol. 1, pp111 - 113.
  • Eldridge, D. J. and Myers, C. A. (1998) Enhancement of soil nutients around nest entrances of the funnel ant Aphaenogaster barbigula (Myrmicinae) in semi-arid eastern Australia. Aust. J. Soil Res. 36 1009 - 1017
  • Dodson, J. R., DeSalis, T., Myers, C. A. and Sharp, A. J. (1994) A thousand years of environmental change and human impact in the alpine zone at Mt. Kosciusko, New South Wales. Australian Geographer 25 pp. 77 - 87.
  • Dodson, J. R. and Myers, C. A. (1986) Vegetation and Modern Pollen Rain from the Barrington Tops and Upper Hunter River Regions of New South Wales. Aust. J. Bot., 34, 293 - 304.


CONTACT DETAILS
Room G23A,
Tel: +61 2 9385 8031 
Fax: +61 2 9385 2202
Email: c.myersunsw.edu.au