Ecology Matters15 Aug 2023

A/Prof John Morgan

"I got interested in plants as ways of regenerating landscapes."

Associate Professor John Morgan is a plant ecologist with the Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology and the Research Centre for Future Landscapes, at La Trobe University. He is a leading authority on the ecology of native grasslands in Australia, specialising in understanding how disturbances like fire and grazing determine the long-term dynamics of plant communities.

We caught up with John at the 2022 ESA conference in Wollongong where he received the Australian Ecology Research Award.

The Ecological Society of Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. John works across the continent, including on the lands of the Gunaikurnai, Jaithmathang, Taungurung, Dhudhuroa, Dja Dja Wurrung, Baraba Baraba, Gunditjmara, Jardwadjali, Wadawurrung, Wurundjeri and Larrakia people.

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The music in this podcast is ‘Glow’ by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au.

Episode image credit: John Morgan.

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