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Personal profile
Personal profile
Associate Professor Peter Spooner is an ecologist based at Charles Sturt University's Port Macquarie Campus. His research endeavours to make a major contribution to the field of biodiversity conservation in rural and regional landscapes. Major research areas of interest include disturbance and landscape ecology of temperate woodland ecosystems, and plant invasion processes in road corridors. Other research areas of interest include historical ecology topics in relation to NSW vegetation, connectivity analysis, road ecology, and environmental management of roadside vegetation and Travelling Stock Routes and Reserves (TSRs).
Research Interests
- Vegetation Ecology and Management
- Disturbance and landscape ecology of woodland ecosystems - grazing management, historical ecology, and fragmentation effects on plants
- Plant invasion processes in road corridors
- Road ecology - environmental managment of roadside vegetation and Travelling Stock Routes (TSRs)
- Ecological restoration
Professional Information
External Appointments & Memberships
- Infra Eco Network of Europe) (member)
- Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) (member)
- IALE Historic Ecology Working Group (member)
- NSW Local Government Council Roadsides Reserves Advisory Committee (member)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science), Charles Sturt University
2005
Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours, Class 1A), Charles Sturt University
2000
Bachelor of Applied Science (Parks, Recreation and Heritage - with Distinction), Charles Sturt University
1999
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Research output
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Cheaters and removalists: The influence of soil disturbance on ant–seed interactions in roadside vegetation
Palfi, Z., Robinson, W. & Spooner, P. G., 24 Jul 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Insectes Sociaux. 67, p. 429-438 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The New South Wales Travelling Stock Route and reserve (TSR) network: Historical extent, spatial distribution and drivers of loss 1884–2017
Vella, B., Gonzalez, P. & Spooner, P., 2020, In: Australian Geographer. 51, 1, p. 87-103 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Historic roads and blaze trees in the Albury region
Spooner, P., 2019, Albury and District Historical Society. Taylor, M. (ed.). Albury: Albury and District Historical Society Bulletin, Vol. 600. p. 1-3Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper
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Linear reserve management: Past, present and future directions
Spooner, P., 21 Aug 2019.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only
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Seed dispersal distances by ants increase in response to anthropogenic disturbances in Australian roadside environments
Palfi, Z., Spooner, P. G. & Robinson, W., Aug 2019, Integrating transport infrastructures with living landscapes. Seiler, A., Rosell, C., Van Der Ree, R., Wagner, P. J., Grilo, C., Guinard, E., Van Der Grift, E. & Cramer, P. C. (eds.). Frontiers Media, p. 75-83 9 p.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Press / Media
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2019-20 Annual Report of the NSW Roadside Environment Committee
07/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Mighty meat ants help spread native plants along roadsides
Zsofia Palfi, Peter Spooner & Wayne Robinson
08/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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