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DR SABINE KASEL



Contact Details

Organization: Forest and Ecosystem Science
Position: RESEARCH FELLOW
Email:
Homepage: http://www.forestscience.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/sabine_kasel/index.html
Work: 03 9250 6868
Fax: 03 9250 6886
Room: 7
Level: Ground
Building: Plant Science Lab Extension
Campus: ILFR - Burnley Campus

Biography

Positions

Since 2004: Research fellow, School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne.
2002-2004: Research fellow, Forest Science Centre, Department of Sustainability and Environment
2001-2002: Senior Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Leader - Terrestrial Ecology Group, Centre for Environmental Management, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton
2000-2001: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Environmental Management, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton
1990-2000: Technical Assistant, School of Botany, University of Melbourne
1992-1998: Laboratory demonstrator 1st, 2nd and 3rd year Botany, University of Melbourne
1992: Technical Assistant, Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Soil Biology Microbial diversity, molecular techniques, remanant vegetation, agricultural and forested landscapes Australia
Soil Chemistry Soil C and N, microbial biomass, stable isotopes Australia
Industrial land management Rehabilitation of mining landscapes, environmental impact, habitat management Australia
Microbial ecology Microbial diversity, molecular techniques, functional redundancy Australia
Wildlife and habitat management Browsing by introduced and native animals Australia
Vegetation science plant functional traits, trade offs in plant design Australia
Restoration Ecology Natural regeneration, plant functional traits, plant succession, vegetation science, environmental management, restoration of former pine plantations Australia
Forest Ecology Sustainable forest management, forest nutrition and tree physiology, soil chemistry Australia
Terrestrial Ecology Environmental management, flora and fauna, pest management Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Australia Department of Primary Industries Exchange, Research
Australia Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria Exchange, Research

Languages

Languages

Language Proficiency
German Speak, Read & Write
English Speak, Read & Write

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor Science (Hons) University of Melbourne 12-Dec-1992
PhD The University of Western Australia 27-Mar-2000

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
DELATITE ARM REGENERATION PROJECT Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 01/05/2002

Additional Grant and Contract Information


Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Role of plant functional traits in determining vegetation composition of abandoned grazing land in north-eastern Victoria, Australia.


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Vegetation Science
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 515-524
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  • Eucalypt establishment on former pine plantations in north east Victoria: an evaluation of revegetation techniques.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Ecological Management & Restoration
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 150-153
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  • Land use influences soil fungal community composition across central Victoria, south-eastern Australia.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Soil Biology and Biochemistry
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 1724-1732
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  • Non-parametric multivariate comparisons of soil fungal composition: sensitivity to thresholds and indications of structural redundancy.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Soil Biology and Biochemistry
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 1601-1611
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Land-use history, forest conversion, and soil organic carbon in pine plantations and native forests of south eastern Australia.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Geoderma
    Volume: 137
    Page numbers: 401-413
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Publications in 2005

Books

  • Rehabilitation of former pine plantations
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Department of Sustainability and Environment(Melbourne)
    Authors(s):

Reports

  • 'Delatite Arm Regeneration Project: Research & Development. Technical Report #3, Januaray 2005.'
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Department of Sustainability and Environment
    Report No:: 3
    Publisher: School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne(Creswick)
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  • 'Delatite Arm Regeneration Project: Summary of R&D activities (January 2002 - June 2005).'
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Department of Sustainability and Environment
    Publisher: School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne(Creswick)
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Publications in 2004

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Restoration of former pine plantations in Australia: revegetation techniques, pine wildling control and the importance of land use history.
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 16th International Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration
    Conference Publication: 16th International Conference, Society for Ecological Restoration
    Page numbers: 1-13
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  • The decline of riparian communities of Eucalyptus camphora and E. ovata within the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve, Victoria.
    Year: 2004
    Event name: NSW Forest Health Advisory Committee. Fundamental causes of eucalypt forest decline and possible management solutions.
    Conference Publication: NSW Forest Health Advisory Committee. Fundamental causes of eucalypt forest decline and possible management solutions.
    Page numbers: 13-14
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Reports

  • Delatite Arm Regeneration Project: Research & Development: Technical Report #2, January 2004
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Department of Sustainability and Environment
    Report No:: 2
    Publisher: Department of Sustainability and Environment(Creswick)
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  • Re-establishment of native vegetation on former pine plantations: an Australian Perspective.
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: University of Melbourne(Parkville)
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  • Restoration of former pine plantations in Australia: a review of critical ecosystem processes, October 2004
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Department of Sustainability and Environment
    Publisher: Institute of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2002

Reports

  • Delatite Arm Reforestation Project: Research & Development. Technical Report #1.
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: University of Melbourne(Parkville)
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  • Effects of stack emissions on horticultural plants around the Stuart Shale Oil plant near Gladstone, Central Queensland. A pilot study using open-topped chambers.
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Central Queensland University(Rockhampton)
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  • Section 10 - Terrestrial Flora and Fauna. Stuart Oil Shale Project Stage 2. Supplementary Report, Environmental Impact Statement.
    Year: 2002
    Customer: Southern Pacific Petroleum (Development) Pty Ltd
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  • Stuart Oil Shale Project Terrestrial and Aquatic Flora and Fauna Studies. Report 14: 2001 Terrestrial Monitoring. A report to Southern Pacific Petroleum (Development).
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Central Queensland University(Rockhampton)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Human and Natural Impacts on the Upper Yarra Region with reference to the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve: a review.
    Year: 2001
    Journal: The Victorian Naturalist
    Volume: 118
    Page numbers: 127-139
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Managing remnant ecosystems alongside industry: an example from the Conservation and Management Strategy for the Awoonga Dam near Gladstone, Central Queensland.
    Year: 2001
    Event name: Remnant Vegetation in the Brigalow Belt: Management and Conservation
    Conference Publication: Remnant Vegetation in the Brigalow Belt: Management and Conservartion.
    Page numbers: 97-120
    Publisher: Central Queensland University(Rockhampton)
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Reports

  • Assessment of ecological risk associated with irrigation systems in the Fitzroy Basin: Phase 1 – identification of risks and development of conceptual models.
    Year: 2001
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  • Flora and Fauna of the Yabula Coastal Sands: Report 5, Spring 2000 Monitoring. A report to Yabulu Refinery, QNI Resources Pty Ltd.
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Central Queensland University(Rockhampton)
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  • Stuart Oil Shale Project Terrestrial and aquatic flora and fauna studies. Report 13: biological monitoring of aquatic environments – Winter 2000. A report to Southern Pacific Petroleum (Development).
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Central Queensland University(Rockhampton)
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  • Vegetation survey of the Mount Morgan mine.
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Central Queensland University(Rockhampton)
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