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DR KEVIN TOLHURST



Contact Details

Organization: Forest and Ecosystem Science
Position: SENIOR LECTURER
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Homepage: http://www.forestscience.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/kevin_tolhurst/index.html
Work: 5321 4162
Mobile: 0417 591 485
Fax: 5321 4194
Building: No Building
Campus: ILFR - Creswick

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Forest Science University of Melbourne
Title Not Known University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne

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
BARMAH- MILLEWA Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 01/07/2004
FIRE CRC A4.1 RISK Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 01/07/2004
FIRE CRC A1.2 FUEL Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 22/11/2004
DSE PROJECT 1.1 FIRE MANAGEMENT & BIODIVERSITY, EMERGING ISSUES AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER 2008-09 Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 01/07/2006
DSE PROJECT 1.2 BUSHFIRE CRC PROJECTS 2008/10 Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 01/07/2006

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

  • Phoenix: development and application of a bushfire risk management tool
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Journal of Emergency Management
    Volume: 23
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 47-54
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • An emission budget for dioxins from crop and bush fires in Australia
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Organohalogen Compounds
    Volume: 69
    Page numbers: 2419-2422
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  • Emission of dioxins from bush fires in Australia
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Organohalogen Compounds
    Volume: 69
    Page numbers: 307-310
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  • Roots of Australian alpine plant species contain high levels of stored carbohydrates independent of post-fire regeneration strategy
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Journal of Botany
    Volume: 55
    Page numbers: 771-779
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Publications in 2006

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Wildfire risk management model for strategic management


    Year: 2006
    Event name: 5th International Conference on Forest Fire Research
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 5th International conference on Forest Fire Research
    Page numbers: 1-15
    Publisher: Elsevier(Amsterdam)
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  • Woody fuel consumption experiments in and undisturbed forest
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 5th International Conference on Forest Fire Research
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 5th International conference on Forest Fire Research
    Page numbers: 1-14
    Publisher: Elsevier(Amsterdam)
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Reports

  • Report on Fire Behaviour at the Fatality Scene on Moyston-Pomonal Road - Mt Lubra Fire, Horsham Fire No.26, January 2006
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Department of Sustainability and Environment
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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  • Report on the fire suppression options at the Wangary Fire, Lower Eyre Peninsula, S.A on Monday 10th January 2005
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Crown Solicito's Office
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Effects of the fire retardant Phos-Chek on vegetation in eastern Australian heathlands
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Wildland Fire
    Volume: 14
    Issue: (2) May 2005
    Page numbers: 199-211
    Publisher: CSIRO Publications
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Current methods to assess fire danger potential
    Year: 2003
    Book: Wildland fire danger estimation and mapping - The role of remote sensing data
    Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co
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