Christopher Richard Dickman is an Australian ecologist specialised in the ecology of small vertebrates in Australia in general, and of marsupials in particular. He is a professor in terrestrial ecology at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences of the University of Sydney,[1] and a co-director of its Desert Ecology Research Group.
Recognition
editDickman is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science,[2] of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales and of the Zoological Society of India.[3] In 2022 he was made an international honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]
He has received the Ellis Troughton Memorial Award of the Australian Mammal Society (1980),[5] the NSW Science & Engineering Award (2010),[6] the Clarke Medal of the Royal Society of New South Wales (2015)[7] and a gold medal from the Ecological Society of Australia (2018).[8]
Books
editAs author
edit- Secret lives of carnivorous marsupials. (Clayton South, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing, 2018), 328 pp.[9]
- A Fragile Balance: the Extraordinary Story of Australia's Marsupials. (Fishermans Bend (Vic.) : Craftsman House, 2007), 246 pp. Details[10][11]
- A Zoological Revolution: Using Native Fauna to Assist in its Own Survival. (Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales and Australian Museum, 2002), 176 pp. Details
As editor
edit- A Clash of Paradigms: Community and Research-Based Conservation. (Mosman: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales., 2002), 104 pp. Details
- Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve. (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2010), 352 pp.[12]
References
edit- ^ Professor Chris Dickman. The Australian National University, Canberra> Accessed October 2024.
- ^ "Academy of Science awards Sydney scientists with highest honour". The University of Sydney.
- ^ https://www.zoologicalsocietyofindia.com/journal.php
- ^ "Christopher R. Dickman". amacad.org. 5 October 2024.
- ^ https://australianmammals.org.au/awards/ellis_troughton_memorial_award
- ^ https://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/events/nsw-premiers-prizes-for-science-and-engineering/previous-winners
- ^ "Annual black-tie dinner 2016". The Royal Society of NSW.
- ^ https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/news/ecology-is-non-linear-esa-gold-medal-winner-chris-dickman/
- ^ Hamede, Rodrigo (September 2019). "Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials . By Andrew Baker and Chris Dickman. Clayton South (Australia): CSIRO Publishing. AU $140.00. viii + 320 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-1-4863-0514-8. 2018". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 94 (3): 298–298. doi:10.1086/705064. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ "A Fragile Balance". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 2008.
- ^ Cardillo, Marcel (September 2008). "A Fragile Balance: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials . By Christopher Dickman and , Rosemary Woodford Ganf; foreword by , Tim Flannery. Chicago (Illinois): University of Chicago Press. $65.00. x + 246 p.; ill.; index. 978‐0‐226‐14630‐0. 2007". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 83 (3): 323–323. doi:10.1086/592663. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ Armstrong, Graeme (December 2012). "Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve . LibbyRobin, ChrisDickman and MandyMartin ( eds ). CSIRO Publishing , Collingwood , 2010 . xxii + 330 pp. Price A$59.95 (hardback, also available in paperback). ISBN 9780643097490 ". Austral Ecology. 37 (8). doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02435.x. ISSN 1442-9985.
External links
edit- Christopher Dickman publications indexed by Google Scholar