Chris Allen

Position

Senior Technical Officer (Ecology)

Branch

Science & Public Programs

Section

Evolutionary Ecology

Email

chris.allen@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Phone

(02) 9231 8115

Fax

(02) 9251 7231

Role

• Ecological research programs and analyses
• Maintaining mapping and GIS data
• Prepare, assist in and process field work

Current research projects

• Classification and assessment of the vegetation of New South Wales
• Ecology of the Wollemi Pine
• Survey, monitoring and mapping of the threatened grasslands of the Liverpool Plains, North western Slopes of New South Wales

Research interests

Effects of flood, drought, clearing, grazing, soil type, salinity, etc. on plant species (grasses) distributions. Plant associations with invertebrates (landsnails). Data collection, integrity, integration, analysis, maintenance and storage. Traits.

Keywords

Mapping, GIS, Liverpool Plains, grasslands, Wollemi Pine, landsnails, plant ecology, community ecology, vegetation classification