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Contacts

The Headquarters of the Rainforest CRC is located at James Cook University's Cairns Campus.

Due to the closure of the Rainforest CRC, any correspondence after 29 September 2006 should be addressed to:

Postal Address

Professor Nigel Stork
Chief Executive Officer
Rainforest CRC
PO Box 6811
CAIRNS QLD 4870, AUSTRALIA

Street/Delivery Address

Professor Nigel Stork
C/- University Reception
Ground Floor, Building A1
James Cook University
McGregor Road, Smithfield
CAIRNS QLD 4878, AUSTRALIA

Telephone (07) 4042 1246
International +61 7 4042 1246

Facsimile (07) 4042 1247
International +61 7 4042 1247

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Email rainforestcrc@jcu.edu.au


Key Personnel

All enquiries about the Rainforest CRC should be directed to Professor Nigel Stork, Chief Executive Officer, as per the details provided above.

Key personnel of the Rainforest CRC, including Program and Project Leaders, may be contacted by email. However, it is important to note that some personnel may no longer be affiliated with the organisations listed below. Programs and Projects listed here reflect those reported on for the final year of operation of the Rainforest CRC (see 2005/2006 Annual Report).

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Program Leaders
Professor Geoff McDonald, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Leader, Program 1 Regional Planning and Management

Dr David Hilbert, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Leader, Program 2 Functional Ecology and Global Change

Professor Roger Kitching, Griffith University
Leader, Program 3 Canopy Processes and Dynamics

Professor David Gillieson, James Cook University
Leader, Program 4 Rainforest Access: Managing and Monitoring Impacts

Associate Professor Carla Catterall, Griffith University
Leader, Program 5 Restoration Ecology and Farm Forestry

Dr David Westcott, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Leader, Program 6 Conservation Principles and Management

Dr Sandra Pannell, James Cook University
Leader, Program 7 Aboriginal Collaboration and Capacity-building in Research

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Project Leaders
Professor Geoff McDonald, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Leader, Project 1.1 Wet Tropics Regional Planning and Management

Associate Professor Stuart Phinn, The University of Queensland
Leader, Project 1.2 Regional State of the Wet Tropics Satellite-based Monitoring Information System

Dr David McJannet, CSIRO Land and Water
Leader, Project 2.2 Water Regulation as an Ecosystem Device

Dr David Hilbert, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems and Dr Stephen Williams, James Cook University
Leaders, Project 2.5 Impacts of Climate Change on Rainforest Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Professor Roger Kitching, Griffith University
Leader, Project 3.1 Floral Biology and Canopy Pollination in Fragmented Forests

Dr Michael Liddell, James Cook University
Leader, Project 3.2 Net Ecosystem Exchange of Carbon, Heat and Water in a Tropical Rainforest

Dr Joan Bentrupperbäumer, James Cook University
Leader, Project 4.1 Strategies for Sustainable Rainforest Visitation and Use

Dr Miriam Goosem, James Cook University
Leader, Project 4.2 Sustainable Roads, Powerlines and Walking Tracks

Professor David Gillieson, James Cook University
Leader, Project 4.3 Improving GIS Models of Ecological Traits Using High Resolution Remote Sensing

Professor Bruce Prideaux, James Cook University
Leader, Project 4.4 An Economic Assessment of Tourism in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Dr David Lamb, The University of Queensland
Leader, Project 5.1 Restoration Techniques

Associate Professor Carla Catterall, Griffith University
Leader, Project 5.2 Biodiversity Values and Landscape Context in Reforestation

Dr John Herbohn, The University of Queensland
Leader, Project 5.3 Social and Economic Aspects of Reforestation

Ms Melissa Setter, Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water
Leader, Project 6.2.1 Ecology and Management of Wet Tropics Weeds

Dr Jim Mitchell, Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water
Leader, Project 6.2.2 Diet and Trapping Strategies of Feral Pigs in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Dr Peter Latch, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Dr David Westcott, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Leader, Project 6.3.1 Species and Processes at Landscape Scales: Are They Threatened?

Dr Andrew Krockenberger, James Cook University
Leader, Project 6.4 Impacts of Climate Change on Australia's Rainforest Marsupial Folivores

Dr Chris Margules, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Leader, Project 6.5 Dynamic Models for Management

Dr Sandra Pannell, James Cook University
Leader, Project 7.1 Identification of Indigenous Cultural Values and Landscapes within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

Professor Roger Leakey, James Cook University
Leader, Project 7.3 Technical Education and Training, and Participatory Domestication of Native Food Plants with the Ma:Mu Community

Mr Jon Brodie, James Cook University
Leader, Catchment to Reef Task 1 Riparian Zone Performance: Tools and Protocols for Quality Assessment and Monitoring

Dr Barry Butler, James Cook University
Leader, Catchment to Reef Task 2 Monitoring Tools for Water Quality Assessment

Professor Angela Arthington, Griffith University
Leader, Catchment to Reef Task 3 River Health Assessment Tools
Leader, Catchment to Reef Task 4 Frameworks for Integrated Catchment Management

Dr Miles Furnas, Australian Institute of Marine Science
Leader, Catchment to Reef Task 5 Advanced Technologies for Monitoring Water Quality in the Great Barrier Reef

Dr Katharina Fabricius, Australian Institute of Marine Science
Leader, Catchment to Reef Task 6 Condition and Trend Assessments for Coastal Marine Communities

Professor Richard Pearson, James Cook University
Leader, Catchment to Reef Task 7 Achieving Outcomes: Adoption of Tools Through Training of the Current and New Generation of Practitioners

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