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Dr Grant Williamson

Post Doctoral

BSc (Hons), PhD

Grant Williamson

Contact Details

Contact Campus Sandy Bay Campus
Building Life Sciences Building
Room Reference 270
Telephone +61 3 6226 1944
Fax +61 3 6226 2698
Email grant.williamson@utas.edu.au

Publications

  • Jacups SP, Whelan PI, Markey PG, Cleland SJ, Williamson GJ, Currie BJ, 2008, 'Predictive indicators for Ross River virus infection in the Darwin area of tropical northern Australia, using long-term mosquito trapping data. ', Tropical Medicine & International Health, 13, 943 - 952
  • Franklin DC, Petty AM, Williamson GJ, Brook BW, Bowman DM, 2008, 'Monitoring contrasting land management in the savanna landscapes of northern Australia.', Environmental Management, 41, 501-515
  • Williamson GJ, 2008, 'Rainfall Regime and Optimal Root Distribution in the Australian Perennial Grass, Austrodanthona caespitosa (Gaudich.) ', PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide

Achievements

Grant is a landscape ecologist and spatial scientist, whose previous research has included analysis of the impact of rainfall patterns on native grasses in southern Australia, the impacts of mosquito control and climate change on mangrove communities in Darwin, modelling of mosquito borne disease, and researching the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. He completed his PhD at the University of Adelaide, and has worked in Darwin and Hobart.

Research Interests

Grant's current work focuses on using continental-scale data sets to analyze trends in fire danger, fire occurence, and particulate pollution.

Research Areas

Research Project/s