Welcome!
Degraded, fragmented, abandoned – these are the landscapes that we work in.
But we also live and work in one of the most floristically diverse regions of the world, the south-west of Western Australia.
In the Ecosystem Restoration & Intervention Ecology (ERIE) Research Group, we aim to understand the processes that lead to the degradation of ecosystems and the mechanisms by which they can be conserved and restored.
Our research covers wide and varied aspects of ecology and natural resource management, from conceptual ecology through ecosystem restoration and the management of rare and threatened flora to environmental policy.
About Us
The ERIE Research Group, headed by Australian Laureate Fellow, Prof Richard J. Hobbs, consists of plant and animal ecologists, who have vast experience in both the ecosystems of Western Australia as well as those further afield Read more
The group is located within the School of Plant Biology at the University of Western Australia and receives funding and support from the School of Plant Biology and University of Western Australia also through an Australian Research Council, Australian Laureate Fellowship.
Some components of the group are also funded through CEED (ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions), which along with NERP (National Environmental Research Program) is part of the larger EDG (Environmental Decisions Group).
News
Feb 2012: Elephants for the bush? read more
Dec 2011: WA Scientist of the Year has been awarded to Prof Richard Hobbs read more
Projects
The group is currently working on a number of research projects around the themes of weed invasion, climate change responses, bee distribution, old-field restoration and novel ecosystems. A number of these projects are being carried out at UWA's Future Farm. Read more
Latest Publications
- The Ridgefield Multiple Ecosystem Services Experiment: Can restoration of former agricultural land achieve multiple outcomes? DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2012.02.016
- Time for a change: dynamic urban ecology. DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2011.10.008
- Movement patterns by Egernia napoleonis following reintroduction into restored jarrah forest. DOI:10.1071/WR11063
- Are invasive ants better plant mutualists? A comparison of plant protection services by yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) and weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina). DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18803.x
- Decision Point, the monthly magazine of the EDG
Connect with Us
Where to Find Us
- ERIE Research Group
- Ground Floor
- Botany Building (UWA)
- Entry No. 3. Hackett Drive
- Crawley
- Western Australia
How to Contact Us
- ERIE Research Group (M090)
- School of Plant Biology
- Uni of Western Australia
- 35 Stirling Highway
- Crawley 6009
- Western Australia
- P: +64 (0)8 6488 4615
- F: +64 (0)8 6488 7461
- E: admin@ERIE-research.org