Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
Start Date
23-3-2017 5:00 PM
Description
For many years Kevin was a Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Environment and Conservation. His research has focused on the botany of the Kimberley and Top End, document-ing in particular the flora of remote rainforests and monsoon vine thickets. Kimberley rainforests total a mere 7000 hectares, less than 0.01% of the region, yet - incredibly - they contain around 25% of the region’s total plant species!
Kevin began his fieldwork on the Dampier Peninsula back in 1977. Through the 1980s & 1990s, Kevin worked tirelessly with members of the Broome Botanical Society and Indigenous elders to document the local flora. This collaboration resulted in the 1996 landmark publication Broome and Beyond: plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, gaining the team a CSIRO Medal for Re-search Achievement. Kevin is currently Adjunct Professor at UWA, as well as an Honorary Re-search Associate for the WA Herbarium & WA Museum.
Recommended Citation
Kenneally, Kevin, "Kimberley Rainforests: A Focus on Biological Diversity" (2017). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 6.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2017/schedule/6
Kimberley Rainforests: A Focus on Biological Diversity
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
For many years Kevin was a Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Environment and Conservation. His research has focused on the botany of the Kimberley and Top End, document-ing in particular the flora of remote rainforests and monsoon vine thickets. Kimberley rainforests total a mere 7000 hectares, less than 0.01% of the region, yet - incredibly - they contain around 25% of the region’s total plant species!
Kevin began his fieldwork on the Dampier Peninsula back in 1977. Through the 1980s & 1990s, Kevin worked tirelessly with members of the Broome Botanical Society and Indigenous elders to document the local flora. This collaboration resulted in the 1996 landmark publication Broome and Beyond: plants and people of the Dampier Peninsula, gaining the team a CSIRO Medal for Re-search Achievement. Kevin is currently Adjunct Professor at UWA, as well as an Honorary Re-search Associate for the WA Herbarium & WA Museum.
