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David A. Keith

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David A. Keith FAA is an Australian botanist / ecologist who works in the areas of vegetation dynamics, population and ecosystem modelling, and fire.[1] He is currently (September 2020) professor of botany at the University of New South Wales.[2] His work has led to his being a member of the Australian Threatened Species Scientific Committee and the standards committees for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems.[3]

Keith was awarded the Australian Ecology Research Award by the Ecological Society of Australia in 2013.[4] In 2017 he was awarded the Clarke Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales for distinguished work in the Natural Sciences.[5] He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2023[6] and a finalist in the Australian Institute of Botanical Science Eureka Prize for Excellence in Botanical Science in the same year.[7]

The standard author abbreviation D.A.Keith is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

Published names

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  • Acacia stellaticeps Kodela, Tindale & D.A.Keith, Nuytsia 13(3): 483 (2001) (2001).
  • Acacia wickhamii subsp. parviphyllodinea Tindale, Kodela & D.A.Keith, Fl. Australia 11B: 488 (2001).
  • Acacia wickhamii subsp. viscidula (F.Muell.) Tindale, Kodela & D.A.Keith, Fl. Australia 11B: 488 (2001).

Selected publications

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Books

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  • Keith, D.A. (2017), Australian vegetation (Third ed.), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-107-11843-0
  • Keith, D. A. (2004), Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes: The Native Vegetation of New South Wales and the ACT
  • Keith, D.A. (1998), Forest Ecosystem Classification and Mapping for the Eden Comprehensive Regional Assessment

Articles

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ "David Keith | School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences". www.bees.unsw.edu.au. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "David Keith". The Conversation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ "David Keith". www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Past recipients of the Australian Ecology Research Award (AERA)". Ecological Society of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Clarke Medal - The Royal Society of NSW". www.royalsoc.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "David Keith". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes finalists". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ^ International Plant Names Index.  D.A.Keith.