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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003345b.htm person Ashton David Hungerford OAM FRSV AACR2 6 July 1927 22 November 2005 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Botanist Ecologist David Ashton was one of Australia's most regarded botanist and a leading authority on the ecology of Australia's mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forests. He was Associate Professor of Botany at the University of Melbourne until his retirement in 1989.

Throughout his career Ashton studied and documented how forests change over time and how they relied on and respond to bush fires. He also went on to study other plants and ecosystems including alpine regions of Australia and North America, Antarctic vegetation and beech forests in Chile. When not involved in research or lecturing, Ashton worked on many government advisory bodies including the Victorian National Parks Advisory Council and spent much time painting landscapes and writing poetry.

He received many honours and awards including the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), the Ecological Society of Australia Gold MEdal and the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment established the David Ashton award for its staff in his honour.

1949 c. 1951 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1958 1958 Career position - Nuffield Travelling Scholar and postdoctoral studies in the United Kingdom 1959 1959 Career position - Rockefeller Foundation Grant - Postdoctoral studies in Germany, France, Canada and the United States of America 1960 1992 Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer then Associate Professor of Botany, University of Melbourne 1990 1990 Award - Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal 1995 2005 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria (FRSV) [One of first four Fellows elected, known then as the 'Foundation Fellows'] 1999 1999 Award - David Ashton Biodiversity Award established in his honour by the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment 2001 2001 Award - Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) - for service to the science of plant ecology in the areas of forest regeneration, conservation and management 2002 2002 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne School of Botany, The University of Melbourne (1880s - )

Lecturer (later Associate Professor) 1962 - 1992

 Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal (1983 - )

Awarded the Medal 1990

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Fellow 1995 - 2005

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 'Ashton, David Hungerford', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Ashton, David Hungerford Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Vale David Ashton OAM Vale David Ashton OAM The University of Melbourne 2005 School of Botany Newsletter December 2005 2 Newspaper Article: Scientist saw forests for more than their trees Williams, Dick Scientist saw forests for more than their trees Melbourne 2005 The Age 19 Journal Article: John Stewart Turner Rowan, Kingsley, S.; and Ashton, David H. John Stewart Turner 1999 Australian journal of botany 47 4 iii-iv Journal Article: Ecological studies on Pelican Island, Western Port, Victoria Ashton, D. H. Ecological studies on Pelican Island, Western Port, Victoria 1999 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 111 229-52 Journal Article: John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 Ashton, D. H.; Ducker, S. C. John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 1993 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 3 278-290 Journal Article: The history of the McCoy Society Ashton, David H. The history of the McCoy Society 2001 The Victorian naturalist 118 321-7 Journal Article: A comparison of some populations of Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. growing on calcareous and acid soils in Victoria, Australia. Ladiges, P. Y.; and Ashton, D. H. A comparison of some populations of <span style="font-style:italic">Eucalyptus viminalis</span> Labill. growing on calcareous and acid soils in Victoria, Australia. 1977 Australian Journal of Ecology 2 2 161-178 Journal Article: Obituary - D.H. Ashton: David Hungerford Ashton, OAM, FFRSV, 6th July 1927 -22nd November 2005 Gillbank, Linden Obituary - D.H. Ashton: David Hungerford Ashton, OAM, FFRSV, 6th July 1927 -22nd November 2005 2006 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 118 9-15 Journal Article: David Hungerford Ashton, OAM - 6 July 1927 - 22 November 2005 Gillbank, Linden David Hungerford Ashton, OAM - 6 July 1927 - 22 November 2005 2006 The Victorian naturalist 123 3 174-176 Edited Book: Cambridge - Castlemaine : a tribute to John Stewart Turner on the occasion of his 80th birthday Clifford, H. T. Cambridge - Castlemaine : a tribute to John Stewart Turner on the occasion of his 80th birthday St Lucia, Qld Dept. of Botany, University of Queensland 1988 Book Section: Into the Land of the Mountain Cattlemen: Maisie Fawcett's Ecological Investigations on the Bogong High Plains Gillbank, Linden Into the Land of the Mountain Cattlemen: Maisie Fawcett's Ecological Investigations on the Bogong High Plains Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 133-154 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. (1871), Mountain Ash Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. (1871), Mountain Ash 23 January 2013 Gavan McCarthy, Christine Moje, Ailie Smith Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. (1871), Mountain Ash Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell. (1871), Mountain Ash 23 January 2013 Gavan McCarthy, Christine Moje, Ailie Smith

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