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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2014-01-15 human John Kellas updated 2026-01-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005421b.htm person Kellas John Douglas Dr (PhD) AACR2 1 October 1948 Place of Birth Maffra, Victoria, Australia Forest scientist John Kellas has focused on forest pathology, studying the impact of Armillaria luteobubalina (Australian honey fungus) on forest regeneration and management. In his later career, he studied the effect of partial harvesting methods on the eucalypt species Eucalyptus obliqua and Eucalyptus radiata, and held several senior positions in the plantation management and forestry education sectors. He has recently been a forestry consultant in Vietnam.

John Kellas graduated from the Victorian School of Forestry, Creswick, in 1969. He joined the Forest Commission of Victoria, supervising thinning, harvesting and regeneration of native forests in East Gippsland. His research interest in the fungus Armillaria luteobubalina in native Australian forests led him to complete a Master of Science with a focus on forest pathology at University of British Columbia, Canada (1979). In Australia he continued his research on Armillaria and its impacts on the regeneration and silviculture of mixed species forests in western Victoria. He further established a study investigating the impact of partial harvesting methods on the regeneration and establishment of Eucalyptus obliqua and Euclyptus radiata. John Kellas then moved towards agroforestry and plantation management, holding senior positions at the Centre for Forest Tree Technology, formerly at the School of Forestry in Creswick, Victoria, where he managed plantation research and academic forestry training programs. From 2004-2009, he worked at the Green Triangle Regional Plantation Committee in Mount Gambier, followed by a General Manager position at Plantation Timbers Group, Mount Gambier. John Kellas was a forestry consultant at the Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences between 2011-2012..

1967 1969 Education - Diploma of Forestry, Creswick 1970 1973 Career position - Field work with Forest Commission of Victoria 1973 1974 Education - Bachelor of Science (Forestry), University of Melbourne 1975 1977 Career position - Research Officer position 1977 1979 Education - Master of Science (Forest Pathology), University of British Columbia, Canada 1987 1993 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1996 2001 Career position - Deputy Director, Centre for Forest Tree Technology; international consultancies in India for fire management, agroforestry and farm forestry 2001 2003 Career position - Deputy Manager of the School of Forestry Creswick, managing the academic program for technical forestry training for the University of Melbourne. 2004 2009 Career position - Executive Officer, Green Triangle Regional Plantation Committee, Mount Gambier; promoting plantation development, management, employment, training and education in the Green Triangle region 2009 2011 Career position - General Manager, Plantation Timbers Group, Mount Gambier 2011 2012 Career position - Volunteer Forestry Advisor, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Department of Forestry, The University of Melbourne (1997 - 2005)

Deputy Manager, Creswick campus 2001 - 2003

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The Study of Australian Eucalypts: Forestry

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 'Kellas, John Douglas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Kellas, John Douglas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Behaviour of an Armillaria in some Eucalyptus obliqua - Eucalyptus regnans forests in Tasmania and its role in their decline. Kile, G.A. Behaviour of an Armillaria in some Eucalyptus obliqua - Eucalyptus regnans forests in Tasmania and its role in their decline. 1980 European Journal of Forest Pathology 5 278 - 296 Conference Paper: Management of dry sclerophyll forests in Victoria 1. Low elevation mixed species forests. Kellas, J. D.; and Hateley, R. F. Management of dry sclerophyll forests in Victoria 1. Low elevation mixed species forests. Sydney, NSW Surrey Beatty & Sons 1991 Forest Management in Australia McKinnell, Hopkins and Fox 146-162 Conference Proceedings: Forest Management in Australia McKinnell, E.R. Hopkins, Fox, J.E.D. Forest Management in Australia Chipping Norton, NSW Surrey Beatty &​ Sons in association with Institute of Foresters of Australia, Western Australian Division 1991 Journal Article: Identification of the fungi associated with the regeneration of Eucalyptus obliqua and E. radiata in a central Victorian forest. Mwanza, E.J.M.; and Kellas, J.D. Identification of the fungi associated with the regeneration of Eucalyptus obliqua and E. radiata in a central Victorian forest. 1987 European Journal of Forest Pathology 17 237-245 Journal Article: Reduction in basal increment of Eucalyptus obliqua following crown scorch. Kellas, J.D.; Incoll, W.D.; and Squire, R.O. Reduction in basal increment of Eucalyptus obliqua following crown scorch. 1984 Australian Forestry 47 179-183 Journal Article: Response of messmate stringybark regrowth to release in irregular stands of mixed eucalypts. Kellas, J.D.; Edgar, J.G.; and Squire, R.O. Response of messmate stringybark regrowth to release in irregular stands of mixed eucalypts. 1987 Australian Forestry 50 253-259. Journal Article: Occurrence and effects of Armillaria luteobubalina following partial cutting in mixed eucalypt stands in the Wombat Forest, Victoria. Kellas, J.D.; Kile, G.A.; Jarrett, R.G.; and Morgan, B.J.T. Occurrence and effects of Armillaria luteobubalina following partial cutting in mixed eucalypt stands in the Wombat Forest, Victoria. 1987 Australian Forest Research 17 263-276 Journal Article: Changes in species composition following recent shelterwood cutting in mixed eucalypt stands in the Wombat Forest, Victoria. Kellas, J.D.; Jarrett, R.G.; and Morgan, B.J.T. Changes in species composition following recent shelterwood cutting in mixed eucalypt stands in the Wombat Forest, Victoria. 1988 Australian Forestry 51 112-118 Conference Paper: Growth and mortality, 1978 to 1996, in an Armillaria root rot control experiment in the Mount Cole State Forest, Victoria. Kellas, J.D.; Kile, G.A.; Oswin D.O.; and Ashton, A.K. Growth and mortality, 1978 to 1996, in an Armillaria root rot control experiment in the Mount Cole State Forest, Victoria. Versailles INRA Éditions (Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique) 1998 Root and butt rots of forests trees. Proceedings of 9th International Conference on root and butt rots, Carcans-Maubuisson (France), September 1-7, 1997 Delatour, C., Guillaumin, J.J., Lung-Escarment, B. and Marcais, B. 363-374 Journal Article: Effects of sowing time and container type on height growth and survival of seedlings of Eucalyptus regnans. Kellas, J.D.; and Edgar, J.G. Effects of sowing time and container type on height growth and survival of seedlings of Eucalyptus regnans. 1979 Canadian Journal of Forest Research 9 478-483 Book: Reunion of the Forest Commission Victoria Research Branch, Box Hill Golf Club Thursday 27 November 2025: a souvenir booklet Fagg, Peter, Bren, Leon, Stewart, Hugh, Murphy, Simon and Smith, Ian Reunion of the Forest Commission Victoria Research Branch, Box Hill Golf Club Thursday 27 November 2025: a souvenir booklet Box Hill South, Vic. Forest Research Reunion Committee 2025