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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated2018-11-20humanHelen Cohnupdated2026-02-12humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006141b.htmpersonFriedelMargaret HildaAACR2Rangeland ecologistMargaret Friedel is known for her expertise on the ecology of Australian rangelands and collaborative research with landholders and communities, and is widely cited for her work on the concept of ecosystem thresholds. She joined CSIRO in Alice Springs in 1974 as an ecologist working on rangelands pasture production systems, later broadening her interests to include rangeland ecology and management, especially vegetation dynamics and fire management, landscape rehabilitation, and community-based solutions for land-use planning. Friedel has been involved in collaborative projects in Africa and India.19671967Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne19731973Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne19742002Career position - Ecologist, CSIRO, Alice Springs, Northern Territory19781978Education - DipEd, Murdoch University19811982Career position - President, Australian Rangeland Society19851986Career position - Research Fellow, South African Department of Agriculture and Water Supply19881995Career position - Chair of Publications Committee, Australian Rangelands Society19941996Career position - Member, State of the Environment Land Resources Reference Group, Commonwealth Government19951999Career position - Chair, International Continuing Committee for Rangeland Congresses19961996Award - Outstanding Achievement Award, Society for Rangeland Management, U.S.A.20022002Career event - Contributing author, Working Group II "Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change: Scientific-Technical Analyses", Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Second Assessment Report20022009Career position - Officer-in-Charge, Alice Springs Laboratories, CSIRO20072007Award - Australian Public Service Medal for outstanding public service in the field of arid zone research20072007Award - Desert Knowledge Research Award, Desert Knowledge CRC2010Career position - Honorary Fellow, CSIRO, Alice Springs20102010Life event - Retired2014Career position - Professorial Fellow, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs2017Award - Fellow, Australian Rangeland Society
Desert Knowledge CRC (2003 - )
Awarded Desert Knowledge Research Award 2007
'Friedel, Margaret Hilda', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyFriedel, Margaret HildaSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationJournal Article: Ray Perry: the father of rangeland science in AustraliaFriedel, Margaret H.Ray Perry: the father of rangeland science in Australia2025Historical records of Australian science361-14Journal Article: A history of CSIRO's Central Australian Laboratory 2, 1980-2018: interdisciplinary land researchFriedel, Margaret H.; Morton, Stephen R.; Bastin, Gary N.; Davies, Jocelyn; and Stafford Smith, D. MarkA history of CSIRO's Central Australian Laboratory 2, 1980-2018: interdisciplinary land research2023Historical Records of Australian Science34150-62Journal Article: A history of CSIRO'S Central Australian Laboratory, 1: 1953-80: pastoral land researchFriedel, Margaret H.; and Morton, Stephen R.A history of CSIRO'S Central Australian Laboratory, 1: 1953-80: pastoral land research2023Historical records of Australian Science34136-49Journal Article: A conservation with Margaret FriedelBox, ThadA conservation with Margaret Friedel2008Rangelands30233-5Journal Article: Women in conservation science making a differenceByrne, Margaret; Broadhurst, Linda; Leishman, Michelle; and Belov, KathyWomen in conservation science making a difference2018Pacific Conservation Biology2416