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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-12-18 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006172b.htm person Dickman Christopher Richard FAA AACR2 15 May 1955 Place of Birth London, United Kingdom Zoologist Chris Dickman is internationally recognised for his pioneering research on terrestrial vertebrates. His work has focused on understanding factors that affect distribution, abundance and population dynamics, particular in arid environments, and transformed thinking about threatened species conservation and pest control. In 2004 Dickman was appointed Professor in Terrestrial Ecology at the University of Sydney.

"Christopher Dickman is an ecologist, internationally recognised for his contributions to our understanding of terrestrial vertebrates. His pioneering research shows that competition, predation and indirect interactions have more profound and pervasive effects on mammalian population dynamics than previously thought, and has transformed thinking about how these interactions can be harnessed in programs of threatened species conservation and pest control. His ground-breaking research on interactions in arid ecosystems has uncovered novel processes including, long-distance movements, widespread omnivory and extreme behavioural opportunism that are unique to Australian mammals. His work has challenged and redirected thinking that desert organisms show global convergence in their adaptations." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/chris-dickman 19/7/2022]

1976 1976 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Leeds, United Kingdom 1980 1980 Award - Eiils Troughton Memorial Award, Australian Mammal Society 1982 1982 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Australian National University 1982 1984 Career position - Academic Visitor, University of Oxford 1985 1988 Career position - Lecturer in Zoology, University of Western Australia 1989 1991 Career position - Lecturer in Biology, University of Sydney 1992 1997 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Biology, University of Sydney 1998 2003 Career position - Reader in Biology, University of Sydney 2000 2003 Career position - President, Australian Mammal Society 2001 Award - Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2004 Career position - Professor in Terrestrial Ecology (Personal Chair), University of Sydney 2004 2004 Award - Whitley Award for A fragile balance: the extraordinary story of Australian marsupials, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2008 2008 Award - C. Hart Merriam Award, American Society of Mammalogists 2010 2010 Award - Award for Plant and Animal Sciences, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards 2012 Award - Fellow and Honorary Life Member, Australian Mammal Society 2015 2015 Award - Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 2016 2016 Award - Whitley Award (joint) for fifth volume of Handbook of the mammals of the world, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2018 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2018 2018 Award - Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal 2021 2021 Award - International Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Clarke Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1878 - )

Awarded the Medal 2015

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Professor in Terrestrial Ecology 2004 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2018

 Australian Mammal Society (1958 - )

President 2000 - 2003; Fellow and Honorary Life Member 2012 -

 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1879 - )

Fellow 2001 -

 Ellis Troughton Memorial Award, Australian Mammal Society (1978 - )

Received the Award 1980

 New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards (2008 - 2014)

Received the Award for Plant and Animal sciences 2010

 Ecological Society of Australia Gold Medal (1983 - )

Awarded the Medal 2018

 'Dickman, Christopher Richard (Chris)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dickman, Christopher Richard (Chris) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Journal Article: New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: Dr Bradley Law FRZS Dickman, Christopher New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: Dr Bradley Law FRZS 2022 Australian zoologist 42 1 160-1 Journal Article: New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: Dr Ayesha Tulloch FRZS Dickman, Christopher New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: Dr Ayesha Tulloch FRZS 2022 Australian zoologist 42 1 158-9 Journal Article: The dingo dilemma: a brief history of a debate Dickman, C. R.; Newsome, T. M.; and van Eeden, L. The dingo dilemma: a brief history of a debate 2021 Australian zoologist 41 3 298-321 Journal Article: New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: Peter Fleming FRZS, 2019 Dickman, Chris New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: Peter Fleming FRZS, 2019 2021 Australian zoologist 41 2 287-8 Book: Secret lives of carnivorous marsupials Baker, Andrew; and Dickman, Chris Secret lives of carnivorous marsupials Clayton South, Vic. CSIRO Publishing 2018 Journal Article: New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: 2010 [Harold Cogger and Michael Calver] Dickman, Chris R. New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: 2010 [Harold Cogger and Michael Calver] 2011 Australian zoologist 35 4 991-5 Edited Book: Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve Robin, Libby, Dickman, Christopher R.; and Martin, Mandy Desert Channels: The Impulse to Conserve Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 2010 Edited Book: A Clash of Paradigms: Community and Research-Based Conservation Lunney, Daniel, Dickman, Chris and Burgin, Shelley A Clash of Paradigms: Community and Research-Based Conservation Mosman Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 2002 Book: A Zoological Revolution: Using Native Fauna to Assist in its Own Survival Lunney, Daniel and Dickman, Chris A Zoological Revolution: Using Native Fauna to Assist in its Own Survival Sydney Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales and Australian Museum 2002 Journal Article: Putting Science in its Place: the Role of Sandringham Station in Fostering Arid Zone Science in Australia Dickman, Christopher R.; and Robin, Libby Putting Science in its Place: the Role of Sandringham Station in Fostering Arid Zone Science in Australia 2014 Historical Records of Australian Science 25 2 186-201 Book: A Fragile Balance: the Extraordinary Story of Australia's Marsupials Dickman, Christopher and Ganf, Rosemary Woodford A Fragile Balance: the Extraordinary Story of Australia's Marsupials Fishermans Bend (Vic.) Craftsman House 2007 Journal Article: Sydney's bubonic plague outbreak 1900 - 1910: a disaster for foreshore wildlife? Banks, Peter B.; Cleary, Grainne P.; and Dickman, Chris R. Sydney's bubonic plague outbreak 1900 - 1910: a disaster for foreshore wildlife? 2011 Australian Zoologist 35 4 1033-9