The Western Australian Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) Threatened Ecological Communities Scientific Committee (TECSC) are appointed by the Minister for Environment, with administrative support provided by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
The role of the committees is to:
The committees meet at least annually to consider any nominations received since the previous meeting.
The Terms of Reference for the TSSC and TECSC, and further details on the committees’ roles is in Ministerial Guideline 1
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Mailing address:Chair
Dr Andrew Burbidge
Members (Alphabetical order)
| Member | General area of expertise |
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Dr Ken Atkins |
Vascular flora, especially threatened flora |
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Dr Andrew Burbidge |
Threatened species, especially vertebrate animals |
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Dr Rob Davis |
Frogs, reptiles and birds |
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Prof Kingsley Dixon |
Flora ecology and conservation management. Member CTSSC |
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Dr Mark Harvey |
Arachnids and millipedes, short-range endemic invertebrates |
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Dr Melinda Moir |
Terrestrial invertebrates, especially insects |
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Dr Antony Start |
Flora and fauna survey, research and conservation |
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Dr Vicki Stokes |
Avian fauna and general vertebrates |
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A/Prof Kristin Warren |
Birds, mammals and reptiles, animal health |
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Dr Colin Yates |
Flora conservation, genetics, threatening processes and threatened species modelling |
Chair
Mr Greg Keighery
Members (alphabetical order)
| Member | General area of expertise |
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Ms Val English |
24 years’ experience in work on threatened assemblages throughout the State and application of listing criteria to ecological communities. |
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Dr Bill Humphreys |
Recognised expert in relation to underground fauna, with 50 years’ experience in survey and taxonomy. |
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Mr Greg Keighery |
40 years' experience in biological surveys throughout the State and a recognised expert in the State’s flora and vegetation, and weeds. |
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Ms Vicki Long |
34 years' experience in survey and management of Pilbara and Kimberley flora and vegetation. |
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Dr Ben Miller |
20 years' experience in research into distinguishing plant communities, and restoration ecology. |
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Dr Melinda Moir |
20 years' experience in research in terrestrial invertebrate assemblages and their conservation. |
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Dr Andrew Storey |
More than 30 years’ experience in aquatic ecology and extensive experience in the application of listing criteria to ecological communities. |
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Ms Denise True |
30 years’ experience in vegetation surveys and analysis, especially in the Pilbara and wheatbelt. |
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Dr Eddie van Etten |
18 years' experience in plant ecology and vegetation analysis, and restoration ecology. |
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Dr Stephen van Leeuwen |
38 years’ experience in biodiversity surveys in WA. Recognised expert in Pilbara and western desert flora and fauna |
Ministerial Guidelines 1: Nominations for Threatened Species, Threatened Ecological Communities and Key Threatening Processes 265.75 KB