Dr. Glenn Stewart
Associate Professor of Forest Ecology and Leader of the Urban Ecology initiative for the Issac Centre for Nature Conservation
Ecology & Entomology Group, Lincoln University

Biography
Dr. Stewart is Associate Professor of forest ecology, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand. In addition, he leads the urban ecology initiative at Lincoln University through the Issac Centre for Nature Conservation. Dr. Stewart received his doctoral degree from Oregon State University in 1985 and went on to work for 8 years at the New Zealand Forest Research Institute and then Landcare Research in various roles as a senior scientist, FRST program manager and group leader. From 1993 until the present he has been with Lincoln University as a senior academic involved in teaching and research.

His interests encompass several aspects of forest ecology, and include the population dynamics of forests, effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on forest structure and regeneration patterns, herbivore impacts on forests, forest community ecology, and more recently, the structure and function of forests in urban and peri-urban environments, and the conservation and restoration of urban forests. He has applied his expertise in indigenous forest ecology to urban forests in an innovative and novel way. His priority is concerned with gathering high-quality empirical data to address basic ecological processes in the urban forest environment. Glenn currently serves on the Southern Connection Council as the New Zealand representative and on the editorial advisory board for Urban forests and Urban Greening. He has published over 100 scientific papers, reviews, reports and articles and has presented over 60 scientific papers in New Zealand and around the world.

Selected Publications
Stewart, G.H. & D. Woods. 1997. A second generation at Matawai Park. Pages 62-63 In: M.C. Smale & C.D. Meurk (compilers), Proceedings of a Workshop on Scientific Issues in Ecological Restoration, Landcare Research Science Series 14.

Stewart, G.H. & M.E. Ignatieva (eds.). 2000. Urban biodiversity and ecology as a basis for holistic planning and design. Proceedings of a workshop held at Lincoln University 28/29 October 2000. Wickliffe Press Ltd, 110pp.

Stewart, G.H., M.E. Ignatieva, C.D. Meurk, and R.D. Earl. 2003. The re-emergence of indigenous forest in an urban environment, Christchurch, New Zealand. Urban forests and Urban Greening (in press).

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