Dr. David Freudenberger

Biography

David Freudenberger has had a diverse research career that began in 1980 with an Honours project focused on long-term grassland and shrubland dynamics in coastal hills of Southern California. His MSc research emphasized herbivory and digestion in farmed red deer at Lincoln University, New Zealand, followed by a PhD in digestive physiology of kangaroos and goats at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW. After completing his post-doctoral studies in New Zealand on seasonality of gut function and metabolism in red deer, he joined the CSIRO Wildlife Ecology in 1991, where he conducted grazing management research in the rangelands of eastern Australia, building expertise in kangaroos and goats. In 2000, CSIRO shifted its research focus to agricultural landscapes dominated by woodlands, where he led projects investigating landscape fragmentation impacts on woodland bird assemblages. He also focused on ecosystem services derived from government-supported native plantings in southern NSW. David is actively involved with Greening Australia as a Chief Scientist since 2007 and conducts collaborative research on revegetation technologies, carbon sequestration, and biofuels from native species. He joined the Fenner School in 2012, where he continues to research applied restoration practices and teach forest management.

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