Associate Professor Lauren Bennett

Principal Research Fellow (Forests and Carbon), School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

See research profile

Sciences & Technology

Why Australia’s severe bushfires may be bad news for tree regeneration

Australia’s trees have evolved with fire, most needing some fire for renewal, but now our forests have had too much severe fire

Sciences & Technology

Recurring fires are threatening the iconic snow gum

Frequent bushfires in the Victorian high country have devastated the snow gum population, endangering the flora and fauna that depend on them for survival

Subscribe for your weekly email digest

By subscribing, you agree to our

Acknowledgement of country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.

Read about our Indigenous priorities

Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352) | International: +61 3 9035 5511The University of Melbourne ABN: 84 002 705 224CRICOS Provider Code: 00116K (visa information)