Nigel Tucker has over twenty-five years of local knowledge and experience in tropical ecosystem management, having grown up on the Atherton Tablelands, and receiving his tertiary education at the University of Queensland and James Cook University. An employee of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) for almost twenty years, Nigel and the community tree-planting group TREAT(Trees for the Evelyn and Atherton Tablelands) established the QPWS Centre for Tropical Restoration, a specialist restoration and research facility at Lake Eacham in Far North Queensland. In a multi-disciplinary research career, Nigel has published on range of topics including Integrated Pest Management, Agroforestry and Biodiversity and the theory and practice of habitat linkage restoration.  Nigel's Master's thesis told the story of a tropical forest habitat linkage, the first of its kind to be restored and monitored for plant and mammal re-colonisation and movement. Nigel now manages Biotropica’s major projects, and his botanical and ecological skills are used extensively in flora surveys, Regional Ecosystem verification and Environmental Management Planning.  Nigel has extensive knowledge of the Queensland electricity and gas industry having worked on the environmental management of electricity and gas assets since 1996, and intensively since Biotropica was established in 2002. For more information please download Nigel Tucker's Curriculum vitae.

Lars Kazmeier joined Biotropica Australia in 2006 following extensive tertiary studies in the Wet Tropics.  As a student at the University of Friedrich-Alexander and University Erlangen/Nuremberg, Lars completed his Honours degree with a study of Lemuroid Ringtail possums in the highlands around Ravenshoe, following this up with a PhD study of Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo near Malanda. 

Lars has significant biological and zoological expertise, and is also a highly skilled GIS (Geographic Information System) technician.  Now an Australian resident, Lars is looking forward to continuing his association with local nature conservation groups including the Tree Kangaroo and Mammal Group Inc and TREAT inc (Trees for the Evelyn and Atherton Tablelands).

For more information please download Lars Kazmeier's Curriculum vitae.

Dan Keane joined Biotropica in August 2007 from a background in managing environment programs in the mining sector.  Dan grew up on the Tablelands and completed his BSc (Ecology) at James Cook University Cairns. He is passionate about all things Wet Tropics, particularly tropical restoration and the sustainable management of these unique ecosystems. 

He has a growing repertoire of tropical ecosystems knowledge which is now being applied to restoration ecology research projects, land management and environmental management plans. Dan has skills and experience in environmental training, regulatory reporting, carbon accounting, biostatistics, and is active in improving his botanical field knowledge.

For more information please download Daniel Keane's Curriculum vitae.

Anita Randall joined Biotropica in late August, 2009.  Originally from Tully, Anita was educated at James Cook University and Charles Darwin University.  Prior to joining Biotropica, Anita worked on the national strategy for the control of Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) and has significant experience in tropical weed biology.  With a broad range of experience in resource management Anita has already undertaken a range of tasks including research and compilation of information relating to poisonous and dangerous plants of Papua New Guinea, and development of new Biotropica training material. 

For more information please download Anita Randall's Curriculum vitae.

Mason Campbell joined Biotropica in January 2010. Mason grew up on the Tablelands and was educated at James Cook University and the Australian National University. Mason comes to us with a classical botanical background, having last worked with the Australian Tropical Herbarium and previously maintained a close association with the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (Australian National Herbarium).

Mason also has a considerable ecological background having worked in large field studies examining botanical community response/compositions for CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Sustainable Ecosystems Canberra (over ACT, NSW and VIC) and NCRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) in France. Mason is passionate about all things flora and brings considerable experience in the areas of botany, restoration ecology research, land management and environmental management.

For more information please downloadMason Campbell’s Curriculum vitae.