Person

Loyn, Richard

Occupation: Ecologist

Summary

Richard Loyn is an ecologist with particular interest in forests, wetlands and fire ecology, and in working with community groups. In 1973 he established volunteer-based survey of waterbirds in Western Port, which is now Australia's longest-running survey of diverse waterbirds in complex ecosystems. In his work for several Victorian Government organisations he has been influential in policy-making for forest management, fire ecology and biodiversity conservation programs. Loyn devised a bird-counting methodology that is now widely use for population studies. He has published over 170 peer-reviewed publications.

Details

Chronology

1973: Life event - Settled in Australia
1985 - 2013?: Career position - Principal Scientist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research

Related Awards

D. L. Serventy Medal, BirdLife Australia (1991 - )
Awarded the Medal 2014

Related Corporate Bodies

Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Natural Resources and Environment
Principal Scientist 1985 - ?2013

Published resources

Journal Articles

Hoyle, Judith, 'D. L. Serventy Medal 2014: citation - Richard Loyn', Emu, 114 (2014), 290-1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MUv114n3_DLS. Details
Radford, Jim; Loyn, Richard; and Antos, Mark, 'Professor Andrew F. Bennett', Emu, 121 (3) (2021), 270-1. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2021.1961369. Details

Helen Cohn

Created: 15 October 2019

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