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Prof Andersen is Professor (Research Excellence and Impact) in Charles Darwin University’s Office of Research and Innovation, and Professor of Terrestrial Invertebrates in CDU’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods. He was previously a Chief Research Scientist with CSIRO Land & Water, and Officer-in-Charge of CSIRO’s Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre in Darwin from 1995 to 2016, leading a team of up to 30 ecologists, socio-ecologists, economists, students and support staff with a mission to deliver environmental, social and economic benefits to people who influence, use and manage Australia’s tropical savannas. Prof Andersen’s primary research interests are in the global ecology of ant communities, where he integrates community ecology, historical and contemporary biogeography, and systematics to gain a predictive understanding of ant diversity, behavioural dominance and functional composition in relation to environmental stress and disturbance throughout the world. He applies this understanding to the use of ants as bioindicators of ecological change. He also has broad research interests in the ecology of tropical savannas, and the ecology and management of fire.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Ant identification for TERN baiting surveys
Andersen, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
14/12/24 → 30/11/28
Project: Research
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Ant Identification for WA TERN
Andersen, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/09/22 → 30/05/25
Project: Research
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Ant surveys at Pine Creek and Ranger Uranium Mine
Andersen, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Ramsey, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/03/24 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Assessing genomics approaches for monitoring terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators of ecosystem restoration
Andersen, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Malpartida, A. (Student Investigator)
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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Beetaloo GBA region Baseline Survey Program
Davis, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Garcia, E. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Andersen, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Gillespie, G. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kennard, M. (Chief Investigator C), Pintor, A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Ramsey, R. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
30/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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COVID-19 Supplementary Funding Pool Scheme - Renewables for Energy Independence of Remote Communities: A Demonstration Project for the Tiwi Islands
Sangha, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Thennadil, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Andersen, A. (Chief Investigator C) & Trombley, J. (Chief Investigator D)
1/09/21 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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CSIRO Genetic Analyses
Andersen, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/06/21 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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Faunal Responses to Habitat Disturbance: Do the Principles Explaining Responses of Ant Communities Also Apply to Terrestrial Reptiles?
Rachmansah, A., Christian, K., Murphy, B. P., Schlesinger, C. & Andersen, A. N., Mar 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 3, p. 1-27 27 p., e70939.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Large-scale pyrodiversity is not needed to beget ant diversity in an Australian tropical savanna
Brassard, F., Murphy, B. P., Ferrier, S. & Andersen, A. N., Mar 2025, In: Oecologia. 207, 3, p. 1-15 15 p., 41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unrecognized Ant Megadiversity in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics: The Melophorus castaneus Heterick, Castalanelli & Shattuck Species Group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Andersen, A., Brassard, F. & Hoffmann, B., Apr 2025, In: Entomological Research. 55, 4, p. 1-10 10 p., e70037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ants of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in arid Australia: Diversity, faunistic composition and habitat associations
Andersen, A. N., Hayward, J. & Brassard, F., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 222, p. 1-8 8 p., 105178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecology in South America: Present state and future prospects
Zenni, R. D., Andersen, A., Andrew, N. R., Dias, A. T. C., Quintero-Galvis, J. F., Harguindeguy, N. P., Jaureguiberry, P., Lozano, V. L., Nunes, C. A., Pareja, M., Perez, L. I., Provete, D. B., Pucheta, E., Rolhauser, A. G., da Silva, P. G., Teixeira, F. Z., Wacker, C. & Moulton, T., Jan 2024, In: Austral Ecology. 49, 1, AEC13457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Fire and ant interactions mediated by honeydew and extrafloral nectar in an australian tropical savanna
Oliveira, F. M. P., Silva, C. H. F., Moir, M. L., Leal, I. R. & Andersen, A. N., Oct 2024, In: Oecologia. 206, 1-2, p. 175-186 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insect conservation in savannas
Foord, S. H., Schoeman, C. S., Munyai, T. C. & Andersen, A. N., 2024, Routledge Handbook of Insect Conservation. Pryke, J., Samways, M., New , T., Cardoso, P. & Gaigher, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxon: Taylor and Francis AS, p. 251-262 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review