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Associate Professor Christine Schlesinger is the Head of the Environment Discipline in the Faculty of Science and Technology, and researcher in the Research Instritute of Environment and Livelihoods.
Christine is a leading arid zone ecologist focussed on the ecology and conservation of arid zone fauna (including birds, reptiles and mammals) and has conducted extensive research on the impacts of invasive grass on plants, animals, fire and social and cultural well-being. She has a long-standing professional comittment to advancing environmental, educational and social outcomes in central Australia and the Northern Territory. She is comitted to working with First Nations people as a co-conspirator, and has worked closely with Arrernte and Anangu peoples of central Australia over two decades. She increasingly works in cross-disciplinary spaces, with a focus on linking ecological and social outcomes, drawing on decolonial, peace ecology, conflict resolution and environmnetal and more-than-human justice frameworks.
Christine teaches advanced field ecology and wildlife management. She leads the Arid Zone Wildlife Ecology & Conservation lab located at the Alice Springs campus.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The effect of a temporally variable environment and grazing on lizards in mulga (Acacia aneura) shrublands of central Australia
Award Date: 1 May 2000
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Conservation Ecology of the Greater Bilby
Geyle, H. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Banks, S. (Supervisor), Murphy, B. (Supervisor) & Schlesinger, C. (Supervisor)
26/02/21 → 24/02/23
Project: Research
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LP190100367 Incentivising On Country Aboriginal Employment: Anangu Futures
Judd, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kearney, A. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Reeves, K. (Chief Investigator C) & Schlesinger, C. (Chief Investigator D)
17/06/21 → 17/06/25
Project: Research
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The devil is in the detail – the ecology of ngiyari (thorny devils, Moloch horridus) at Uluru
Schlesinger, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Tucker, M. (Other) & Swan, S. (Other)
4/07/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Declines in greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) geographic range and realised niche are best explained by the invasive red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Geyle, H. M., Young, A. R., Murphy, B. P., Dickman, C. R., Schlesinger, C., Dixon, K. M., Moore, H., Legge, S., Silcock, J., Indigo, N., Dziminski, M., Greatwich, B., Newsome, T. M., Paltridge, R., Southgate, R., Arkinstall, C., Bradley, K., Central Land Council Rangers, Jackett, N. & Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Rangers & 15 others, , Feb 2025, In: Biological Conservation. 302, p. 1-13 13 p., 110872.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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Integrating systematic and targeted scat collection approaches to estimate the abundance of a culturally significant threatened species on Indigenous lands
Geyle, H. M., Herbert, M., Doolan, L., Rangers, N. T., Banks, S., Dickman, C. R., Dixon, K. M., Robinson, C. J. & Schlesinger, C., May 2025, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 7, 5, e70034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gehyra Geckos Prioritize Warm Over Humid Environments
Skelton, K., Day, K., Weitzman, C. L., Schlesinger, C., Moritz, C. & Christian, K., 16 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-term and landscape impacts of buffel grass on arid plant communities: Ecosystem shifts and acceleration by fire
Ryan-Colton, E., French, K., Wardle, G., Read, J., Canty, P., Lang, P., Bickerton, D. & Schlesinger, C., 24 Oct 2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 10, p. 1-35 35 p., e70033.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unravelling predator-prey interactions in response to planned fire: A case study from the Tanami Desert
Geyle, H. M., Schlesinger, C., Banks, S., Dixon, K., Murphy, B. P., Paltridge, R., Doolan, L., Herbert, M., Rangers, N. T. & Dickman, C. R., 22 Jul 2024, In: Wildlife Research. 51, 8, p. 1-15 15 p., WR24059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activity of tjakura (great desert skinks) at burrows in relation to plant cover and predators
Ridley, J. C. H. & Schlesinger, C., Aug 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 8, e10391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data for: Response of reptiles to weed-control and native plant restoration in an arid, grass-invaded landscape
Schlesinger, C. (Creator), Charles Darwin University - Datasets, 24 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.17632/fss5xfh4my.2, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/fss5xfh4my/2
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Thesis
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The effect of a temporally variable environment and grazing on lizards in mulga (Acacia aneura) shrublands of central Australia
Schlesinger, C. (Author), Christian, K. (Supervisor), May 1999Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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Impacts
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A grassy dilemma: Bringing the serious biodiversity threat of Buffel grass into the Australia national agenda to support policy change
Schlesinger, C. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental impacts, Policy impacts, Social impacts