affiliation

Retired

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research interests

• Soil science
• Plant ecology
• Management of alpine areas

publications

Good, R.B. (2008) The impacts of climate change on the Alpine biota: Management Adaptations in the Australian Alps
International Mountain Forum Bulletin. January 2008 pp 9 –11. Mountain Forum Secretariat, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Good, R.B.  (2008) Management adaptations to climate change in the alpine area. In: K.F. McCue and S. Lenz,  Corridors for survival in a changing world.   Proceedings of Nat. Parks Association ACT . Symposium  Canberra pp29-34.

Good, R.B. (2009)  Restoration of Mires (bogs and fens) in the Australian Alps following domestic stock grazing and the impacts of the 2003 wildfires. Invited paper  on the Ecological Management and Restoration  Society and the Global Restoration Network websites, as one of the 25 most significant restoration projects in Australasia over the past decade. Presented on behalf of the Alps Mire Restoration and Research Group.

Good, R G (1973) A preliminary assessment of erosion following wildfire in Kosciusko Natioanl Park, NSW in 1972, J. NSW SCS. 29: 4

Good, R G (1976) Contrived regeneration of alpine herbfields, ANZAAS Congress, Hobart

Good, R G (1986) A basis for fire management in alpine national parks, In: K. Frawley (ed) Management of Alpine National Parks, National Parks Accos, Canberra

Good, R G (1989) (ed) The Scientific significance of the Australian Alps, Aust Academy of Science & AALC, Canberra, pp.392

Good, R G (1991) Conservation status of fungi in the Australian Alps, National workshop on: the conservation of non-vascular plants, National Botanical Gardens, Canberra

Good, R G (1992) The Scientific heritage of the Australian Alps, In: B. Scougall (ed) The cultural heritage of the Australian Alps, AALC

Good, R G (1992 ) (ed) Les Alpes australiennes - The Australian Alps, Revue de Geographie Alpine, Institut de la Montange, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France, No. 2-3 Tome LXXX

Good, R G (1992) Kosciusko heritage - the conservation significance of Kosciusko National Park, NPWS & Surrey Betty & Sons, Sydney, pp. 195

Good, R G (1995) Sustainable development in the Australian Alps, Jnl. Mountain Research & Development 15: 3

Good, R G (1995) Biological diversity data sheet - the Australian Alps, In: S. D. Davis, V. H. Heywood & O. Herrera-McBryde (eds) Centres of plant diversity - a guide and strategy for their conservation, IUCN Gland Switzerland & WWF Plant Conservation Office Survey, UK

Good, R G (1996) Grazing and protected areas - a cultural landuse conflict int he Australian Alps, In: M Ralston, K Hughey & K O'Connor (eds) Mountains of East Asia and the Pacific, Lincoln University, New Zealand, pp. 260

Good, R G (1996) Australian alpine plants - origins and distribution, Southern Alpines 96 Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand

Good, R G (1998) The impact of snow regimes on the distribution of alpine vegetation, In: Snow a natural history: an uncertain future, (K Green, ed), pp.98-112

Good, R G (1999) Rehabilitation and revegetation of the Kosciuszko summit area following the removal of grazing - an historical review, 3rd Biennual Conference of Australian Network for Plant Conservation, ANPC, Canberra

Johnston, S & Good, R G (1997) The impact of exogenous zinc on the soils and plant communities, Carruthers Peak, Kosciuszko national Park, In: Proceedings of Australian Soils Society Conference

Johnston, S & Good, R G (1998) The management of zinc toxicity during and following revegetation of eroded alpine lands, In: G Worboys, T De Lacy & M Lockwood (eds) Management of protected areas, IUCN Commission of Protected Areas (in press)

Pulsford, I, Wright, G T & Good, R G (1993) The vegetation of the Snowy Mountains, Kosciusko National Park - its significance and human impacts, In: Proceedings of 17th Biannual Conference SGAP, Sydney

Worboys, G L, Mackay, J, Spate, A & Good, R G (1991) Protected area management in the Australian Alps - a case study: Kosciusko National Park, In: L S Hamilton, J Bauer & H F Takeuchi (eds) Parks, peaks and people, Eat-West Cente, Hawaii

current research or projects

• Identification of environmental thresholds / indicators of degradation from recreation use pressures
• Revision of the flora of Kosciuszko National Park