Overview
Background
Vanessa is a plant ecologist working primarily in mine-disturbed areas, and also manages the Institute’s environmental laboratories. Vanessa’s work primarily encompass two themes: investigations of ecosystem resilience and ecosystem successional processes in rehabilitated plant communities; and disturbance impacts on rare and threatened plants. From this perspective, insights into mine closure issues are gained, particularly regarding feasibility of achieving benchmark rehabilitation goals, risk of rehabilitation failure, and knowledge management.
Vanessa has been a researcher at CMLR since 2008. Prior to that, Vanessa applied her research and technical expertise to projects on weed invasion, wallum vegetation, Bridled Nailtail Wallaby habitat and conservation, community-based riparian restoration, and vegetation protection on private land, as well as working for several years in the music industry. Her research work at SMI runs concurrently with her role as a laboratory manager, where she applies technical and organisational skills to ensure the Institute’s environmental laboratories run safely and efficiently. Her success has been recognised with several staff excellence awards.
Vanessa is a member of the Ecological Society of Australia, the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, and TechNet Australia.
Availability
- Ms Vanessa Glenn is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Applied Science, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance
McKenna, Phillip B., Doley, David, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Phinn, Stuart and Erskine, Peter D. (2024). Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance. Ecological Engineering, 209 107383, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107383
2024
Journal Article
Mapping pasture dieback impact and recovery using an aerial imagery time series: a central Queensland case study
McKenna, Phillip B., Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Dale, Neil, Carins, Tayla, Nguyen, Trung h., Thomson, Melody B., Young, Anthony J., Buck, Stuart, Jones, Paul and Erskine, Peter D. (2024). Mapping pasture dieback impact and recovery using an aerial imagery time series: a central Queensland case study. Crop and Pasture Science, 75 (9) CP23340. doi: 10.1071/cp23340
2023
Other Outputs
Assessing the extent, spread and risk of pasture dieback on mine site rehabilitation using remote sensing
Phillip McKenna, Natasha Ufer and Vanessa Glenn (2023). Assessing the extent, spread and risk of pasture dieback on mine site rehabilitation using remote sensing. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Australian Coal Association Research Program.
2023
Journal Article
Old Man Saltbush mortality following fire challenges the resilience of post‐mine rehabilitation in central Queensland, Australia
McKenna, Phillip B., Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David, Phinn, Stuart and Erskine, Peter D. (2023). Old Man Saltbush mortality following fire challenges the resilience of post‐mine rehabilitation in central Queensland, Australia. Ecological Management and Restoration, 24 (1), 36-46. doi: 10.1111/emr.12579
2021
Conference Publication
Recovery trends following fires in rehabilitation in central and southern Queensland
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter, Phinn, Stuart, Glenn, Vanessa and Ufer, Natasha (2021). Recovery trends following fires in rehabilitation in central and southern Queensland. Life of Mine 2021, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28-30 April 2021.
2021
Other Outputs
Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha , Erskine, Peter, Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David and Nath, Vinod (2021). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Other Outputs
Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: final project report for Newlands Coal
McKenna, Phillip,, Ufer, Natasha, Erskine, Peter and Glenn, Vanessa (2020). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: final project report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Conference Publication
The recovery potential of vegetation at rehabilitated mine sites in Queensland
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter, Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David, Ufer, Natasha and Nath, Vinod (2020). The recovery potential of vegetation at rehabilitated mine sites in Queensland. Federation University Fire Workshop, Online Webinar, 3 August 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2019
Other Outputs
Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa and Erskine, Peter (2019). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2019
Journal Article
Response of open woodland and grassland mine site rehabilitation to fire disturbance on engineered landforms
McKenna, Phill, Erskine, Peter D., Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2019). Response of open woodland and grassland mine site rehabilitation to fire disturbance on engineered landforms. Ecological Engineering, 133, 98-108. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.04.013
2019
Other Outputs
Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa and Erskine, Peter (2019). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2018
Other Outputs
Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Ensham Mine
McKenna, Phillip, Glenn, Vanessa and Erskine, Peter (2018). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Ensham Mine. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2018
Other Outputs
Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Erskine, Peter, Doley, David and Nath, Vinod (2018). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2018
Conference Publication
Measuring the recovery of coal mine rehabilitation following fire in Queensland using remote sensing and ground surveys.
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter D., Phinn, Stuart, Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2018). Measuring the recovery of coal mine rehabilitation following fire in Queensland using remote sensing and ground surveys.. SERA 2018 Striving For Excellence, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25-28 September 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Measuring the recovery of coal mine rehabilitation following fire in Queensland using remote sensing and ground surveys
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter, Phinn, Stuart, Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2018). Measuring the recovery of coal mine rehabilitation following fire in Queensland using remote sensing and ground surveys. Life of Mine 2018, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25-27 July 2018.
2018
Book Chapter
Using pilot tests to improve the monitoring of ecological impacts of subsidence from underground coal mining
McCaffrey, N. B., Glenn, V. C., Johns, C., Lechner, A. M. and Erskine, P. D. (2018). Using pilot tests to improve the monitoring of ecological impacts of subsidence from underground coal mining. From start to finish: a life of mine perspective. (pp. 143-151) edited by Cherie McCullough, Bruce Harvey, Corinne Unger, Jan Coetzee and Stuart Winchester. Carlton South, VIC Australia: AUSIMM.
2018
Book Chapter
Key elements of global leading practice in abandoned mine programs and their application to Australia
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Glenn, V. C., Edraki, M. and Mulligan, D. R. (2018). Key elements of global leading practice in abandoned mine programs and their application to Australia. From start to finish: a life-of-mine perspective. (pp. 163-174) edited by Cherie McCullough, Bruce Harvey, Corinne Unger, Jan Coetzee and Stuart Winchester. Carlton South, VIC, Australia: The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
2018
Book Chapter
Maturity of jurisdictional abandoned mine programs in Australia based on web-accessible information
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Walton, A., Glenn, V. C., Edraki, M. and Mulligan, D. R. (2018). Maturity of jurisdictional abandoned mine programs in Australia based on web-accessible information. From start to finish: a life-of-mine perspective. (pp. 317-328) edited by Cherie McCullough, Bruce Harvey, Corinne Unger, Jan Coetzee and Stuart Winchester. Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
2017
Journal Article
Fire behaviour on engineered landforms stabilised with high biomass buffel grass
McKenna, Phill, Glenn, Vanessa, Erskine, Peter D., Doley, David and Sturgess, Andrew (2017). Fire behaviour on engineered landforms stabilised with high biomass buffel grass. Ecological Engineering, 101, 237-246. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.01.038
2017
Other Outputs
Mine rehabilitation and closure knowledge management WIKI: MRC-WIKI
Unger, Corinne, Baumgartl, Thomas, Bond, Carol, Glenn, Vanessa Caroline and Sabourenkov, Paul (2017). Mine rehabilitation and closure knowledge management WIKI: MRC-WIKI. Brisbane, QLD Australia: ACARP.
Funding
Past funding
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