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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2017
Conference Publication
Development of a monitoring program to detect changes in a vulnerable shrub in the Western Blue Mountains, NSW
McCaffrey, Nic, van Osta, John and Glenn, Vanessa Caroline (2017). Development of a monitoring program to detect changes in a vulnerable shrub in the Western Blue Mountains, NSW. Biodiversity Across the Borders Conference 2017, Ballarat, Australia, 9 June 2017. Ballarat, Australia:
2016
Other Outputs
Compliance Assessment of North Stradbroke Island Mine Site Rehabilitation
McKenna, Phillip, Gravina, Mandy, Glenn, Vanessa, Erskine, Peter, Nath, Vinod and Johns, Caitlin (2016). Compliance Assessment of North Stradbroke Island Mine Site Rehabilitation. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
2016
Conference Publication
Fire Behaviour in Buffel Grass Dominated Mine Site Rehabilitation in Central Queensland, Australia
McKenna, P., Glenn, V. C., Erskine, P. D., Doley, D. and Sturgess, A. (2016). Fire Behaviour in Buffel Grass Dominated Mine Site Rehabilitation in Central Queensland, Australia. Life-of-Mine 2016, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28-30 September 2016. AusIMM: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
2016
Conference Publication
'MRC-wiki' – a mine rehabilitation and closure knowledge management tool for Central Queensland coalmine practitioners
Unger C. J., Bond, C. J., Baumgartl, T., Glenn, V. C. and Sabourenkov, P. (2016). 'MRC-wiki' – a mine rehabilitation and closure knowledge management tool for Central Queensland coalmine practitioners. Life-of-Mine 2016 Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28-30 September 2016. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.
2016
Conference Publication
Spatial and temporal changes of soil organic carbon content since time of reclamation of mine soils in a semi-arid environment of Australia
Baumgartl, Thomas , Glenn, Vanessa , Erskine, Peter and Chan, Jaclyn (2016). Spatial and temporal changes of soil organic carbon content since time of reclamation of mine soils in a semi-arid environment of Australia. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna Austria, 17–22 April 2016. Goettingen, Germany: Copernicus.
2015
Other Outputs
Review of rehabilitation monitoring conducted on Sibelco’s Stradbroke Island mine leases
Johns, Caitlin, McCaffrey, Nic, Gravina, Mandy, Glenn, Vanessa, Williams, Elizabeth and McKenna, Phillip (2015). Review of rehabilitation monitoring conducted on Sibelco’s Stradbroke Island mine leases. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
2015
Journal Article
Reconciling waste rock rehabilitation goals and practice for a phosphate mine in a semi-arid environment
Gillespie, Melina, Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2015). Reconciling waste rock rehabilitation goals and practice for a phosphate mine in a semi-arid environment. Ecological Engineering, 85, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.09.063
2015
Other Outputs
Research and monitoring of flora and native vegetation at Airly Mine and Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area, NSW
McCaffrey, Nic, McKenna, Phill, Glenn, Vanessa, Fletcher, Andrew and Erskine, Peter (2015). Research and monitoring of flora and native vegetation at Airly Mine and Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area, NSW.
2015
Journal Article
A jurisdictional maturity model for risk management, accountability and continual improvement of abandoned mine remediation programs
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Kenway, J., Glenn, V. and Walton, A. (2015). A jurisdictional maturity model for risk management, accountability and continual improvement of abandoned mine remediation programs. Resources Policy, 43, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.10.008
2015
Other Outputs
Soil organic matter and green carbon in rehabilitation:their role in the carbon balance
Baumgartl, Thomas, Erskine, Peter, Chan, Jaclyn and Glenn, Vanessa (2015). Soil organic matter and green carbon in rehabilitation:their role in the carbon balance. Brisbane, Australia:
2015
Conference Publication
The opportunity of having a clean slate: Development of an ecological monitoring program at mining initiation
McCaffrey, Nic and Glenn, Vanessa Caroline (2015). The opportunity of having a clean slate: Development of an ecological monitoring program at mining initiation. Environmental Management in Mining, International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC), Brisbane, 4 March 2015.
2014
Journal Article
The impact of underground longwall mining on prime agricultural land: a review and research agenda
Lechner, Alex Mark, Baumgartl, Thomas, Matthew, Phil and Glenn, Vanessa (2014). The impact of underground longwall mining on prime agricultural land: a review and research agenda. Land Degradation & Development, 27 (6), 1650-1663. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2303
2014
Other Outputs
Long-term Rehabilitation Monitoring of Post 1987 Rehabilitation Following Heavy Minerals Sand Mining on North Stradbroke Island. 2013 Assessment. Report to Sibelco Australia Limited, May 2014
Gravina, M., Glenn, V. and McKenna, P. (2014). Long-term Rehabilitation Monitoring of Post 1987 Rehabilitation Following Heavy Minerals Sand Mining on North Stradbroke Island. 2013 Assessment. Report to Sibelco Australia Limited, May 2014. Brisbane, Australia: The University Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals institute.
2014
Other Outputs
Rehabilitation Monitoring at Ernest Henry Mine. 2013 Assessment, Report to Ernest Henry Mine Pty Ltd, Glencore Xstrata, March 2014
Gravina, M., Glenn, V. and Nguyen, H. (2014). Rehabilitation Monitoring at Ernest Henry Mine. 2013 Assessment, Report to Ernest Henry Mine Pty Ltd, Glencore Xstrata, March 2014. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute,.
2014
Other Outputs
Monitoring flora and native vegetation at Airly Mine and Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area, NSW
McCaffrey, N., Glenn, V., Erskine, P. and Fletcher, A. (2014). Monitoring flora and native vegetation at Airly Mine and Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area, NSW. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland.
2014
Journal Article
Mined land rehabilitation - is there a gap between regulatory guidance and successful relinquishment
Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David, Unger, Corinne, McCaffrey, Nic, McKenna, Phill, Gillespie, Melina and Williams, Elizabeth (2014). Mined land rehabilitation - is there a gap between regulatory guidance and successful relinquishment. AusIMM Bulletin (3), 48-54.
2014
Conference Publication
Detecting long-term ecological impacts of subsidence from underground coal mining: a tale of two pilot tests
McCaffrey, N., Glenn, V., Erskine, P. D., Johns, C. and Fletcher, A. (2014). Detecting long-term ecological impacts of subsidence from underground coal mining: a tale of two pilot tests. Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 July 2014. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AUSIMM.
2014
Journal Article
Novel ‘stratified-meander’ technique improves survey effort of the rare Pagoda Rock Daisy growing remotely on rocky cliff edges
McCaffrey, Nic B., Blick, Raymond A. J., Glenn, Vanessa C., Fletcher, Andrew T., Erskine, Peter D. and van Osta, John (2014). Novel ‘stratified-meander’ technique improves survey effort of the rare Pagoda Rock Daisy growing remotely on rocky cliff edges. Ecological Management and Restoration, 15 (1), 94-97. doi: 10.1111/emr.12087
2014
Conference Publication
Maturity of jurisdictional abandoned mine programs in Australia based on web-accessible information
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Walton, A., Glenn, V., Edraki, M. and Mulligan, D. R. (2014). Maturity of jurisdictional abandoned mine programs in Australia based on web-accessible information. Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 July 2014. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AUSIMM.
2013
Journal Article
Monitoring Epacris muelleri on unreachable cliffs in the Western Blue Mountains, Australia
Blick, Raymond A. J., Fletcher, Andrew, Erskine, Peter D., McCaffrey, Nic B. and Glenn, Vanessa (2013). Monitoring Epacris muelleri on unreachable cliffs in the Western Blue Mountains, Australia. Ecological Management & Restoration, 14 (3), 234-237. doi: 10.1111/emr.12064
Funding
Past funding
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