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Richard Kingsford (ecologist)

Richard Kingsford is an environmental/biological expert and river ecologist. Much of his work has been undertaken with the Murray-Darling Basin wetlands and rivers covering approximately 70 percent of the Australian continent. He is the director of the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of New South Wales School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, a member of the Australian Government’s Environmental Flows Scientific Committee.

Honours and recognition
Kingsford has received the following awards: • 2001: Eureka Award for his research on ecological values of rivers and impact of Australia’s water resource aridity • 2007: Hoffman medal for his contribution to global wetland science • 2015: Eureka Award (as a member of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems team) for Environmental Research resulting in the establishment of a universal standard for assessing ecosystem risks • 2019: Society for Conservation Biology’s Distinguished Service Award also relating to contributions to freshwater/ecosystem conservation • 2020: Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales • 2025: Officer of the Order of Australia, for "distinguished service to conservation biology, to environmental sustainability research, and to freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems governance" == Publications ==
Publications
His most cited publication, Kingsford, Richard Tennant. "Ecological impacts of dams, water diversions and river management on floodplain wetlands in Australia." Australian Ecology 25.2 (2000): 109-127.m has been cited 985 times, according to Google Scholar. == References ==
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