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Ms Denise Johnstone
| Position: | Lecturer in Urban Tree Management |
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| Location: | Burnley Campus |
| Address: | LFR Burnley, The University of Melbourne, 3121. |
| Phone: | +61-3-9250-6847 |
| Fax: | +61-3-9250-6885 |
| Email: | denisej@unimelb.edu.au |
Research
- Urban tree management / arboriculture.
- Tree physiology and tree health.
- Wood decay in living trees.
Recent Publications
Refereed Papers
Johnstone, D.M., Ades, P.K., Moore, G.M., Smith, I.W. (2007). "Predicting wood decay in eucalypts using an expert system and the IML-Resistograph drill." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 33: 76-82.
Meeting abstracts
2007, Honolulu, USA, 83rd International Society of Arboriculture Conference and Trade Show Conference Presentation, “Developing systems for quantifying decay in trees using the Resistograph and the Picus Sonic Tomograph”.
2006, Minneapolis, USA, 82nd International Society of Arboriculture Conference and Trade Show Conference Presentation, “A comparison of the use of the Resistograph and the Picus Sonic Tomograph for decay detection in trees”.
2005, Nashville, USA, 81st International Society of Arboriculture Conference and Trade Show Conference Presentation, “Wood density assessment with the Resistograph and the Arborsonic Decay Detector in eucalypts”.
Teaching
- Managing Trees in Urban Landscapes, an elective in the Master of Urban Horticulture.
- Amenity Tree Assessment and Management, an elective in the Bachelor of Horticulture.
- Urban Tree Management, an elective in the Associate Degree in Environmental Horticulture.
Other professional interests
- Life member of the International Society of Arboriculture
- Committee member of the International Development Committee -International Society of Arboriculture
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Potential Projects
1st Year Honours
- Evaluating chlorophyll fluorescence as a method for detecting drought stress in urban trees.
- Comparing leaf and bark chlorophyll fluorescence parameters in selected urban tree species.
- Developing more accurate methods for measuring decay in urban trees using speed of sound techniques.
Masters and PhD areas
- Urban trees and drought stress; early detection and management strategies.
- Measuring urban tree physiology using chlorophyll fluorescence parameters.
- Decayed urban trees as a potential hazard; measurement and prevention.