Philip Stewart

Dr. Philip Stewart is a Lecturer at the School of the Environment, The University of Queensland (UQ), with a PhD in fire ecology from UQ. He has extensive international experience in nature conservation, national park management, wildlife capture/translocation, and fire ecology across Namibia, South Africa, and Australia. Additionally, he serves as a Research Fellow with the Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecological Research Unit (ABEERU) at the University of South Africa.

• Education: PhD in Fire Ecology (UQ, 2017).

His research spans fire ecology, biodiversity conservation, invasive species management, and climate change adaptation, with recent publications focusing on ecosystem services, fire regimes, and environmental impacts of climate change. He is a Certified Wildlands Fire Ecologist (Association for Fire Ecology) and actively supervises research students in bush regeneration and captive wildlife management.

Key publication trends include interdisciplinary work on fire dynamics, desert ecosystems, and invasive species mitigation. He is also engaged in ecological fieldwork and policy-relevant studies on protected areas.

Dr. Stewart’s affiliations include:

• Lecturer, School of the Environment, UQ
• Research Fellow, Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecological Research Unit (ABEERU), University of South Africa