David A. Keith is an Australian botanist / ecologist who works in the areas of vegetation dynamics, population and ecosystem modelling, and fire. He is currently (September 2020) professor of botany at the
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949.
The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...
. His work has led to his being a member of the Australian Threatened Species Scientific Committee and the standards committees for the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological spe ...
and the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems.
Keith was awarded the
Australian Ecology Research Award by the
Ecological Society of Australia
The 'Ecological Society of Australia'' (ESA) is a group of ecologists in Australia, with over 1100 members from all Australian states and territories. The ESA has a 60-year history supporting ecologists, promoting ecology and ecological research.
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in 2013. In 2017 he was awarded the
Clarke Medal
The Clarke Medal is awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales, the oldest learned society in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, for distinguished work in the Natural sciences.
The medal is named in honour of the Reverend William Branwh ...
by the
Royal Society of New South Wales
The Royal Society of New South Wales is a learned society based in Sydney, Australia. The Governor of New South Wales is the vice-regal patron of the Society. It is the oldest learned society in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Society traces its ...
for distinguished work in the Natural Sciences. He was elected a Fellow of the
Australian Academy of Science
The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The academy is modelled after the Royal Soci ...
in 2023 and a finalist in the Australian Institute of Botanical Science Eureka Prize for Excellence in Botanical Science in the same year.In 2025 he was awarded the 2025
International Cosmos Prize
The International Cosmos Prize was established in 1993, commemorating Expo '90 in Osaka, Japan. The objective of the prize was to develop the basic concept of Expo '90, "The Harmonious Coexistence between Nature and Humankind" and is awarded by t ...
by the Expo '90 Foundation.
Published names
* ''
Acacia stellaticeps''
Kodela,
Tindale & D.A.Keith,
Nuytsia 13(3): 483 (2001) (2001).
* ''Acacia wickhamii'' subsp. ''parviphyllodinea'' Tindale, Kodela & D.A.Keith,
Fl. Australia 11B: 488 (2001).
* ''Acacia wickhamii'' subsp. ''viscidula'' (F.Muell.) Tindale, Kodela & D.A.Keith,
Fl. Australia 11B: 488 (2001).
Selected publications
Books
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*Keith, D. A. (2004)
Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes: The Native Vegetation of New South Wales and the ACT*Keith, D.A. (1998)
Forest Ecosystem Classification and Mapping for the Eden Comprehensive Regional Assessment
Articles
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References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Australian botanists
Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science