Elizabeth Mary Tasker is an Australian fire ecologist. She obtained a PhD in Science at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

in 2002. She is a researcher at the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, and previously worked for the

University of Wollongong The University of Wollongong (abbreviated as UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2017, the university had an enrolment of ...

and for

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carrying out biological surveys in Melanesia. Her main area of expertise is the effects of fire and fire management on native animals and plants. She was a Vice-President, and subsequently (to 2015) Director, of the

Ecological Society of Australia The 'Ecological Society of Australia'' (ESA) is the peak group of ecologists in Australia, with over 1100 members from all Australian states and territories. The ESA has an impressive 60 year history supporting ecologists, promoting ecology and eco ...

, the largest professional association of scientists in Australia, and a published

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