Vanessa Glenn
Laboratory Manager & Research Officer
CMLR & CWiMI
+61 7 3346 3138
Vanessa is a plant ecologist working primarily in mine-disturbed areas, and also manages the Institute’s environmental laboratories.
Vanessa’s investigations primarily encompass two themes: investigations of ecosystem resilience and ecosystem successional processes in rehabilitated plant communities; and disturbance impacts on rare and threatened plants. From this perspective, insights into mine closure issues are gained, particularly regarding feasibility of achieving benchmark rehabilitation goals, risk of rehabilitation failure, and knowledge management.
Vanessa has been a researcher at CMLR since 2008. Prior to that, Vanessa applied her research and technical expertise to projects on weed invasion, wallum vegetation, Bridled Nailtail Wallaby habitat and conservation, community-based riparian restoration, and vegetation protection on private land, as well as working for several years in the music industry. Her research work at SMI runs concurrently with her role as a laboratory manager, where she applies technical and organisational skills to ensure the Institute’s environmental laboratories run safely and efficiently. Her success has been recognised with several staff excellence awards. Vanessa is a member of the Ecological Society of Australia, the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, and TechNet Australia.
| Featured projects | Duration |
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| Testing the Resilience of Mine Site Rehabilitation |
Publications
Book Chapters
McCaffrey, N. B., Glenn, V. C., Johns, C., Lechner, A. M. and Erskine, P. D. (2018). Using pilot tests to improve the monitoring of ecological impacts of subsidence from underground coal mining. From start to finish: a life of mine perspective. (pp. 143-151) edited by Cherie McCullough, Bruce Harvey, Corinne Unger, Jan Coetzee and Stuart Winchester. Carlton South, VIC Australia: AUSIMM.
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Glenn, V. C., Edraki, M. and Mulligan, D. R. (2018). Key elements of global leading practice in abandoned mine programs and their application to Australia. From start to finish: a life-of-mine perspective. (pp. 163-174) edited by Cherie McCullough, Bruce Harvey, Corinne Unger, Jan Coetzee and Stuart Winchester. Carlton South, VIC, Australia: The Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Walton, A., Glenn, V. C., Edraki, M. and Mulligan, D. R. (2018). Maturity of jurisdictional abandoned mine programs in Australia based on web-accessible information. From start to finish: a life-of-mine perspective. (pp. 317-328) edited by Cherie McCullough, Bruce Harvey, Corinne Unger, Jan Coetzee and Stuart Winchester. Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Journal Articles
McKenna, Phillip B., Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David, Phinn, Stuart and Erskine, Peter D. (2023). Old Man Saltbush mortality following fire challenges the resilience of post‐mine rehabilitation in central Queensland, Australia. Ecological Management and Restoration, 24 (1), 36-46. doi: 10.1111/emr.12579
McKenna, Phill, Erskine, Peter D., Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2019). Response of open woodland and grassland mine site rehabilitation to fire disturbance on engineered landforms. Ecological Engineering, 133, 98-108. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.04.013
McKenna, Phill, Glenn, Vanessa, Erskine, Peter D., Doley, David and Sturgess, Andrew (2017). Fire behaviour on engineered landforms stabilised with high biomass buffel grass. Ecological Engineering, 101, 237-246. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.01.038
Gillespie, Melina, Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2015). Reconciling waste rock rehabilitation goals and practice for a phosphate mine in a semi-arid environment. Ecological Engineering, 85, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.09.063
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Kenway, J., Glenn, V. and Walton, A. (2015). A jurisdictional maturity model for risk management, accountability and continual improvement of abandoned mine remediation programs. Resources Policy, 43, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.10.008
Lechner, Alex Mark, Baumgartl, Thomas, Matthew, Phil and Glenn, Vanessa (2014). The impact of underground longwall mining on prime agricultural land: a review and research agenda. Land Degradation & Development, 27 (6), 1650-1663. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2303
McCaffrey, Nic B., Blick, Raymond A. J., Glenn, Vanessa C., Fletcher, Andrew T., Erskine, Peter D. and van Osta, John (2014). Novel ‘stratified-meander’ technique improves survey effort of the rare Pagoda Rock Daisy growing remotely on rocky cliff edges. Ecological Management and Restoration, 15 (1), 94-97. doi: 10.1111/emr.12087
Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David, Unger, Corinne, McCaffrey, Nic, McKenna, Phill, Gillespie, Melina and Williams, Elizabeth (2014). Mined land rehabilitation - is there a gap between regulatory guidance and successful relinquishment. AusIMM Bulletin (3), 48-54.
Blick, Raymond A. J., Fletcher, Andrew, Erskine, Peter D., McCaffrey, Nic B. and Glenn, Vanessa (2013). Monitoring Epacris muelleri on unreachable cliffs in the Western Blue Mountains, Australia. Ecological Management & Restoration, 14 (3), 234-237. doi: 10.1111/emr.12064
Audet, Patrick, Gravina, Amanda, Glenn, Vanessa, McKenna, Phill, Vickers, Helen, Gillespie, Melina and Mulligan, David (2013). Structural development of vegetation on rehabilitated North Stradbroke Island: Above/belowground feedback may facilitate alternative ecological outcomes. Ecological Processes, 2 (20) 20, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/2192-1709-2-20
Gravina, A., McKenna, P. and Glenn, V. (2011). Evaluating the success of mineral sand mine rehabilitation on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland: Comparisons with reference eucalypt communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 117, 419-435.
Conference Papers
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter, Phinn, Stuart, Glenn, Vanessa and Ufer, Natasha (2021). Recovery trends following fires in rehabilitation in central and southern Queensland. Life of Mine 2021, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28-30 April 2021.
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter, Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David, Ufer, Natasha and Nath, Vinod (2020). The recovery potential of vegetation at rehabilitated mine sites in Queensland. Federation University Fire Workshop, Online Webinar, 3 August 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter D., Phinn, Stuart, Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2018). Measuring the recovery of coal mine rehabilitation following fire in Queensland using remote sensing and ground surveys.. SERA 2018 Striving For Excellence, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25-28 September 2018.
McKenna, Phillip, Erskine, Peter, Phinn, Stuart, Glenn, Vanessa and Doley, David (2018). Measuring the recovery of coal mine rehabilitation following fire in Queensland using remote sensing and ground surveys. Life of Mine 2018, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 25-27 July 2018.
McCaffrey, Nic, van Osta, John and Glenn, Vanessa Caroline (2017). Development of a monitoring program to detect changes in a vulnerable shrub in the Western Blue Mountains, NSW. Biodiversity Across the Borders Conference 2017, Ballarat, Australia, 9 June 2017. Ballarat, Australia:
McKenna, P., Glenn, V. C., Erskine, P. D., Doley, D. and Sturgess, A. (2016). Fire Behaviour in Buffel Grass Dominated Mine Site Rehabilitation in Central Queensland, Australia. Life-of-Mine 2016, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28-30 September 2016. AusIMM: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Baumgartl, Thomas , Glenn, Vanessa , Erskine, Peter and Chan, Jaclyn (2016). Spatial and temporal changes of soil organic carbon content since time of reclamation of mine soils in a semi-arid environment of Australia. EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna Austria, 17–22 April 2016. Goettingen, Germany: Copernicus.
Unger C. J., Bond, C. J., Baumgartl, T., Glenn, V. C. and Sabourenkov, P. (2016). 'MRC-wiki' – a mine rehabilitation and closure knowledge management tool for Central Queensland coalmine practitioners. Life-of-Mine 2016 Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28-30 September 2016. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: AusIMM.
McCaffrey, Nic and Glenn, Vanessa Caroline (2015). The opportunity of having a clean slate: Development of an ecological monitoring program at mining initiation. Environmental Management in Mining, International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC), Brisbane, 4 March 2015.
McCaffrey, N., Glenn, V., Erskine, P. D., Johns, C. and Fletcher, A. (2014). Detecting long-term ecological impacts of subsidence from underground coal mining: a tale of two pilot tests. Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 July 2014. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AUSIMM.
Unger, C. J., Lechner, A. M., Walton, A., Glenn, V., Edraki, M. and Mulligan, D. R. (2014). Maturity of jurisdictional abandoned mine programs in Australia based on web-accessible information. Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 July 2014. Carlton, VIC, Australia: AUSIMM.
Audet, P., Gravina, A., Glenn, V., McKenna, P., Vickers, H., Gillespie, M. and Mulligan, D. (2012). Above/belowground feedback may facilitate and sustain mono-dominance on rehabilitated North Stradbroke Island. Life of Mine Conference (AusIMM), Brisbane, Australia, 10-12 July 2012. Carlton North, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).
Unger, C., Lechner, A. M., Glenn, V., Edraki, M. and Mulligan, D. (2012). Mapping and prioritising rehabilitation of abandoned mines in Australia. Life of Mine Conference (AusIMM), Brisbane, Australia, 10-12 July 2012. Carlton North, VIC, Australia: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).
Department Technical Report
McKenna, P., Kilgour, C., Johns, C.V., Brownstein, G., Blick, R., Bricher, P., McCaffrey, N., Glenn, V. and Erskine, P.D. (2012). Autumn 2012 swamp vegetation monitoring at Centennial Coal operations, Newnes Plateau. Centre For Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Research Reports
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha , Erskine, Peter, Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David and Nath, Vinod (2021). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
McKenna, Phillip,, Ufer, Natasha, Erskine, Peter and Glenn, Vanessa (2020). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: final project report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa and Erskine, Peter (2019). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa and Erskine, Peter (2019). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
McKenna, Phillip, Glenn, Vanessa and Erskine, Peter (2018). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Ensham Mine. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
McKenna, Phillip, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Erskine, Peter, Doley, David and Nath, Vinod (2018). Testing the resilience of mine site rehabilitation: interim progress report for Newlands Coal. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Unger, Corinne, Baumgartl, Thomas, Bond, Carol, Glenn, Vanessa Caroline and Sabourenkov, Paul (2017). Mine rehabilitation and closure knowledge management WIKI: MRC-WIKI. Brisbane, QLD Australia: ACARP.
McKenna, Phillip, Gravina, Mandy, Glenn, Vanessa, Erskine, Peter, Nath, Vinod and Johns, Caitlin (2016). Compliance Assessment of North Stradbroke Island Mine Site Rehabilitation. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
Johns, Caitlin, McCaffrey, Nic, Gravina, Mandy, Glenn, Vanessa, Williams, Elizabeth and McKenna, Phillip (2015). Review of rehabilitation monitoring conducted on Sibelco’s Stradbroke Island mine leases. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
Baumgartl, Thomas, Erskine, Peter, Chan, Jaclyn and Glenn, Vanessa (2015). Soil organic matter and green carbon in rehabilitation:their role in the carbon balance. Brisbane, Australia:
Gravina, M., Glenn, V. and McKenna, P. (2014). Long-term Rehabilitation Monitoring of Post 1987 Rehabilitation Following Heavy Minerals Sand Mining on North Stradbroke Island. 2013 Assessment. Report to Sibelco Australia Limited, May 2014. Brisbane, Australia: The University Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals institute.
Gravina, M., Glenn, V. and Nguyen, H. (2014). Rehabilitation Monitoring at Ernest Henry Mine. 2013 Assessment, Report to Ernest Henry Mine Pty Ltd, Glencore Xstrata, March 2014. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute,.
McCaffrey, N., Glenn, V., Erskine, P. and Fletcher, A. (2014). Monitoring flora and native vegetation at Airly Mine and Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area, NSW. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland.
McCaffrey, N., Glenn, V., Kilgour, C., Fletcher, A. and Erskine, P. (2013). Development of a monitoring programme for significant flora and native vegetation, Airly Coal Mine, NSW. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland.
Gravina, M., McKenna, P. and Glenn, V. (2013). Rehabilitation Monitoring at Ernest Henry Mine. 2012 Assessment, Report to Ernest Henry Mine Pty Ltd, Xstrata Copper, 4 April 2013. Brisbane, Australia: The University Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals institute.
Gravina, M., Glenn, V. and McKenna, P. (2012). Long-term Rehabilitation Monitoring of Post 1987 Rehabilitation Following Heavy Minerals Sand Mining on North Stradbroke Island. 2011 Assessment. Report to Sibelco Australia Limited, September 2012. The University Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals institute.
Gravina, A., Glenn, V. and Audet, P. (2012). Tarong Coal Meandu Mine and Kunioon Test Pit Rehabilitation Monitoring and Compliance with EA Criteria. 2011 Assessment. Report to Stanwell Corporation, June 2012. The University Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals institute.
McCaffrey, N., Williams, E., Fletcher, A., Glenn, V., Goulding, W. and Erskine, P. (2012). Flora and fauna assessment: spring and early summer 2011, Airly Coal Mine, NSW. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland.
Gravina, M. and Glenn, V. (2012). Rapid Survey of Phaius australis at 18 Mile Swamp Escarpment on North Stradbroke Island, 21 and 22 May 2012. Prepared for Sibelco Australia Limited. Brisbane, Australia: The University Queensland Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals institute.
Baumgartl, Thomas and Glenn, Vanessa (2012). A review of the international experience of rehabilitating prime agricultural land after coal mining. Brisbane, Australia:
McCaffrey, N., Williams, E., Goulding, W., Fletcher, A., Glenn, V. and Erskine, P. (2011). Preliminary flora and fauna assessment of Airly Coal Mine, NSW. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland.
Fletcher, A., Glenn, V., McKenna, P., Gravina, A., Erskine, P. and McCaffrey, N. (2011). Initial flora survey results and proposed scope to develop a routine monitoring program for Airly Coal Mine (ML1331 & A232). St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland.
Gravina, A., Glenn, V. and McKenna, P. (2008). Tarong Energy Meandu Mine: Rehabilitation compliance with EA criteria. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation.