Over three decades of specialist expertise in landscape-scale ecology

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WaterMark Ecohydrology builds on 3D Environmental’s successful 20-year heritage in landscape and vegetation assessment, with specialist expertise in the assessment and management of groundwater dependent ecosystems.

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  • David Stanton
  • Director and Principal Landscape Ecologist

For over 30 years, David has consulted to a wide range of clients, including private industry and government organisations.

His expertise has been utilised across many sectors including mining, infrastructure, resource management and biodiversity conservation.

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David’s expertise is in landscape-scale ecology, particularly the relationship between vegetation geology, geomorphology, hydrology, and hydrogeology. His current professional focus is assessing and monitoring GDEs, merging his combined experience in floristic ecology, geology, geomorphology, and hydrology.

He has been published in peer-reviewed journals and has co-authored several technical papers on issues relating to the characterisation and assessment of GDEs, in addition to manuscripts dealing with broader landscape-scale ecological processes. David has published vegetation mapping of the Wet Tropics Bioregion and the Torres Strait Islands on behalf of the Australian Government and has worked extensively on managing landscape biodiversity in northern Australia.

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Throughout his career, David has built rapport with local indigenous communities throughout northern Australia.

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WaterMark Ecohydrology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.