Career Summary
Dr. Richard Doyle obtained his Ph.D in soil science from the University of Tasmania and has over 15 years research and teaching experience in Universities and private organisations in New Zealand and Australia. He spent a season as Group Leader on Expedition Finnigan with the Australian and NZ Scientific Exploring Society (ANZSES) to North Queensland, soil mapping, geological mapping and youth training and mentoring. In 1991 Richard Doyle moved to Tasmania to take up the position of soil scientist with the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries in Launceston, undertaking soil mapping and land capability assessment of agricultural land. In 1994, Richard accepted the position of lecturer in soil science at the University of Tasmania, specialising in soil formation, land suitability assessment, land degradation, soil physics and soil chemistry. Within the School of Agricultural Science he has supervised or co-supervised 14 honours projects, 5 Ph.D projects and 2 masters projects. In March 2004, Richard Doyle accepted a Rotary International University Teacher Grant to teach soil science at the University of Namibia for one semester. He was based at the Ogongo Agricultural College in the north of the country. One of the aims was to develop links between the University of Tasmania and the University of Namibia. Namibia has an arid – semi arid climate, good ground water resources, low labour costs and low plant disease status which make it ideal for intensive seeds production. Richard has been involved in research into Tasmanias rural tree issues (NHT), soil salinity (NHT), soil development on dolerite (AusAid), various geo-archaeology, and soil-herbicide interactions.
Research Interests
Soil formation and soil landscape studies
History of soil erosion in Mediterranean environments
Herbicide behaviour in soils and sediments
Nitrogen mineralisation in forest soils
Soil stratigraphy especially with respect to geo-archaeology
Factors affecting rural tree decline
Research Areas:- Postgraduate and Honours Projects
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Teaching
Soil survey, soil formation, soil erosion, land evaluation, soil physics, soil mineralogy and soil chemistry.
UnitsSelected Publications:- Osok, R. M. and R. B. Doyle , 2004, 'Soil development on dolerite and its implications for landscape history in southeastern Tasmania', Geoderma, 121(3-4), pgs. 169-186
- Doyle, R. B. , 2004, 'Late Quaternary erosion, deposition and soil formation near Grevena, Greece: - chronology, characteristics and causes', School of Agricultural Science. Hobart, University of Tasmania, pgs. 418
- Doyle, R. B. and J. P. Cumming , 2003, 'Isle of the Dead - soil types: a report to the Port Arthur Historic Site Authority', Hobart, School of Agricultural Science University of Tasmania, pgs. 13
- Cumming, J. P., R. B. Doyle and P. H. Brown , 2002, 'Clomazone dissipation in four Tasmanian topsoils', Weed Science , 50, pgs. 405-409
- Doyle, R.B., 2002, 'Salinity in Tasmania - Identification, distribution, monitoring and management of salinity in Tasmania', Video, DVD, University of Tasmania, School of Agricultural Science
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