Alex Maisey is a Research Fellow with the Research Centre for Future Landscapes and Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences. In 2021 Alex completed a PhD focused on the role of the Superb Lyrebird as an ecosystem engineer in south-east Australia’s temperate forests. Building on this foundation, he later undertook a postdoctoral research project in collaboration with BirdLife Australia and WWF Australia to investigate the impacts of the 2019–2020 megafires on Superb Lyrebird populations and their habitat. This work contributed to broader efforts to understand post-fire recovery across Australia’s forest ecosystems. Alex’s recent research centres on the use of state and transition models to guide the management of agricultural and conservation landscapes. Leading on from the completed Farm-scale Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) project, he continues to investigate how ecosystem services contribute to landscape resilience. His current work includes two main areas of focus: one on understanding how regenerative agricultural practices support biodiversity and natural capital on farms, and another exploring how habitat change affects threatened Mallee bird communities. These projects reflect his ongoing commitment to applied ecological research with real-world outcomes and are delivered in close collaboration with industry, government, and research partners.