Dr. David Eldridge is Professor at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia. He has more than 40 years of experience in rangeland management and assessment, and the ecology of dryland systems. He is an editor of Restoration Ecology and has published over 300 papers in international journals. Over the past decade David’s research has focused on the effects of grazing on ecological processes, shrub encroachment, animal effects on soils and the ecology and management of soils in drylands and urban greenspaces.