He is a co-director of the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory (GLEL), and an Associate Editor at the Journal of Applied Ecology. Research in his lab focuses on conservation prioritization, invasion ecology, optimal monitoring, biogeography and spatial statistics. Dr. Bennett has a particular interest in practical questions regarding management to protect threatened species and invasive species control. He also works on theoretical questions regarding the value of monitoring information and the determinants of community assembly in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.