Recent Publications
Books
Ryan, J.C. and Mackay, D. (2017). Between Art and Poetry: New Perspectives on Tablelands Flora. International Centre for Landscape and Language (ICLL) Press, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. ISBN 978-0-6482144-0-3.
Boulton, A.J., Brock, M.A., Robson, B.J., Ryder, D.S., Chambers, J.M. & Davis, J.A. (2014) Australian Freshwater Ecology. Wiley & Sons: New York. ISBN: 978-1-118-56822-4.
Book Chapters
Shakya M., Rene E.R., Nancharaiah Y.V., Lens P.N.L. (2018) Fungal-Based Nanotechnology for Heavy Metal Removal. In: Gothandam K., Ranjan S., Dasgupta N., Ramalingam C., Lichtfouse E. (eds) Nanotechnology, Food Security and Water Treatment. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70166-0_7
Boon, P.I., Pollard, P.C. & Ryder. D.S. (2014) Wetland microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. In (Batzer & Sharitz Eds.) Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands. University of California Press. ISBN: 0-520-24777-9.
Journal Articles
Reich P., Lake P.S., Thomson J.R., Daniel T., Johnson M., Metzeling L., Boulton A.J., Hale R. (2023) Aquatic invertebrate responses to riparian restoration and flow extremes in three degraded intermittent streams: An eight-year field experiment. Freshwater Biology, 68 (2), pp. 325 – 339
Boulton A.J., Bichuette M.E., Korbel K., Stoch F., Niemiller M.L., Hose G.C., Linke S. (2023) Recent concepts and approaches for conserving groundwater biodiversity Groundwater Ecology and Evolution, pp. 525 - 550
Acharya S., Holland A., Rees G., Brooks A., Coleman D., Hepplewhite C., Mika S., Bond N. and Silvester E. (2023). Relevance of tributary inflows for driving molecular composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in a regulated river system. Water Research, 119975
Rolls, R. J., D. C. Deane, S. E. Johnson, J. Heino, M. J. Anderson and K. E. Ellingsen. 2023. Biotic homogenisation and differentiation as directional change in beta diversity: synthesising driver–response relationships to develop conceptual models across ecosystems. Biological Reviews, 98:1388-1423.
Rolls, R. J., B. Wolfenden, J. Heino, G. L. Butler and J. D. Thiem. 2023. Scale dependency in fish beta diversity–hydrology linkages in lowland rivers. Journal of Biogeography.
Tsoi W., Growns I., Southwell M., Mika S., Lewis S., Ryder D. and Frazier P. (2022). Effects of inundation on water quality and invertebrates in the semiarid floodplain wetlands. Inland Waters 12: 397-406.
Peeters L.J.M., Holland K.L., Huddlestone-Holmes C., Boulton A.J. (2022) A spatial causal network approach for multi-stressor risk analysis and mapping for environmental impact assessments Science of the Total Environment, 802, art. no. 149845
RJ Rolls, BC Chessman, J Heino, B Wolfenden, LA Thurtell, I Growns (2022), ... Change in beta diversity of riverine fish during and after supra-seasonal drought. Landscape Ecology 37 (6), 1633-1651
Shakya M., Holland A., Klein A.R. and Rees G.N. (2022). Biomolecular modifications in the sacfry of Mogurnda adspersa in response to copper stress. Aquatic Toxicology 248: 106179
Shakya M., Silvester E., Rees G., Rajapaksha K.H., Faou P. and Holland A. (2022). Changes to the amino acid profile and proteome of the tropical freshwater microalga Chlorella sp. in response to copper stress. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 233: 1133336
Kuehne, L. M., R. J. Rolls, K. J. Brandis, K. Chen, K. M. Fraley, L. K. Frost, S. S. Ho, E. H. Kunisch, S. D. Langhans, C. J. LeRoy, G. McDonald, P. J. McInerney, K. R. O'Brien and A. L. Strecker. 2022. Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science. Conservation Biology, 36.
Rolls, R. J., J. S. Rogosch and L. M. Kuehne. 2022. How Shall We Meet? Embracing the Opportunities of Virtual Conferencing. Fisheries, 47:304-306.
Rolls, R. J., B. C. Chessman, J. Heino, B. Wolfenden, L. A. Thurtell, K. J. M. Cheshire, D. Ryan, G. Butler, I. Growns and G. Curwen. 2022. Change in beta diversity of riverine fish during and after supra-seasonal drought. Landscape Ecology, 37:1633-1651.
Rolls, R. J., B. C. Chessman, J. Heino, B. Wolfenden, I. O. Growns, K. J. M. Cheshire, G. Curwen, D. Ryan and G. L. Butler. 2021. Consequences of hydrological alteration for beta diversity of fish assemblages at multiple spatial scales. Science of the Total Environment, 798.
Rolls, R. J. 2021. Assessing Effects of Flow Regulation and an Experimental Flow Pulse on Population Size Structure of Riverine Fish with Contrasting Biological Characteristics. Environmental Management, 67:763-778.
RJ Rolls, BC Chessman, J Heino, B Wolfenden, IO Growns, (2021) Consequences of hydrological alteration for beta diversity of fish assemblages at multiple spatial scales. Science of the Total Environment 798, 149170
Kuehne, L.M., Rolls, R.J., Brandis, K.J., Chen, K., Fraley, K.M., Frost, L.K., Ho, S.S., Kunisch, E.H., Langhans, S.D., LeRoy, C.J., McDonald, G., McInerney, P.J., O’Brien, K.R., Strecker, A.L. (2021). Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science, Conservation Biology
Saunders, M.E., Barton, P.S., Bickerstaff, J.R.M., Frost, L., Latty, T., Lessard, B.T., Lowe, E.C., Rodriguez, J., White, T.E., Umbers, K.D.L (2021). Limited understanding of bushfire impacts on Australian invertebrates, Insect Conservation and Diversity 14 (3), 285-293
JT Hunter, I Growns (2021) Semi-supervised delineation of riparian Macrogroups in plot deficient regions within eastern Australia using generalised dissimilarity modelling. Australian Journal of Botany 69 (7), 414-422
Growns I., Tsoi W., Southwell M., Mika S., Lewis S. and Vincent B. (2021). The effects of hydrology on macroinvertebrate traits in river channel and wetland habitats. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 24: 93-102.
Shakya M, Silvester E, Rees G, Stitz L, & A Holland (2021). Spatial variation in the amino acid profile of four macroinvertebrate taxa along a highly polluted river. Environmental Pollution (284): 117536;
Hampton-Smith M., Bower DS and Mika S. (2021). A review of the current global status of blast fishing: Causes, implications and solutions. Biological Conservation 262: 109307.
Shakya M, Silvester E, Holland A & G Rees (2021). Taxonomic, seasonal and spatial variation in the amino acid profile of freshwater macroinvertebrates. Aquatic Sciences 83 (2); doi:10.1007/s00027-021-00789-5
McIntosh, L. M., & Reid, M. A. (2020). Fish fins as a non-lethal alternative to muscle tissue in stable isotope studies of food webs in an Australian river. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72(6), 838-847.
Stubbington R., Acreman M., Acuña V., Boon P.J., Boulton A.J., England J., Gilvear D., Sykes T., Wood P.J. (2020) Ecosystem services of temporary streams differ between wet and dry phases in regions with contrasting climates and economies People and Nature, 2 (3), pp. 660 - 677
Saunders M.E., Bower D.S., Mika S. and Hunter J.T. (2020). Condition thresholds in Australia’s threatened ecological community listings hinder conservation of dynamic ecosystems. Pacific Conservation Biology 27: 221-230.
Allen D.C., Datry T., Boersma K.S., Bogan M.T., Boulton A.J., Bruno D., Busch M.H., Costigan K.H., Dodds W.K., Fritz K.M., Godsey S.E., Jones J.B., Kaletova T., Kampf S.K., Mims M.C., Neeson T.M., Olden J.D., Pastor A.V., Poff N.L., Ruddell B.L., Ruhi A., Singer G., Vezza P., Ward A.S., Zimmer M. (2020) River ecosystem conceptual models and non-perennial rivers: A critical review. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 7 (5), art. no. e1473
I Growns, D Ryder, P McInerney, N Bond, G Holt, R Lester, R Thompson (2020) The use of fatty acids to identify food sources of secondary consumers in wetland mesocosms Journal of Freshwater Ecology 35 (1), 173-189
I Growns, S Lewis, D Ryder, W Tsoi, B Vincent (2020) Patterns of invertebrate emergence and succession in flooded wetland mesocosms. Marine and Freshwater Research 71 (10), 1373-1377
Mackay, K.D., Gross, C.L. and Ryder, D.S. (2020). Increased reproductive success through parasitoid release at a range margin: implications for range shifts induced by climate change. Journal of Biogeography JBI-19-0129.
Boulton A.J. (2020) Editorial: Conservation of groundwaters and their dependent ecosystems: Integrating molecular taxonomy, systematic reserve planning and cultural values. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30 (1), pp. 1 - 7
I Growns, D Ryder, L Frost (2019) The basal food sources for Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) in wetland mesocosms. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 35 (1), 235-254
Rolls R.J., Smolders K.E., Boulton A.J., Webb A.A., Sheldon F. (2019) How does experimental selective timber harvesting affect invertebrate diversity across different spatial scales in subtropical streams? Ecological Indicators, 98, pp. 723 - 735
Gross, C. L., Whitehead, J. D., Mackay, E. S. G., Mackay, K. D., Andrew, N. R., & Paini, D. (2019). Interactions between two species of recently-sympatric invasive honeybees: Apis cerana induces aggression in Apis mellifera during foraging. Biological Invasions, 21(12), 3697-3706.
Mackay, K.D. and Gross, C.L. (2019). Climate change threatens a fig-frugivore mutualism at its drier, western range margin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 141:S1-S17.
Shumilova, O., D. Zak, T. Datry, D. von Schiller, R. Corti, A. Foulquier, B. Obrador, K. Tockner, D. C. Allan, F. Altermatt, M. I. Arce, S. Arnon, D. Banas, A. Banegas-Medina, E. Beller, M. L. Blanchette, J. F. Blanco-Libreros, J. Blessing, I. G. Boëchat, K. Boersma, M. T. Bogan, N. Bonada, N. R. Bond, K. Brintrup, A. Bruder, R. Burrows, T. Cancellario, S. M. Carlson, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, N. Cid, M. Danger, B. de Freitas Terra, A. M. D. Girolamo, R. del Campo, F. Dyer, A. Elosegi, E. Faye, C. Febria, R. Figueroa, B. Four, M. O. Gessner, P. Gnohossou, R. G. Cerezo, L. Gomez-Gener, M. A. S. Graça, S. Guareschi, B. Gücker, J. L. Hwan, S. Kubheka, S. D. Langhans, C. Leigh, C. J. Little, S. Lorenz, J. Marshall, A. McIntosh, C. Mendoza-Lera, E. I. Meyer, M. Miliša, M. C. Mlambo, M. Moleón, P. Negus, D. Niyogi, A. Papatheodoulou, I. Pardo, P. Paril, V. Pešić, P. Rodriguez-Lozano, R. J. Rolls, M. M. Sanchez-Montoya, A. Savić, A. Steward, R. Stubbington, A. Taleb, R. V. Vorste, N. Waltham, A. Zoppini and C. Zarfl. 2019. Simulating rewetting events in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams: A global analysis of leached nutrients and organic matter. Global Change Biology, 25:1591-1611.
von Schiller, D., T. Datry, R. Corti, A. Foulquier, K. Tockner, R. Marcé, G. García-Baquero, I. Odriozola, B. Obrador, A. Elosegi, C. Mendoza-Lera, M. O. Gessner, R. Stubbington, R. Albariño, D. C. Allen, F. Altermatt, M. I. Arce, S. Arnon, D. Banas, A. Banegas-Medina, E. Beller, M. L. Blanchette, J. F. Blanco-Libreros, J. Blessing, I. G. Boëchat, K. S. Boersma, M. T. Bogan, N. Bonada, N. R. Bond, K. Brintrup, A. Bruder, R. M. Burrows, T. Cancellario, S. M. Carlson, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, N. Cid, M. Danger, B. de Freitas Terra, A. Dehedin, A. M. De Girolamo, R. del Campo, V. Díaz-Villanueva, C. P. Duerdoth, F. Dyer, E. Faye, C. Febria, R. Figueroa, B. Four, S. Gafny, R. Gómez, L. Gómez-Gener, M. A. S. Graça, S. Guareschi, B. Gücker, F. Hoppeler, J. L. Hwan, S. Kubheka, A. Laini, S. D. Langhans, C. Leigh, C. J. Little, S. Lorenz, J. Marshall, E. J. Martín, A. McIntosh, E. I. Meyer, M. Miliša, M. C. Mlambo, M. Moleón, M. Morais, P. Negus, D. Niyogi, A. Papatheodoulou, I. Pardo, P. Pařil, V. Pešić, C. Piscart, M. Polášek, P. Rodríguez-Lozano, R. J. Rolls, M. M. Sánchez-Montoya, A. Savić, O. Shumilova, A. Steward, A. Taleb, A. Uzan, R. Vander Vorste, N. Waltham, C. Woelfle-Erskine, D. Zak, C. Zarfl and A. Zoppini. 2019. Sediment Respiration Pulses in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 33:1251-1263.
Leigh, C., T. W. H. Aspin, T. J. Matthews, R. J. Rolls and M. E. Ledger. 2019. Drought alters the functional stability of stream invertebrate communities through time. Journal of Biogeography, 46:1988-2000.
Rolls, R. J., S. J. Faggotter, D. T. Roberts and M. A. Burford. 2018a. Simultaneous assessment of two passage facilities for maintaining hydrological connectivity for subtropical coastal riverine fish. Ecological Engineering, 124:77-87.
Rolls, R. J., J. Heino, D. S. Ryder, B. C. Chessman, I. O. Growns, R. M. Thompson and K. B. Gido. 2018b. Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes. Biological Reviews, 93:971-995.
McIntosh, L.M., Fierro-Cabo, A., & Benavides, A. (2018). Macroinvertebrate assemblages from two sampling methods similarly discriminated freshwater wetlands with different ecosystem status in South Texas. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 22(1): 65-76
Stefaniak J, Dutta A, Verbinnen B, Shakya M, & ER Rene (2018). Selenium removal from mining and process wastewater: a systematic review of available technologies. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 67(8): 903-918;
Kath J., Boulton A.J., Harrison E.T., Dyer F.J. (2018) A conceptual framework for ecological responses to groundwater regime alteration (FERGRA) Ecohydrology, 11 (7), art. no. e2010
Smolders K.E., Rolls R.J., Boulton A.J., Webb A.A., Sheldon F. (2018) Effects of selective forest harvesting best management practices on organic matter and invertebrate detritivores in streams draining subtropical eucalypt forest. Ecological Engineering, 122, pp. 271 - 285
Mackay, K.D., Gross, C.L. and Rossetto, M. (2018). Small populations of fig trees offer a keystone food resource and conservation benefits for declining insectivorous birds. Global Ecology and Conservation 2018-06
Rourke, D., Robinson, W, Baumgartner, L., Doyle, J., Ivor Growns and Thiem, J. (2018). Sequential fishways reconnect a coastal river reflecting restored migratory pathways for an entire fish community. Restoration Ecology (in press).
Theischinger, G, Billingham, ZD, Growns, I. (2018). Ozeoura-a New Genus of Chioneinae (Insecta: Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 70, 447-468
Rolls, RJ, Heino, J, Ryder, DS, Chessman, BC, Growns, IO, Thompson, RM and Gido, KB (2018). Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes. Biological Reviews 93, 971-995
Datry T., Boulton A.J., Bonada N., Fritz K., Leigh C., Sauquet E., Tockner K., Hugueny B., Dahm C.N. (2018). Flow intermittence and ecosystem services in rivers of the Anthropocene. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (1), pp. 353 - 364
Birhanie, S., Wilson, G., Ryder, D., Tekie, H., Petros, B. (2017) Malaria impact of large dams at different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia Tropical Medicine and Health, 45(4), p. 1-14
Gross, C. L., Whitehead, J. D., Silveira de Souza, C., & Mackay, D. (2017). Unsuccessful introduced biocontrol agents can act as pollinators of invasive weeds: Bitou Bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata) as an example. Ecology and Evolution, 7(20), 8643-8656
Birhanie, S., Wilson, G., Ryder, D., Tekie, H., Petros, B. (2017) The Influence of Dams on Malaria Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. EcoHealth, 14(2), p. 408-419
Boulton A.J., Rolls R.J., Jaeger K.L., Datry T. (2017) Hydrological Connectivity in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 79 - 108
Datry T., Bonada N., Boulton A.J. (2017) Introduction: Recent Advances and Future Prospects in the Ecology and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 1 – 20
Stubbington R., Bogan M.T., Bonada N., Boulton A.J., Datry T., Leigh C., Vander Vorste R. (2017). The Biota of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Aquatic Invertebrates. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 217 - 243
Koundouri P., Boulton A.J., Datry T., Souliotis I. (2017) Ecosystem Services, Values, and Societal Perceptions of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 455 – 476
Datry T., Bonada N., Boulton A.J. (2017) Conclusions: Recent Advances and Future Prospects in the Ecology and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 563 – 584
Boulton, A. J., R. J. Rolls, K. L. Jaeger and T. Datry. 2017. Hydrological Connectivity in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. p. 79-108. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management.
Datry, T., R. Corti, J. Heino, B. Hugueny, R. J. Rolls and A. Ruhí. 2017. Habitat Fragmentation and Metapopulation, Metacommunity, and Metaecosystem Dynamics in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. p. 377-403. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management.
Hayden, B., J. P. Myllykangas, R. J. Rolls and K. K. Kahilainen. 2017. Climate and productivity shape fish and invertebrate community structure in subarctic lakes. Freshwater Biology, 62:990-1003.
Rolls, R. J., B. Hayden and K. K. Kahilainen. 2017b. Conceptualising the interactive effects of climate change and biological invasions on subarctic freshwater fish. Ecology and Evolution, 7:4109-4128.
Wilson, B, King, D, Growns, I., and Veeragathipillai, M. (2017) Climatically driven change in soil carbon across a basalt landscape is restricted to non-agricultural land use systems. Soil research, 55, 376-388.
Growns, I, Murphy, J and Jones, I.J. (2017). The effects of increased flow and fine sediment on benthic invertebrates in stream mesocosms. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68, 496-505.
Robson, B. J., R. E. Lester, D. S. Baldwin, N. R. Bond, R. Drouart, R. J. Rolls, D. S. Ryder and R. M. Thompson. 2017. Modelling food-web mediated effects of hydrological variability and environmental flows. Water Research, 124:108-128.
Rolls, R. J., D. S. Baldwin, N. R. Bond, R. E. Lester, B. J. Robson, D. S. Ryder, R. M. Thompson and G. A. Watson. 2017a. A framework for evaluating food-web responses to hydrological manipulations in riverine systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 203:136-150.
Rolls, R. J. and N. R. Bond. 2017. Environmental and Ecological Effects of Flow Alteration in Surface Water Ecosystems. p. 65-82. Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management.
Rolls, R. J., J. Heino and B. C. Chessman. 2016. Unravelling the joint effects of flow regime, climatic variability and dispersal mode on beta diversity of riverine communities. Freshwater Biology, 61:1350-1364.
McDonald K, Tighe, M., Ryder, D. (2016) An ecological risk assessment for managing and predicting trophic shifts in estuarine ecosystems using a Bayesian network. Environmental Modelling & Software, v.85, p. 202-216.
Shakya M, Sharma P, Meryem SS, Mahmood Q, & A Kumar (2016). Heavy metal removal from industrial wastewater using fungi: uptake mechanism and biochemical aspects. Journal of Environmental Engineering 142(9): C6015001-1to18, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000983
Boyero L., Pearson R.G., Hui C., Gessner M.O., Pérez J., Alexandrou M.A., Graça M.A.S., Cardinale B.J., Albariño R.J., Arunachalam M., Barmuta L.A., Boulton A.J., (2016) Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: A global study. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283 (1829), art. no. 20152664
Lahel, A., Fanta, A. B., Sergienko, N., Shakya, M., López, M. E., Behera, S. K., Rene, E. & Park, H. S. (2016). Effect of process parameters on the bioremediation of diesel contaminated soil by mixed microbial consortia. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 113, 375-385.
Growns, I. (2016). The implementation of an environmental flow regimes results in ecological recovery of regulated rivers. Restoration Ecology, 24, 406-414.
Leigh C., Boulton A.J., Courtwright J.L., Fritz K., May C.L., Walker R.H., Datry T. (2016). Ecological research and management of intermittent rivers: an historical review and future directions. Freshwater Biology, 61 (8), pp. 1181 - 1199
Hitchcock, JN, Mitrovic S, Hadwen, W, Growns, I, Rohlfs A. (2016). Zooplankton responses to freshwater inflows and organic matter pulses in a wave-dominated estuary. Marine and Freshwater Research, 67, 1374-1386
Hitchcock, JN, Mitrovic S, Hadwen, W, Growns, I, Rohlfs A. (2016). Terrestrial dissolved organic carbon subsidizes estuarine zooplankton: an in-situ mesocosm study. Limnology and Oceanography, 61, 254-267.
Leigh C., Bonada N., Boulton A.J., Hugueny B., Larned S.T., Vander Vorste R., Datry T (2016). Invertebrate assemblage responses and the dual roles of resistance and resilience to drying in intermittent rivers. Aquatic Sciences, 78 (2), pp. 291 - 301
Boulton A.J., Ekebom J., Gíslason G.M. (2016). Integrating ecosystem services into conservation strategies for freshwater and marine habitats: a review. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26 (5), pp. 963 - 985
McDonald, K.S., Ryder, D.S. & Tighe, M. (2015) Developing best-practice Bayesian Belief Networks in ecological risk assessments for freshwater and estuarine ecosystems: A quantitative review. Journal of Environmental Management. 154, 190-20.
Westhorpe DP, Mitrovic S, Growns I, Hadwen W, Rees GN (2015) Disruption in water quality patterns along the river continuum by a large bottom release dam, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 22, 400-416.
Ryder, D.S., Vernes, K., Lobzang, D., Armstrong, S., Brem, C., DiDonato, R., Frost, L. and Simpson, I. (2015). Experimental effects of reduced flow velocity on water quality and macroinvertebrate communities: implications for hydropower development in Bhutan. Bhutan Ecological Society 2:1-23
Jones I, Growns I, Arnold A, McCall S, Bowes M (2015) The effects of increased flow and fine sediment on hyporheic invertebrates and nutrients in stream mesocosms. Freshwater Biology, 60, 813-826
Rolls, R. J. and D. Sternberg. 2015. Can Species Traits Predict the Susceptibility of Riverine Fish to Water Resource Development? An Australian Case Study. Environmental Management, 55:1315-1326.
Rolls, R. J., C. Leigh and S. D. Langhans. 2015. Improving science through improved acknowledgment of reviewers. Conservation Biology, 29:307-308.
Leigh, C., A. Bush, E. T. Harrison, S. S. Ho, L. Luke, R. J. Rolls and M. E. Ledger. 2015. Ecological effects of extreme climatic events on riverine ecosystems: Insights from Australia. Freshwater Biology, 60:2620-2638.
Smolders, A., R. J. Rolls, D. Ryder, A. Watkinson and M. Mackenzie. 2015. Cattle-derived microbial input to source water catchments: An experimental assessment of stream crossing modification. Journal of Environmental Management, 156:143-149.
Stubbington R., Boulton A.J., Little S., Wood P.J. (2015). Changes in invertebrate assemblage composition in benthic and hyporheic zones during a severe supraseasonal drought. Freshwater Science, 34 (1), pp. 344 - 354
Growns I, Ryder D, Kobayashi T, García A (2014). Freshwater macroinvertebrates of Lord Howe Island. Journal of Natural History 48, 2675-2687
Growns I, Reinfelds I (2014) Environmental flow management using transparency and translucency rules. Marine and Freshwater Research 65 (8), 667-673.
Growns I, Chessman B, Mitrovic S, Westhorpe D (2014) The effects of dams on longitudinal variation in river food webs. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 29, 69-83
Smolders, A., Smolders, K., Watkinson, A. & Ryder, D.S. (2014) Reassessing the risk of microbial contamination from roosting cormorants in source water supply reservoirs. Lake and Reservoir Management, 30:23-31.
Arthington, A. H., R. J. Rolls, D. Sternberg, S. J. Mackay and C. S. James. 2014. Fish assemblages in subtropical rivers: Low-flow hydrology dominates hydro-ecological relationships. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59:594-604.
Boulton A.J. (2014). Conservation of ephemeral streams and their ecosystem services: What are we missing? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 24 (6), pp. 733 – 738
Butcher P.A., Boulton A.J., Macbeth W.G., Malcolm H.A. (2014). Long-term effects of marine park zoning on giant mud crab Scylla serrata populations in three Australian estuaries. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 508, pp. 163 – 176
Rolls, R. J. and A. H. Arthington. 2014. How do low magnitudes of hydrologic alteration impact riverine fish populations and assemblage characteristics? Ecological Indicators, 39:179-188.
Rolls, R. J., B. Stewart-Koster, T. Ellison, S. Faggotter and D. T. Roberts. 2014. Multiple factors determine the effect of anthropogenic barriers to connectivity on riverine fish. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23:2201-2220.
Gross, C. L., & Mackay, D. (2014). Two decades of demography reveals that seed and seedling transitions limit population persistence in a translocated shrub. Annals of Botany, 114(1), 85-96.
Berney, P. J., Wilson, G. G., Ryder, D. S., Whalley, R. D. B., Duggin, J., & McCosker, R. O. (2014). Divergent responses to long-term grazing exclusion among three plant communities in a flood pulsing wetland in eastern Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology, 20(3), 237-251.
Reports
Ecohealth reports (Click on title for link to report)
Longterm Intervention Monitoring and Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Reporting
Gwydir Selected Area
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2023). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report.
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2023). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report. Appendix B: Food Webs, Appendix C: Vegetation Diversity, Appendix D: Waterbird diversity, and Appendix J: Responses to Fire.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2022). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Gwydir Selected Area Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Plan (2019-2023). Final Plan
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report.
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report. Appendix B: Food Webs, Appendix C: Vegetation Diversity, Appendix D: Waterbird diversity, Appendix G: Incident Response Monitoring and Appendix H: Gwydir Low Flows – Refuge Pools
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020). Gwydir River Selected Area 2019-20 Annual Summary Report.
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020). Gwydir River Selected Area 2019-20 Annual Summary Report. Appendix B: Food Webs, Appendix C: Vegetation Diversity, Appendix D: Waterbird diversity and Appendix F: Pool Refugia (Contingency Monitoring)
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area Five Year Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area Five Year Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2017-18 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2017-18 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2016-17 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2016-17 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2016). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2015-16 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2016). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2015-16 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2015). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2014-15 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2015). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2014-15 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Warrego-Darling Selected Area
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2022) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2021-2022).
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2022) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2021-2022). Appendix C: Food Webs
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2022) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2021-2022). Appendix D: Vegetation
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021).
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021). Appendix C: Food Webs
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021). Appendix D: Vegetation
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021). Appendix E: Waterbirds
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020).
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020). Appendix C: Food Webs
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020). Appendix D: Vegetation
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020). Appendix E: Waterbirds
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area – Five Year Evaluation Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area – Five Year Evaluation Report: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2017-18: Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2017-18: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2016-17: Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2016-17: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2015-16: Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2015-16: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2015) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report– Year 1: Report and Appendices.
Other Significant Technical Reports and refereed Conference Proceedings
Growns, I., Mika, S. and McIntosh, L. (2023). Aquatic Ecology of Little Llangothlin and Billy Bung Lagoons. Final Report to Glen Innes Natural Resources Advisory Committee.
Shakya, M., Holland, A., Silvester, E., McIntosh, L., Shackleton, M., Frost L., Growns, I. and Mika, S. (2023). Dissolved organic carbon and metabolic dynamics at the junction of the Warrego and Darling-Baaka Rivers. Research report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office. University of New England, Armidale.
Mika, S., Vincent, B., Lewis S., Frost, L., McIntosh, L., Shakya, M., Growns, I. (2023). Coffs Harbour Coastal Catchments Ecohealth Project 2019-2022: Assessment of River and Estuarine Condition, Third Assessment. Technical Report. University of New England, Armidale.
Mika, S., Vincent, B., Lewis S., Frost, L., McIntosh, L., Shakya, M., Growns, I. (2023). Coffs Harbour Coastal Catchments Ecohealth Project 2019-2022: Assessment of River and Estuarine Condition, Third Assessment. Draft Technical Report. University of New England, Armidale.
Vincent, B. Bowen, S and Southwell, M 2022. Vegetation Community and Tree Stand Condition Assessment of the Flood-Dependant Vegetation of Narran Lakes Nature Reserve, 2020-2021. A report to The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Mackay, K.D., Gross, C.L. and Whitehead, J. (2021). Pollination systems as indicators of fire regime impacts. Research Report to DPIE.
Mackay, K.D., and Gross, C.L. (2018). Saving Our Species site-based monitoring plan: Olearia flocktoniae (Dorrigo Daisy). Draft Management Plan prepared for Office of Environment and Heritage NSW.
Lewis S., Mika S., Vincent B., Ryder D. and Schmidt J. (2018). Short-term effects of bank stabilising restoration works on macroinvertebrate and meiofaunal communities in the Kalang Estuary, NSW. In G. Vietz, and I. Rutherford, (Eds), “9th Australian Stream Management Conference”, River Basin Management Society, Hobart.
Vincent B., Lewis S., Mika S. and Schmidt. J. (2018). Measuring riparian and instream responses to two riverbank stabilisation methods in the Kalang estuary, NSW. Final Technical Report. University of New England, Armidale.
Vincent B., Mika S., Ryder D. and Schmidt J. (2017). Drivers of riparian condition to prioritise restoration, regeneration and revegetation in the NSW North Coast Bioregion. In R. Smith, (Ed.), “Proceedings of Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate: A Conference on Restoring Ecological Processes, Ecosystems and Landscapes in a Changing World”, pp 81-82, University of New England, Armidale.
Mika S., Burns A. and Ryder D. (2017). Proposed Sewerage Treatment Plants for the Hastings River Catchment: Predictive Model of the Cumulative Load to the Hastings Estuary. Second Technical Report to the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. 33 pp.
Mika S., Ryder D., Vincent, B., Burns A. and Schmidt J. (2017). Hastings and Camden Haven Ecohealth: Assessment of River and Estuarine Condition 2014-2015. Final Technical Report to the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. 344 pp. 2 citations (23/01/23).
Rolls R., Ryder D., Smith R., Mika S., Vincent, B. and Lewis, S. (2017). Evaluating Soil Hydrology Techniques for Rehabilitating Landscapes from Mining to Agricultural Production: A Review. Final Review to Worley Parsons and KEPCO. 35 pp.
Vincent B., Smith R., Mika S., Lewis S. and Ryder D. (2017). The Role of Natural Sequence Farming and Contour Banks in Increasing Soil Hydrology and Soil Fertility. Technical Report to Worley Parsons. 52 pp.
Mika S., Ryder D.S., Schmidt J., Burns A. and Vincent B. (2016). A collaborative approach to integrating science, management and communities for improving river health in coastal catchments. In G. Vietz, A. Flatley and I. Rutherford, (Eds), “8th Australian Stream Management Conference”, pp 329-335, River Basin Management Society, Leura.
Ryder D.S. and Mika S. (2016). Smart rocks and sand slugs: innovative methods for modelling sediment transport in rivers. In G. Vietz, A. Flatley and I. Rutherford, (Eds), “8th Australian Stream Management Conference”, pp 466-472, River Basin Management Society, Leura.
Burns A., Mika S. and Ryder D. (2016). Proposed Sewerage Treatment Plants for the Hastings River Catchment: Water Quality Assessment. First Technical Report to the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. 53 pp.
Vincent B. and Mika S. (2016). Freshwater Macrophyte Communities of the Macleay River. Final Technical Report to Kempsey Shire Council. 60 pp.
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Books
Boulton, A.J., Brock, M.A., Robson, B.J., Ryder, D.S., Chambers, J.M. & Davis, J.A. (2014) Australian Freshwater Ecology. Wiley & Sons: New York. ISBN: 978-1-118-56822-4.
Watts, R.J., Allan, C., Bowmer, K., Page, K., Ryder, D.S. and Wilson, A (2010) Pulsed flows: a review of environmental costs and benefits and best practice. Waterlines National Water Commission, 149 pp. Canberra. ISBN: 978-1-921107-77-1.
Ryan, J.C. and Mackay, D. (2017). Between Art and Poetry: New Perspectives on Tablelands Flora. International Centre for Landscape and Language (ICLL) Press, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. ISBN 978-0-6482144-0-3.
Boulton, A.J., Brock, M.A., Robson, B.J., Ryder, D.S., Chambers, J.M. & Davis, J.A. (2014) Australian Freshwater Ecology. Wiley & Sons: New York. ISBN: 978-1-118-56822-4.
Book Chapters
Boon, P.I., Pollard, P.C. & Ryder. D.S. (In Press) Wetland microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. In (Batzer & Sharitz Eds.) Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands. University of California Press. ISBN: 0-520-24777-9.
Shakya M., Rene E.R., Nancharaiah Y.V., Lens P.N.L. (2018) Fungal-Based Nanotechnology for Heavy Metal Removal. In: Gothandam K., Ranjan S., Dasgupta N., Ramalingam C., Lichtfouse E. (eds) Nanotechnology, Food Security and Water Treatment. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70166-0_7
Boon, P.I., Pollard, P.C. & Ryder. D.S. (2014) Wetland microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. In (Batzer & Sharitz Eds.) Ecology of Freshwater and Estuarine Wetlands. University of California Press. ISBN: 0-520-24777-9.
Journal Articles
Rourke, D., Robinson, W, Baumgartner, L., Doyle, J., Ivor Growns and Thiem, J. (2018). Sequential fishways reconnect a coastal river reflecting restored migratory pathways for an entire fish community. Restoration Ecology (in press).
Theischinger, G, Billingham, ZD, Growns, I. (2018). Ozeoura-a New Genus of Chioneinae (Insecta: Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 70, 447-468
Rolls, RJ, Heino, J, Ryder, DS, Chessman, BC, Growns, IO, Thompson, RM and Gido, KB (2018). Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes. Biological Reviews 93, 971-995
Birhanie, S., Wilson, G., Ryder, D., Tekie, H., Petros, B. (2017) Malaria impact of large dams at different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia Tropical Medicine and Health, 45(4), p. 1-14
Birhanie, S., Wilson, G., Ryder, D., Tekie, H., Petros, B. (2017) The Influence of Dams on Malaria Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. EcoHealth, 14(2), p. 408-419
McDonald, K., Tighe, M., Ryder, D. (2016) An ecological risk assessment for managing and predicting trophic shifts in estuarine ecosystems using a Bayesian network. Environmental Modelling & Software, v.85, p. 202-216.
Wilson, B, King, D, Growns, I., and Veeragathipillai, M. Climatically driven change in soil carbon across a basalt landscape is restricted to non-agricultural land use systems. Soil research, 55, 376-388.
Growns, I, Murphy, J and Jones, I.J. (2017). The effects of increased flow and fine sediment on benthic invertebrates in stream mesocosms. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68, 496-505.
Berney, P.J., Wilson, G.G., Ryder, D.S., Whalley, R.D., Duggin,, J. & McCosker, R.J. (In Press) Divergent responses to long-term grazing exclusion among three plant communities in a flood pulsing wetland in eastern Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology. Accepted 17/3/14
Growns, I. (2016). The implementation of an environmental flow regimes results in ecological recovery of regulated rivers. Restoration Ecology, 24, 406-414.
Hitchcock, JN, Mitrovic S, Hadwen, W, Growns, I, Rohlfs A. (2016). Zooplankton responses to freshwater inflows and organic matter pulses in a wave-dominated estuary. Marine and Freshwater Research, 67, 1374-1386
Hitchcock, JN, Mitrovic S, Hadwen, W, Growns, I, Rohlfs A. (2016). Terrestrial dissolved organic carbon subsidizes estuarine zooplankton: an in-situ mesocosm study. Limnology and Oceanography, 61, 254-267.
McDonald, K.S., Ryder, D.S. & Tighe, M. (2015) Developing best-practice Bayesian Belief Networks in ecological risk assessments for freshwater and estuarine ecosystems: A quantitative review. Journal of Environmental Management. 154, 190-20.
Westhorpe DP, Mitrovic S, Growns I, Hadwen W, Rees GN (2015) Disruption in water quality patterns along the river continuum by a large bottom release dam, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 22, 400-416.
Jones I, Growns I, Arnold A, McCall S, Bowes M (2015) The effects of increased flow and fine sediment on hyporheic invertebrates and nutrients in stream mesocosms. Freshwater Biology, 60, 813-826
Growns I, Ryder D, Kobayashi T, García A (2014). Freshwater macroinvertebrates of Lord Howe Island. Journal of Natural History 48, 2675-2687
Growns I, Reinfelds I (2014) Environmental flow management using transparency and translucency rules. Marine and Freshwater Research 65 (8), 667-673.
Growns I, Chessman B, Mitrovic S, Westhorpe D (2014) The effects of dams on longitudinal variation in river food webs. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 29, 69-83
Smolders, A., Smolders, K., Watkinson, A. & Ryder, D.S. (2014) Reassessing the risk of microbial contamination from roosting cormorants in source water supply reservoirs. Lake and Reservoir Management, 30:23-31.
Hadaddchi, A., Ryder, D.S., Evrard, O & Olley, J (2013) Sediment fingerprinting in fluvial systems: Review of tracers, sediment sources and mixing models. International Journal of Sediment Research, 28:560-578.
Kobayashi T, Ralph T.J, Ryder D.S, Hunter S.J. (2013) Gross primary productivity of phytoplankton and planktonic respiration in inland floodplain wetlands of southeast Australia: habitat-dependent patterns and regulating processes. Ecological Research 28, 833-843.
Rolls RJ, Growns IO, Khan TA, Wilson GG, Ellison TL, Prior A, Waring CC (2013) Fish recruitment in rivers with modified discharge depends on the interacting effects of flow and thermal regimes. Freshwater Biology 58 (9), 1804-1819
Growns I, Rourke M. and Gilligan (2013) Towards river health assessment using species distributional modelling. Ecological Indicators, 29, 138-144
Reinfelds I.V., Walsh C., van der Meulen D., Growns I.O. and Gray C. (2013). Magnitude, frequency and duration of environmental flows to stimulate and facilitate catadromous fish migrations: Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata Perciformes, Percichthyidae). River Research and Applications, 29, 512-527
Rolls, R. J., Boulton, A. J., Growns, I. O., Maxwell, S. E., Ryder, D. S., & Westhorpe, D. P. (2012). Effects of an experimental environmental flow release on the diet of fish in a regulated coastal Australian river. Hydrobiologia, 686(1), 195-212.
Barlocher, F., Stewart, M., & Ryder, D. S. (2012). Processing of Eucalyptus viminalis leaves in Australian streams importance of aquatic hyphomycetes and zoosporic fungi. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 179(4), 305-319.
Frazier, P., Ryder, D., McIntyre, E., & Stewart, M. (2012). Understanding riverine habitat inundation patterns: remote sensing tools and techniques. Wetlands, 32(2), 225-237.
Cortez D. P., Growns I. O., Simon M. Mitrovic and Richard P. Lim (2012). Effects of a gradient in river regulation on the longitudinal trends in water quality, and benthic algal and macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Hunter River, Australia Marine and Freshwater Research, 63, 494-504
Bärlocher, F., Stewart, M., & Ryder, D. S. (2011). Analyzing aquatic fungal communities in Australia: impacts of sample incubation and geographic distance of streams. Czech Mycol, 63, 113-132.
Kobayashi, T., Ryder, D. S., Ralph, T. J., Mazumder, D., Saintilan, N., (2011). Longitudinal spatial variation in ecological conditions in an in‐channel floodplain river system during flow pulses. River Research and Applications, 27(4), 461-472.
Price, J. N., Berney, P. J., Ryder, D., Whalley, R. D. B., & Gross, C. L. (2011). Disturbance governs dominance of an invasive forb in a temporary wetland. Oecologia, 167(3), 759-769.
Rolls R.J., Boulton A., Growns I. and Maxwell S. (2011) Response by fish assemblages to an environmental flow release in a temperate coastal Australian river: a paired catchment analysis. River Research and Applications 27: 867–880
Watts, R.J., Ryder D.S., Allen, C. & Commens, S. (2010) Using river-scale experiments to inform the adaptive management process for variable flow releases from large dams. Marine and Freshwater Research 61, 786-797.
Lake, P.S., Likens, G.E. & Ryder D.S. (2010) Integrating science, policy and management of rivers: Peter Cullen's legacy. Marine and Freshwater Research 61, 733-735.
Mika, S., Hoyle, J.T., Kyle, G., Howell, T., Wolfenden, B.J., Ryder, D.S., Keating, D., Boulton, A.J., Brierley, G.J., Brooks, A.P., Fryirs, K.A., Leishman, M.R., Sanders, M., Arthington, A.H., Creese, R., Dahm, M., Miller, C., Pusey, B., Spencer, J., and Spink, A.M. (2010) Inside the black box of river restoration: using catchment history to identify disturbance and response mechanisms to set the targets for process-based restoration. Ecology and Society. 15 (4): 8. URL: ttp://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss4/art8/
Jenkins, K.M., Kingsford, R.T. & Ryder, D.S. (2010) Developing indicators for floodplain wetlands: managing water in agricultural landscapes. Chiang Mai Journal of Science 8, 1-8.
Kobayashi, T, Ryder, D.S., Gordon, G, Shannon, I., Ingolton, T., Carpenter, M. & Jacobs, S.J. (2010) Short-term response of nutrients, carbon and planktonic microbial communities to floodplain wetland inundation. Aquatic Ecology 43, 843-858.
Ryder, D.S., Tomlinson, M., Gawne, B. & Likens, G.E. (2010) Defining and using 'best available science': A policy conundrum for the management of aquatic ecosystems. Marine and Freshwater Research 61, 821-828.
Ghosha, S., Mandalb, B., Wilsona, B., Ghoshald, S. and Growns I. (2010) Changes in soil organic carbon pool in three long-term fertility experiments with different cropping systems, inorganic and organic soil amendments in the eastern cereal belt of India. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 48, 413-420.
Chessman B. C., Jones H. A., Searle N. K. and Growns I. (2010) Assessing effects of flow alteration on macroinvertebrate assemblages in Australian dryland rivers Freshwater Biology 55, 1780-1800.
Reinfelds, I., Lincoln-Smith, M., Haeusler T., Ryan D. and Growns, I. (2010) Hydraulic assessment of flow regimes to facilitate fish passage through natural riffles and rapids: Shoalhaven River below Tallowa Dam, New South Wales, Australia. River Research and Applications, 26, 589-604.
Barnes, P., Wilson, B.R., Nadolny, C. and Growns, I. (2010) The influence of individual native trees and grazing regime on soil properties and groundcover patterns in a temperate landscape of New South Wales, Australia. The Rangeland Journal, 32, 405-415
Reich P., Lake P.S., Thomson J.R., Daniel T., Johnson M., Metzeling L., Boulton A.J., Hale R. (2023) Aquatic invertebrate responses to riparian restoration and flow extremes in three degraded intermittent streams: An eight-year field experiment. Freshwater Biology, 68 (2), pp. 325 – 339
Boulton A.J., Bichuette M.E., Korbel K., Stoch F., Niemiller M.L., Hose G.C., Linke S. (2023) Recent concepts and approaches for conserving groundwater biodiversity Groundwater Ecology and Evolution, pp. 525 - 550
Acharya S., Holland A., Rees G., Brooks A., Coleman D., Hepplewhite C., Mika S., Bond N. and Silvester E. (2023). Relevance of tributary inflows for driving molecular composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in a regulated river system. Water Research, 119975
Rolls, R. J., D. C. Deane, S. E. Johnson, J. Heino, M. J. Anderson and K. E. Ellingsen. 2023. Biotic homogenisation and differentiation as directional change in beta diversity: synthesising driver–response relationships to develop conceptual models across ecosystems. Biological Reviews, 98:1388-1423.
Rolls, R. J., B. Wolfenden, J. Heino, G. L. Butler and J. D. Thiem. 2023. Scale dependency in fish beta diversity–hydrology linkages in lowland rivers. Journal of Biogeography.
Tsoi W., Growns I., Southwell M., Mika S., Lewis S., Ryder D. and Frazier P. (2022). Effects of inundation on water quality and invertebrates in the semiarid floodplain wetlands. Inland Waters 12: 397-406.
Peeters L.J.M., Holland K.L., Huddlestone-Holmes C., Boulton A.J. (2022) A spatial causal network approach for multi-stressor risk analysis and mapping for environmental impact assessments Science of the Total Environment, 802, art. no. 149845
RJ Rolls, BC Chessman, J Heino, B Wolfenden, LA Thurtell, I Growns (2022), ... Change in beta diversity of riverine fish during and after supra-seasonal drought. Landscape Ecology 37 (6), 1633-1651
Shakya M., Holland A., Klein A.R. and Rees G.N. (2022). Biomolecular modifications in the sacfry of Mogurnda adspersa in response to copper stress. Aquatic Toxicology 248: 106179
Shakya M., Silvester E., Rees G., Rajapaksha K.H., Faou P. and Holland A. (2022). Changes to the amino acid profile and proteome of the tropical freshwater microalga Chlorella sp. in response to copper stress. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 233: 1133336
Kuehne, L. M., R. J. Rolls, K. J. Brandis, K. Chen, K. M. Fraley, L. K. Frost, S. S. Ho, E. H. Kunisch, S. D. Langhans, C. J. LeRoy, G. McDonald, P. J. McInerney, K. R. O'Brien and A. L. Strecker. 2022. Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science. Conservation Biology, 36.
Rolls, R. J., J. S. Rogosch and L. M. Kuehne. 2022. How Shall We Meet? Embracing the Opportunities of Virtual Conferencing. Fisheries, 47:304-306.
Rolls, R. J., B. C. Chessman, J. Heino, B. Wolfenden, L. A. Thurtell, K. J. M. Cheshire, D. Ryan, G. Butler, I. Growns and G. Curwen. 2022. Change in beta diversity of riverine fish during and after supra-seasonal drought. Landscape Ecology, 37:1633-1651.
Rolls, R. J., B. C. Chessman, J. Heino, B. Wolfenden, I. O. Growns, K. J. M. Cheshire, G. Curwen, D. Ryan and G. L. Butler. 2021. Consequences of hydrological alteration for beta diversity of fish assemblages at multiple spatial scales. Science of the Total Environment, 798.
Rolls, R. J. 2021. Assessing Effects of Flow Regulation and an Experimental Flow Pulse on Population Size Structure of Riverine Fish with Contrasting Biological Characteristics. Environmental Management, 67:763-778.
RJ Rolls, BC Chessman, J Heino, B Wolfenden, IO Growns, (2021) Consequences of hydrological alteration for beta diversity of fish assemblages at multiple spatial scales. Science of the Total Environment 798, 149170
Kuehne, L.M., Rolls, R.J., Brandis, K.J., Chen, K., Fraley, K.M., Frost, L.K., Ho, S.S., Kunisch, E.H., Langhans, S.D., LeRoy, C.J., McDonald, G., McInerney, P.J., O’Brien, K.R., Strecker, A.L. (2021). Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science, Conservation Biology
Saunders, M.E., Barton, P.S., Bickerstaff, J.R.M., Frost, L., Latty, T., Lessard, B.T., Lowe, E.C., Rodriguez, J., White, T.E., Umbers, K.D.L (2021). Limited understanding of bushfire impacts on Australian invertebrates, Insect Conservation and Diversity 14 (3), 285-293
JT Hunter, I Growns (2021) Semi-supervised delineation of riparian Macrogroups in plot deficient regions within eastern Australia using generalised dissimilarity modelling. Australian Journal of Botany 69 (7), 414-422
Growns I., Tsoi W., Southwell M., Mika S., Lewis S. and Vincent B. (2021). The effects of hydrology on macroinvertebrate traits in river channel and wetland habitats. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 24: 93-102.
Shakya M, Silvester E, Rees G, Stitz L, & A Holland (2021). Spatial variation in the amino acid profile of four macroinvertebrate taxa along a highly polluted river. Environmental Pollution (284): 117536;
Hampton-Smith M., Bower DS and Mika S. (2021). A review of the current global status of blast fishing: Causes, implications and solutions. Biological Conservation 262: 109307.
Shakya M, Silvester E, Holland A & G Rees (2021). Taxonomic, seasonal and spatial variation in the amino acid profile of freshwater macroinvertebrates. Aquatic Sciences 83 (2); doi:10.1007/s00027-021-00789-5
McIntosh, L. M., & Reid, M. A. (2020). Fish fins as a non-lethal alternative to muscle tissue in stable isotope studies of food webs in an Australian river. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72(6), 838-847.
Stubbington R., Acreman M., Acuña V., Boon P.J., Boulton A.J., England J., Gilvear D., Sykes T., Wood P.J. (2020) Ecosystem services of temporary streams differ between wet and dry phases in regions with contrasting climates and economies People and Nature, 2 (3), pp. 660 - 677
Saunders M.E., Bower D.S., Mika S. and Hunter J.T. (2020). Condition thresholds in Australia’s threatened ecological community listings hinder conservation of dynamic ecosystems. Pacific Conservation Biology 27: 221-230.
Allen D.C., Datry T., Boersma K.S., Bogan M.T., Boulton A.J., Bruno D., Busch M.H., Costigan K.H., Dodds W.K., Fritz K.M., Godsey S.E., Jones J.B., Kaletova T., Kampf S.K., Mims M.C., Neeson T.M., Olden J.D., Pastor A.V., Poff N.L., Ruddell B.L., Ruhi A., Singer G., Vezza P., Ward A.S., Zimmer M. (2020) River ecosystem conceptual models and non-perennial rivers: A critical review. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 7 (5), art. no. e1473
I Growns, D Ryder, P McInerney, N Bond, G Holt, R Lester, R Thompson (2020) The use of fatty acids to identify food sources of secondary consumers in wetland mesocosms Journal of Freshwater Ecology 35 (1), 173-189
I Growns, S Lewis, D Ryder, W Tsoi, B Vincent (2020) Patterns of invertebrate emergence and succession in flooded wetland mesocosms. Marine and Freshwater Research 71 (10), 1373-1377
Mackay, K.D., Gross, C.L. and Ryder, D.S. (2020). Increased reproductive success through parasitoid release at a range margin: implications for range shifts induced by climate change. Journal of Biogeography JBI-19-0129.
Boulton A.J. (2020) Editorial: Conservation of groundwaters and their dependent ecosystems: Integrating molecular taxonomy, systematic reserve planning and cultural values. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30 (1), pp. 1 - 7
I Growns, D Ryder, L Frost (2019) The basal food sources for Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) in wetland mesocosms. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 35 (1), 235-254
Rolls R.J., Smolders K.E., Boulton A.J., Webb A.A., Sheldon F. (2019) How does experimental selective timber harvesting affect invertebrate diversity across different spatial scales in subtropical streams? Ecological Indicators, 98, pp. 723 - 735
Gross, C. L., Whitehead, J. D., Mackay, E. S. G., Mackay, K. D., Andrew, N. R., & Paini, D. (2019). Interactions between two species of recently-sympatric invasive honeybees: Apis cerana induces aggression in Apis mellifera during foraging. Biological Invasions, 21(12), 3697-3706.
Mackay, K.D. and Gross, C.L. (2019). Climate change threatens a fig-frugivore mutualism at its drier, western range margin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 141:S1-S17.
Shumilova, O., D. Zak, T. Datry, D. von Schiller, R. Corti, A. Foulquier, B. Obrador, K. Tockner, D. C. Allan, F. Altermatt, M. I. Arce, S. Arnon, D. Banas, A. Banegas-Medina, E. Beller, M. L. Blanchette, J. F. Blanco-Libreros, J. Blessing, I. G. Boëchat, K. Boersma, M. T. Bogan, N. Bonada, N. R. Bond, K. Brintrup, A. Bruder, R. Burrows, T. Cancellario, S. M. Carlson, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, N. Cid, M. Danger, B. de Freitas Terra, A. M. D. Girolamo, R. del Campo, F. Dyer, A. Elosegi, E. Faye, C. Febria, R. Figueroa, B. Four, M. O. Gessner, P. Gnohossou, R. G. Cerezo, L. Gomez-Gener, M. A. S. Graça, S. Guareschi, B. Gücker, J. L. Hwan, S. Kubheka, S. D. Langhans, C. Leigh, C. J. Little, S. Lorenz, J. Marshall, A. McIntosh, C. Mendoza-Lera, E. I. Meyer, M. Miliša, M. C. Mlambo, M. Moleón, P. Negus, D. Niyogi, A. Papatheodoulou, I. Pardo, P. Paril, V. Pešić, P. Rodriguez-Lozano, R. J. Rolls, M. M. Sanchez-Montoya, A. Savić, A. Steward, R. Stubbington, A. Taleb, R. V. Vorste, N. Waltham, A. Zoppini and C. Zarfl. 2019. Simulating rewetting events in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams: A global analysis of leached nutrients and organic matter. Global Change Biology, 25:1591-1611.
von Schiller, D., T. Datry, R. Corti, A. Foulquier, K. Tockner, R. Marcé, G. García-Baquero, I. Odriozola, B. Obrador, A. Elosegi, C. Mendoza-Lera, M. O. Gessner, R. Stubbington, R. Albariño, D. C. Allen, F. Altermatt, M. I. Arce, S. Arnon, D. Banas, A. Banegas-Medina, E. Beller, M. L. Blanchette, J. F. Blanco-Libreros, J. Blessing, I. G. Boëchat, K. S. Boersma, M. T. Bogan, N. Bonada, N. R. Bond, K. Brintrup, A. Bruder, R. M. Burrows, T. Cancellario, S. M. Carlson, S. Cauvy-Fraunié, N. Cid, M. Danger, B. de Freitas Terra, A. Dehedin, A. M. De Girolamo, R. del Campo, V. Díaz-Villanueva, C. P. Duerdoth, F. Dyer, E. Faye, C. Febria, R. Figueroa, B. Four, S. Gafny, R. Gómez, L. Gómez-Gener, M. A. S. Graça, S. Guareschi, B. Gücker, F. Hoppeler, J. L. Hwan, S. Kubheka, A. Laini, S. D. Langhans, C. Leigh, C. J. Little, S. Lorenz, J. Marshall, E. J. Martín, A. McIntosh, E. I. Meyer, M. Miliša, M. C. Mlambo, M. Moleón, M. Morais, P. Negus, D. Niyogi, A. Papatheodoulou, I. Pardo, P. Pařil, V. Pešić, C. Piscart, M. Polášek, P. Rodríguez-Lozano, R. J. Rolls, M. M. Sánchez-Montoya, A. Savić, O. Shumilova, A. Steward, A. Taleb, A. Uzan, R. Vander Vorste, N. Waltham, C. Woelfle-Erskine, D. Zak, C. Zarfl and A. Zoppini. 2019. Sediment Respiration Pulses in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 33:1251-1263.
Leigh, C., T. W. H. Aspin, T. J. Matthews, R. J. Rolls and M. E. Ledger. 2019. Drought alters the functional stability of stream invertebrate communities through time. Journal of Biogeography, 46:1988-2000.
Rolls, R. J., S. J. Faggotter, D. T. Roberts and M. A. Burford. 2018a. Simultaneous assessment of two passage facilities for maintaining hydrological connectivity for subtropical coastal riverine fish. Ecological Engineering, 124:77-87.
Rolls, R. J., J. Heino, D. S. Ryder, B. C. Chessman, I. O. Growns, R. M. Thompson and K. B. Gido. 2018b. Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes. Biological Reviews, 93:971-995.
McIntosh, L.M., Fierro-Cabo, A., & Benavides, A. (2018). Macroinvertebrate assemblages from two sampling methods similarly discriminated freshwater wetlands with different ecosystem status in South Texas. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 22(1): 65-76
Stefaniak J, Dutta A, Verbinnen B, Shakya M, & ER Rene (2018). Selenium removal from mining and process wastewater: a systematic review of available technologies. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 67(8): 903-918;
Kath J., Boulton A.J., Harrison E.T., Dyer F.J. (2018) A conceptual framework for ecological responses to groundwater regime alteration (FERGRA) Ecohydrology, 11 (7), art. no. e2010
Smolders K.E., Rolls R.J., Boulton A.J., Webb A.A., Sheldon F. (2018) Effects of selective forest harvesting best management practices on organic matter and invertebrate detritivores in streams draining subtropical eucalypt forest. Ecological Engineering, 122, pp. 271 - 285
Mackay, K.D., Gross, C.L. and Rossetto, M. (2018). Small populations of fig trees offer a keystone food resource and conservation benefits for declining insectivorous birds. Global Ecology and Conservation 2018-06
Rourke, D., Robinson, W, Baumgartner, L., Doyle, J., Ivor Growns and Thiem, J. (2018). Sequential fishways reconnect a coastal river reflecting restored migratory pathways for an entire fish community. Restoration Ecology (in press).
Theischinger, G, Billingham, ZD, Growns, I. (2018). Ozeoura-a New Genus of Chioneinae (Insecta: Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 70, 447-468
Rolls, RJ, Heino, J, Ryder, DS, Chessman, BC, Growns, IO, Thompson, RM and Gido, KB (2018). Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes. Biological Reviews 93, 971-995
Datry T., Boulton A.J., Bonada N., Fritz K., Leigh C., Sauquet E., Tockner K., Hugueny B., Dahm C.N. (2018). Flow intermittence and ecosystem services in rivers of the Anthropocene. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (1), pp. 353 - 364
Birhanie, S., Wilson, G., Ryder, D., Tekie, H., Petros, B. (2017) Malaria impact of large dams at different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia Tropical Medicine and Health, 45(4), p. 1-14
Gross, C. L., Whitehead, J. D., Silveira de Souza, C., & Mackay, D. (2017). Unsuccessful introduced biocontrol agents can act as pollinators of invasive weeds: Bitou Bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata) as an example. Ecology and Evolution, 7(20), 8643-8656
Birhanie, S., Wilson, G., Ryder, D., Tekie, H., Petros, B. (2017) The Influence of Dams on Malaria Transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. EcoHealth, 14(2), p. 408-419
Boulton A.J., Rolls R.J., Jaeger K.L., Datry T. (2017) Hydrological Connectivity in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 79 - 108
Datry T., Bonada N., Boulton A.J. (2017) Introduction: Recent Advances and Future Prospects in the Ecology and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 1 – 20
Stubbington R., Bogan M.T., Bonada N., Boulton A.J., Datry T., Leigh C., Vander Vorste R. (2017). The Biota of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Aquatic Invertebrates. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 217 - 243
Koundouri P., Boulton A.J., Datry T., Souliotis I. (2017) Ecosystem Services, Values, and Societal Perceptions of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 455 – 476
Datry T., Bonada N., Boulton A.J. (2017) Conclusions: Recent Advances and Future Prospects in the Ecology and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management, pp. 563 – 584
Boulton, A. J., R. J. Rolls, K. L. Jaeger and T. Datry. 2017. Hydrological Connectivity in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. p. 79-108. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management.
Datry, T., R. Corti, J. Heino, B. Hugueny, R. J. Rolls and A. Ruhí. 2017. Habitat Fragmentation and Metapopulation, Metacommunity, and Metaecosystem Dynamics in Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams. p. 377-403. Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management.
Hayden, B., J. P. Myllykangas, R. J. Rolls and K. K. Kahilainen. 2017. Climate and productivity shape fish and invertebrate community structure in subarctic lakes. Freshwater Biology, 62:990-1003.
Rolls, R. J., B. Hayden and K. K. Kahilainen. 2017b. Conceptualising the interactive effects of climate change and biological invasions on subarctic freshwater fish. Ecology and Evolution, 7:4109-4128.
Wilson, B, King, D, Growns, I., and Veeragathipillai, M. (2017) Climatically driven change in soil carbon across a basalt landscape is restricted to non-agricultural land use systems. Soil research, 55, 376-388.
Growns, I, Murphy, J and Jones, I.J. (2017). The effects of increased flow and fine sediment on benthic invertebrates in stream mesocosms. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68, 496-505.
Robson, B. J., R. E. Lester, D. S. Baldwin, N. R. Bond, R. Drouart, R. J. Rolls, D. S. Ryder and R. M. Thompson. 2017. Modelling food-web mediated effects of hydrological variability and environmental flows. Water Research, 124:108-128.
Rolls, R. J., D. S. Baldwin, N. R. Bond, R. E. Lester, B. J. Robson, D. S. Ryder, R. M. Thompson and G. A. Watson. 2017a. A framework for evaluating food-web responses to hydrological manipulations in riverine systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 203:136-150.
Rolls, R. J. and N. R. Bond. 2017. Environmental and Ecological Effects of Flow Alteration in Surface Water Ecosystems. p. 65-82. Water for the Environment: From Policy and Science to Implementation and Management.
Rolls, R. J., J. Heino and B. C. Chessman. 2016. Unravelling the joint effects of flow regime, climatic variability and dispersal mode on beta diversity of riverine communities. Freshwater Biology, 61:1350-1364.
McDonald K, Tighe, M., Ryder, D. (2016) An ecological risk assessment for managing and predicting trophic shifts in estuarine ecosystems using a Bayesian network. Environmental Modelling & Software, v.85, p. 202-216.
Shakya M, Sharma P, Meryem SS, Mahmood Q, & A Kumar (2016). Heavy metal removal from industrial wastewater using fungi: uptake mechanism and biochemical aspects. Journal of Environmental Engineering 142(9): C6015001-1to18, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000983
Boyero L., Pearson R.G., Hui C., Gessner M.O., Pérez J., Alexandrou M.A., Graça M.A.S., Cardinale B.J., Albariño R.J., Arunachalam M., Barmuta L.A., Boulton A.J., (2016) Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: A global study. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283 (1829), art. no. 20152664
Lahel, A., Fanta, A. B., Sergienko, N., Shakya, M., López, M. E., Behera, S. K., Rene, E. & Park, H. S. (2016). Effect of process parameters on the bioremediation of diesel contaminated soil by mixed microbial consortia. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 113, 375-385.
Growns, I. (2016). The implementation of an environmental flow regimes results in ecological recovery of regulated rivers. Restoration Ecology, 24, 406-414.
Leigh C., Boulton A.J., Courtwright J.L., Fritz K., May C.L., Walker R.H., Datry T. (2016). Ecological research and management of intermittent rivers: an historical review and future directions. Freshwater Biology, 61 (8), pp. 1181 - 1199
Hitchcock, JN, Mitrovic S, Hadwen, W, Growns, I, Rohlfs A. (2016). Zooplankton responses to freshwater inflows and organic matter pulses in a wave-dominated estuary. Marine and Freshwater Research, 67, 1374-1386
Hitchcock, JN, Mitrovic S, Hadwen, W, Growns, I, Rohlfs A. (2016). Terrestrial dissolved organic carbon subsidizes estuarine zooplankton: an in-situ mesocosm study. Limnology and Oceanography, 61, 254-267.
Leigh C., Bonada N., Boulton A.J., Hugueny B., Larned S.T., Vander Vorste R., Datry T (2016). Invertebrate assemblage responses and the dual roles of resistance and resilience to drying in intermittent rivers. Aquatic Sciences, 78 (2), pp. 291 - 301
Boulton A.J., Ekebom J., Gíslason G.M. (2016). Integrating ecosystem services into conservation strategies for freshwater and marine habitats: a review. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26 (5), pp. 963 - 985
McDonald, K.S., Ryder, D.S. & Tighe, M. (2015) Developing best-practice Bayesian Belief Networks in ecological risk assessments for freshwater and estuarine ecosystems: A quantitative review. Journal of Environmental Management. 154, 190-20.
Westhorpe DP, Mitrovic S, Growns I, Hadwen W, Rees GN (2015) Disruption in water quality patterns along the river continuum by a large bottom release dam, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 22, 400-416.
Ryder, D.S., Vernes, K., Lobzang, D., Armstrong, S., Brem, C., DiDonato, R., Frost, L. and Simpson, I. (2015). Experimental effects of reduced flow velocity on water quality and macroinvertebrate communities: implications for hydropower development in Bhutan. Bhutan Ecological Society 2:1-23
Jones I, Growns I, Arnold A, McCall S, Bowes M (2015) The effects of increased flow and fine sediment on hyporheic invertebrates and nutrients in stream mesocosms. Freshwater Biology, 60, 813-826
Rolls, R. J. and D. Sternberg. 2015. Can Species Traits Predict the Susceptibility of Riverine Fish to Water Resource Development? An Australian Case Study. Environmental Management, 55:1315-1326.
Rolls, R. J., C. Leigh and S. D. Langhans. 2015. Improving science through improved acknowledgment of reviewers. Conservation Biology, 29:307-308.
Leigh, C., A. Bush, E. T. Harrison, S. S. Ho, L. Luke, R. J. Rolls and M. E. Ledger. 2015. Ecological effects of extreme climatic events on riverine ecosystems: Insights from Australia. Freshwater Biology, 60:2620-2638.
Smolders, A., R. J. Rolls, D. Ryder, A. Watkinson and M. Mackenzie. 2015. Cattle-derived microbial input to source water catchments: An experimental assessment of stream crossing modification. Journal of Environmental Management, 156:143-149.
Stubbington R., Boulton A.J., Little S., Wood P.J. (2015). Changes in invertebrate assemblage composition in benthic and hyporheic zones during a severe supraseasonal drought. Freshwater Science, 34 (1), pp. 344 - 354
Growns I, Ryder D, Kobayashi T, García A (2014). Freshwater macroinvertebrates of Lord Howe Island. Journal of Natural History 48, 2675-2687
Growns I, Reinfelds I (2014) Environmental flow management using transparency and translucency rules. Marine and Freshwater Research 65 (8), 667-673.
Growns I, Chessman B, Mitrovic S, Westhorpe D (2014) The effects of dams on longitudinal variation in river food webs. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 29, 69-83
Smolders, A., Smolders, K., Watkinson, A. & Ryder, D.S. (2014) Reassessing the risk of microbial contamination from roosting cormorants in source water supply reservoirs. Lake and Reservoir Management, 30:23-31.
Arthington, A. H., R. J. Rolls, D. Sternberg, S. J. Mackay and C. S. James. 2014. Fish assemblages in subtropical rivers: Low-flow hydrology dominates hydro-ecological relationships. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59:594-604.
Boulton A.J. (2014). Conservation of ephemeral streams and their ecosystem services: What are we missing? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 24 (6), pp. 733 – 738
Butcher P.A., Boulton A.J., Macbeth W.G., Malcolm H.A. (2014). Long-term effects of marine park zoning on giant mud crab Scylla serrata populations in three Australian estuaries. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 508, pp. 163 – 176
Rolls, R. J. and A. H. Arthington. 2014. How do low magnitudes of hydrologic alteration impact riverine fish populations and assemblage characteristics? Ecological Indicators, 39:179-188.
Rolls, R. J., B. Stewart-Koster, T. Ellison, S. Faggotter and D. T. Roberts. 2014. Multiple factors determine the effect of anthropogenic barriers to connectivity on riverine fish. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23:2201-2220.
Gross, C. L., & Mackay, D. (2014). Two decades of demography reveals that seed and seedling transitions limit population persistence in a translocated shrub. Annals of Botany, 114(1), 85-96.
Berney, P. J., Wilson, G. G., Ryder, D. S., Whalley, R. D. B., Duggin, J., & McCosker, R. O. (2014). Divergent responses to long-term grazing exclusion among three plant communities in a flood pulsing wetland in eastern Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology, 20(3), 237-251.
Reports
The use of Fatty Acid Lipids in freshwater ecological research
Ecohealth reports (Click on title for link to report)
Longterm Intervention Monitoring and Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Reporting
Gwydir Selected Area
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2023). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report.
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2023). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report. Appendix B: Food Webs, Appendix C: Vegetation Diversity, Appendix D: Waterbird diversity, and Appendix J: Responses to Fire.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2022). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Gwydir Selected Area Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Plan (2019-2023). Final Plan
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report.
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021). Gwydir River Selected Area 2020-21 Annual Summary Report. Appendix B: Food Webs, Appendix C: Vegetation Diversity, Appendix D: Waterbird diversity, Appendix G: Incident Response Monitoring and Appendix H: Gwydir Low Flows – Refuge Pools
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020). Gwydir River Selected Area 2019-20 Annual Summary Report.
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020). Gwydir River Selected Area 2019-20 Annual Summary Report. Appendix B: Food Webs, Appendix C: Vegetation Diversity, Appendix D: Waterbird diversity and Appendix F: Pool Refugia (Contingency Monitoring)
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area Five Year Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area Five Year Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2017-18 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2017-18 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2016-17 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2016-17 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2016). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2015-16 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2016). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2015-16 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2015). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2014-15 Evaluation Report
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2015). Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Gwydir River System Selected Area – 2014-15 Evaluation Report - technical appendices
Warrego-Darling Selected Area
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2022) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2021-2022).
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2022) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2021-2022). Appendix C: Food Webs
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2022) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2021-2022). Appendix D: Vegetation
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021).
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021). Appendix C: Food Webs
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021). Appendix D: Vegetation
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2021) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2020-2021). Appendix E: Waterbirds
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020).
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020). Appendix C: Food Webs
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020). Appendix D: Vegetation
University of New England and Eco Logical Australia (2020) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Program: Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area. Annual Summary Report (2019-2020). Appendix E: Waterbirds
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area – Five Year Evaluation Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2019) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area – Five Year Evaluation Report: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2017-18: Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2017-18: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2016-17: Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2018) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2016-17: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2015-16: Report.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2017) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report – 2015-16: Appendices.
Eco Logical Australia and University of New England (2015) Commonwealth Environmental Water Office Long Term Intervention Monitoring Project Junction of the Warrego and Darling Rivers Selected Area Annual Evaluation Report– Year 1: Report and Appendices.
Other Significant Technical Reports and refereed Conference Proceedings
Growns, I., Mika, S. and McIntosh, L. (2023). Aquatic Ecology of Little Llangothlin and Billy Bung Lagoons. Final Report to Glen Innes Natural Resources Advisory Committee.
Shakya, M., Holland, A., Silvester, E., McIntosh, L., Shackleton, M., Frost L., Growns, I. and Mika, S. (2023). Dissolved organic carbon and metabolic dynamics at the junction of the Warrego and Darling-Baaka Rivers. Research report to the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office. University of New England, Armidale.
Mika, S., Vincent, B., Lewis S., Frost, L., McIntosh, L., Shakya, M., Growns, I. (2023). Coffs Harbour Coastal Catchments Ecohealth Project 2019-2022: Assessment of River and Estuarine Condition, Third Assessment. Technical Report. University of New England, Armidale.
Mika, S., Vincent, B., Lewis S., Frost, L., McIntosh, L., Shakya, M., Growns, I. (2023). Coffs Harbour Coastal Catchments Ecohealth Project 2019-2022: Assessment of River and Estuarine Condition, Third Assessment. Draft Technical Report. University of New England, Armidale.
Vincent, B. Bowen, S and Southwell, M 2022. Vegetation Community and Tree Stand Condition Assessment of the Flood-Dependant Vegetation of Narran Lakes Nature Reserve, 2020-2021. A report to The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Mackay, K.D., Gross, C.L. and Whitehead, J. (2021). Pollination systems as indicators of fire regime impacts. Research Report to DPIE.
Mackay, K.D., and Gross, C.L. (2018). Saving Our Species site-based monitoring plan: Olearia flocktoniae (Dorrigo Daisy). Draft Management Plan prepared for Office of Environment and Heritage NSW.
Lewis S., Mika S., Vincent B., Ryder D. and Schmidt J. (2018). Short-term effects of bank stabilising restoration works on macroinvertebrate and meiofaunal communities in the Kalang Estuary, NSW. In G. Vietz, and I. Rutherford, (Eds), “9th Australian Stream Management Conference”, River Basin Management Society, Hobart.
Vincent B., Lewis S., Mika S. and Schmidt. J. (2018). Measuring riparian and instream responses to two riverbank stabilisation methods in the Kalang estuary, NSW. Final Technical Report. University of New England, Armidale.
Vincent B., Mika S., Ryder D. and Schmidt J. (2017). Drivers of riparian condition to prioritise restoration, regeneration and revegetation in the NSW North Coast Bioregion. In R. Smith, (Ed.), “Proceedings of Restore, Regenerate, Revegetate: A Conference on Restoring Ecological Processes, Ecosystems and Landscapes in a Changing World”, pp 81-82, University of New England, Armidale.
Mika S., Burns A. and Ryder D. (2017). Proposed Sewerage Treatment Plants for the Hastings River Catchment: Predictive Model of the Cumulative Load to the Hastings Estuary. Second Technical Report to the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. 33 pp.
Mika S., Ryder D., Vincent, B., Burns A. and Schmidt J. (2017). Hastings and Camden Haven Ecohealth: Assessment of River and Estuarine Condition 2014-2015. Final Technical Report to the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. 344 pp. 2 citations (23/01/23).
Rolls R., Ryder D., Smith R., Mika S., Vincent, B. and Lewis, S. (2017). Evaluating Soil Hydrology Techniques for Rehabilitating Landscapes from Mining to Agricultural Production: A Review. Final Review to Worley Parsons and KEPCO. 35 pp.
Vincent B., Smith R., Mika S., Lewis S. and Ryder D. (2017). The Role of Natural Sequence Farming and Contour Banks in Increasing Soil Hydrology and Soil Fertility. Technical Report to Worley Parsons. 52 pp.
Mika S., Ryder D.S., Schmidt J., Burns A. and Vincent B. (2016). A collaborative approach to integrating science, management and communities for improving river health in coastal catchments. In G. Vietz, A. Flatley and I. Rutherford, (Eds), “8th Australian Stream Management Conference”, pp 329-335, River Basin Management Society, Leura.
Ryder D.S. and Mika S. (2016). Smart rocks and sand slugs: innovative methods for modelling sediment transport in rivers. In G. Vietz, A. Flatley and I. Rutherford, (Eds), “8th Australian Stream Management Conference”, pp 466-472, River Basin Management Society, Leura.
Burns A., Mika S. and Ryder D. (2016). Proposed Sewerage Treatment Plants for the Hastings River Catchment: Water Quality Assessment. First Technical Report to the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. 53 pp.
Vincent B. and Mika S. (2016). Freshwater Macrophyte Communities of the Macleay River. Final Technical Report to Kempsey Shire Council. 60 pp.
Conference papers
Stewart, M and Ryder, D.S. (2012). Does restoring riparian vegetation affect nutrient and sediment retention in agricultural streams? Proceedings of the 6th Australian Stream management Conference 178-84.