Dr Mark Southwell
Lecturer, School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
Qualifications
BAppSc (Hons) (University of Canberra), PhD (University of Canberra)
Contact
| Email: | m.southw2@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Earth Sciences (C2) 204 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2656 (or +61 2 6773 2656 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3030 |
Dr Southwell completed his PhD on the exchange of sediment and nutrients between inset-floodplains and the Barwon-Darling River at the University of Canberra in 2008. He went on to be involved in various research projects at the Riverine Landscapes Research Lab in Canberra, before moving to work at a project officer at the Murray Darling Basin Authority in their Basin Plan Division. Mark has recently moved to UNE to lecture in Physical Geography and continue his research on large inland floodplain rivers.
Areas of Teaching
GEPL311 Catchment to Coast
GEPL306 Landscape Processes and Natural Hazards
GEPL308 Environmental Change in Australia
Research interests
Broadly Mark’s research interests are centred on the study of rivers and their floodplains; linking patterns within these landscapes to underlying driving processes. In particular, his research has been centred on the highly variable inland systems of the northern Murray Darling Basin. He enjoys multidisciplinary research linking various fields of river science, namely geomorphology, hydrology, sedimentology and ecology.
Publications
Recent Publications
Southwell M.R. and Thoms M.C. (2011) Patterns of nutrient concentrations across multiple floodplain surfaces on a large dryland river system. Geographical Research. doi: 10.11111/j.1745-5871.2011.00699.x
Southwell M.R., Thoms M.C. and Boys C.A. (2009) The potential effect of re-snagging on hydraulic habitat. International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 328.
Lowes A.G., Southwell M.R. and Thoms M.C. (2008) Flood plain nutrient dynamics: patterns, controls and the influence of changing hydrology. International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 325, 68-75.
Southwell M.R. and Thoms M.C. (2006) A gradient or mosaic of patches? The textural character of inset-flood plain surfaces along a dryland river system. International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 306, 487-495.
Thoms M.C., Southwell M.R, and McGinness H.M. (2005) Floodplain-river ecosystems: Fragmentation and water resource development. Geomorphology 71 126-138
Southwell M., Foster J., Lenon E. and Thoms M. (2005) The accumulation of organic matter and the influence of geomorphic variability along the Barwon-Darling River, Australia. In Rutherford, I.D., Wiszniewski, I., Askey-Doran, M.J. and Glazik, R. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th Australian Stream management Conference: linking rivers to landscapes. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart, Tasmania pp.542-547