Dr Ivor Growns

Biography

Dr Ivor Growns is Research Fellow with 30 years postdoctoral experience in primarily in macroinvertebrate and fish ecology. His research career has been concerned with understanding the effects of anthropogenic disturbances to aquatic ecosystems and the relationships between river and wetland fauna and flow regimes. These two paths have led to his interest and current research in the area of environmental management of aquatic ecosystems. He has produced over 120 scientific and oral papers and technical reports. His latest research, amongst other things, has involved understanding the potential benefits of river flows to rivers and wetlands.

On completing his Ph.D. in 1992 he was employed by NSW Fisheries to assess the effects of the Sydney Water Board’s activities on the fish and fisheries of the Hawkesbury Nepean River system. He moved to Sydney Water as an aquatic ecologist in 1994. The Unit he was in was made a consulting company in 1996 and he became a Senior Consultant. In 1999 he joined NSW Fisheries again to project manage the contribution of the Department to the Integrated Monitoring of Environmental Flows program. He joined the Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC) in 2002 to assist with the development of water sharing plans., where he led, directed and collaborated on research to provide new knowledge and to provide expert scientific advice to Government and Industry in the various Departments that evolved from DLWC. He joined the Aquatic Ecology and Restoration Research Group at UNE in 2017.

Career goal

To provide high quality advice and new knowledge in freshwater ecosystems to assist with adaptive and sustainable management of Australia’s natural resources.