Fields of Research

Freshwater ecology
Ecosystem function
Terrestrial ecology

Research Objectives

Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems
Measurement and assessment of freshwater quality (incl. physical and chemical conditions of water)
Terrestrial systems and management
Terrestrial biodiversity
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Allochthonous dissolved organic matter controls bacterial carbon production in old-growth and clearfelled headwater streams; Freshwater Science
Greater phosphorus uptake in forested headwater streams modified by clearfell forestry; Hydrobiologia
Variation in stream organic matter processing among years and benthic habitats in response to forest clearfelling; Forest Ecology and Management
Woody debris input and function in old-growth and clear-felled headwater streams; Forest Ecology and Management

Research Projects

Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Processes of Headwater Streams in Natural and Managed Catchments; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Processes of Headwater Streams in Natural and Managed Catchments; Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA)
Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Processes of Headwater Streams in Natural and Managed Catchments: Surveys of Large Woody Debris; Forestry Tasmania (FT)
Research conducted by PhD Candidate Ryan Burrows

Research Candidate Supervision