About our Research Students

Honours students and projects

• 2005 - Tom Staveley; "Factors influencing water quality in selected catchments in Sarawak, Malaysia" co-supervised with Dr Jane Chambers
• 2005 - Emma Ligtermoet; "The effect of riparian vegetation and related land use on river water quality in selected Sarawak catchments" co-supervised with Dr Jane Chambers
• 2004 - Victoria Hartill; "Vegetation communities of primary and secondary salinised wetlands - how different are they?"
• 2003 - Lynnette DaSilva; “Comparison of the effects of natural and artificial sources of gilvin (DOC) on ecosystem dynamics in wetlands” co-supervised with Dr Jane Chambers
• 2003 - Stefan Mazzilli; "Nitrogen load modelling in estuaries"
• 2003 - Christina Mykytiuk; "Re-establishment of submerged macrophytes in urban wetlands", co-supervised with Dr Jane Chambers
• 2002 - Suzi Wild; "The effects of blackberry (Rubus fruticosus L. agg.) on stream ecosystem dynamics", co-supervised with Professor Richard Hobbs
• 2002 - Leaf Delfs; "The effectiveness of MIEX regenerant (a dissolved organic carbon source) in wetland restoration", co-supervised with Dr Jane Chambers
• 2001 - Pasquale Strano; "Predicting the Onset of Algal Blooms and Nuisance Midge Swarms at Cockburn Wetlands"
• 2001 - Jacqueline Giles; "The impact of roads on the Oblong Turtle Chelodina oblongata at Blue Gum Lake, Booragoon Lake and Piney Lakes"
• 2001 - Cho Lamb; "The influence of temperature and metaphyton on non-biting midges (Diptera:Chironomidae) at Lake Joondalup"
• 2000 - Suzanne Morgan; "The utilization of habitat by emergent and juvenile frogs in wetland buffer zones of the Swan Coastal Plain"
• 2000 - Steven Beatty; "The ecological role of marron (Cherax tenuimanus) as determined by stable carbon isotope analysis"
• 2000 - Leanne Hartley; "Conservation and bioassessment of south coast wetlands"
• 1999 - Samuel Norton; "Assessment of the applicability of biomanipulation as a tool for water quality management in two wetlands"
• 1999 - Joanne Vaisey; "Determining the effectiveness of vegetated buffer zones in limiting the dispersal of midges from wetlands"
• 1999 - Deborah Thomas; "The influence of large woody debris on flow regimes and benthic invertebrates in a lowland river"
• 1999 - Caroline Minton; "The physical control of mosquitoes and non-biting midges in constructed wetlands"
• 1998 - Scott Ranford; "Water Quality Audit on the Ord River Irrigation Area (Ivanhoe Plain)"
• 1997 - Winston Kay; "Invertebrate community structure in rivers of north Western Australia"
• 1997 - Emma Van Looij; "An assessment of SWAMPS (a Family Level Biotic Index) for wetland biomonitoring"
• 1996 - Megan McGuire; "The Use and Management of Wetlands by Aboriginal People on the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia: an Exploratory Study"
• 1995 - Tresslyn Smith; "The water quality and invertebrate fauna of the Avon River: a highly saline but productive aquatic ecosystem"
• 1995 - Frederick Bouckaert; " Characterization of microhabitat flow regimes in streams and rivers on the basis of near-bed velocity, shear stress and turbulence intensity measured with an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV)"
• 1994 - Phillip Papas; "The effect of a saline wedge on the macrobenthos of the upper Swan Estuary"
• 1993 - Karin Strehlow; "The impact of fire on spiders inhabiting semi-arid shrublands of Western Australia"
• 1993 - Erika Fairhurst; "The feeding ecology of freshwater fishes in wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain."
• 1991 - Kerry Traylor; "The effect of Sumilarv on non-target wetland invertebrates."
• 1991 - Keely George; "The role of fringing vegetation in supporting wetland macroinvertebrate communities."
• 1991 - Debbie Kirby; "The relationship between nutrient enrichment and midge production in wetlands"
• 1990 - Judith Allan; "Management of compensating basins for use by waterbirds in the Shire of Canning"
• 1990 - Jo Buckee; "Environmental conditions affecting yabbie production"
• 1989 - Stephen Rolls; "The potential of Northern Hemisphere biotic indices for assessing the environmental quality of wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain"
• 1989 - Belinda Robson; "The effects of salinisation, and other factors associated with land clearing for agriculture, on the invertebrate communities of streams near Boddington, W.A"
• 1988 - Natalie Hill; "The effects of Abate (Temephos) on the non-target fauna of a Perth wetland"
• 1988 - Karen McRoberts; "Investigations of avian botulism in an Australian urban wetland"
• 1988 - Garry Middle; "A method to evaluate the conservational and social value of lentic wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain"
• 1987 - Michael van Keulen;"Water movement through Amphibolis beds"
• 1987 - Mark Lund; "The biogeochemical cycling of lead in selected Western Australian wetlands"
• 1986 - Maureen DeHaan; "The possible effects of peat mining on aquatic invertebrates in the Lake Muir wetlands, Western Australia"
• 1986 - Adrian Pinder; "Ecology of macroinvertebrates in seasonal wetlands"

PhD students and projects

• 2004-current : Joanne O'Connor "Are ecological processes in primary and secondary saline wetlands similar?"
• 2001-2005 : Lien Sim "Determining transition thresholds between alternative ecological states in saline waterbodies". Co-supervised with Dr Jane Chambers (Murdoch University) PhD conferred 2006
• 2001-2005 : Jacqueline Giles "The bioacoustics of wetlands and communication by sound in the Oblong Turtle (Chelodina oblongata)" PhD conferred 2006
• 2000-2003 : Juan Chen "Sediment remediation as a technique for restoring eutrophic wetlands and controlling nuisance Chironomidae". Co-supervised with Dr Jane Chambers PhD conferred 2004
• 2000-current : Stefan Eberhard "Ecology and hydrology of a threatened groundwater-dependent ecosystem: the Jewel Cave karst system in Western Australia". Co- supervised with Dr Bill Humphries, WA Museum PhD conferred 2004
• 1999-2002 : Karen Sutcliffe "Conservation status of freshwater insects in south-western Australia" PhD conferred 2003
• 1996-2002 : Sabaruddin Tjokrokusumo "The role of aquatic invertebrates associated with constructed wetlands: nuisance or benefit." MPhil conferred 2004
• 1994-2002 : Karin Strehlow "Effects of timber harvesting on terrestrial invertebrates in medium rainfall jarrah forest" Co-supervised with Dr Gordon Friend (CALM) and Associate Professor Stuart Bradley (Murdoch University) PhD conferred 2002
• 1993-1998 : Kerry Trayler "Forestry activity and fine sediment: influences on benthic invertebrate communities and stream processes". PhD conferred 1999
• 1992-1997 : Poranee Utayopas "Fluctuating asymmetry in fish as an indicator of wetland stress". AIDAB. PhD conferred 1998
• 1991-1997 : Jane Latchford "An assessment of the effectiveness and environmental impacts of runnelling, a mosquito control technique". PhD conferred 1998 Co-supervised with E/Professor Arthur McComb and Dr Eric Paling (Murdoch University)
• 1988-1992 : Mark Lund "Aspects of the ecology of a degraded Perth wetland (Lake Monger,Western Australia) and implications for biomanipulation and other restoration techniques." PhD conferred 1993
• 1988-1992 : Shirley Balla - AWRAC Water Industry Research Award - "Life history strategies of aquatic fauna, nutrient enrichment and water level fluctuations in Perth wetlands." PhD conferred 1993
• 1988-1992 : Ivor Growns "Macroinvertebrate community structure in the streams of the southern forests of Western Australia: the influence of seasonality, longitudinal gradients and forestry activities." PhD conferred 1993

Masters students and projects

• 2003 : Suryati Ali and Hitler Dandu "Catchment management of gravity feed systems for rural water supply schemes in Sarawak"
• 2003 : Tan Chee Koon “The impacts of water storage on water quality in the Batang Ai reservoir
• 1994-98 : Darren Walsh "The role of science in wetland policy". Co-supervised with Dr Sue Moore
• 1992 : Siripong Pornpipat "A comparison of seasonal changes in water quality and macroinvertebrate abundance between artificial and natural wetlands".

Fourth year students and projects

• 2000 : Joanne O'Connor and Jannina Stillitano "Ecological Assessment of Rottnest Island Salt Lakes"
• 1998 : Kirsty Easton and Julie Paton-"Ecological Assessment of the Gwambygine and Boyagarra Pools on the Avon River"
• 1998 : Karen Jodrell "Testing the salt tolerance of native plants for use in wetland rehabilitation". Co-supervised with Belinda Robson
• 1997 : Yvette Pedretti "Wetland management and monitoring: Adequacy of Ramsar information sheets for detecting change in ecological character"
• 1995 : Mathew Keally " The invertebrate fauna of saltmarshes in the Peel Harvey estuaries"
• 1994 : Phillip Johnston " A water quality study of the Wellard wetlands to determine management strategies for the amelioration of eutrophication"
• 1993 : Andrew Bennett "Determining the outer limits of wetlands"
• 1992 : Verity Clarke "A study of the abundance of larval mosquitoes in relation to different habitats in Thomsons Lake and the implications for management of the wetland"