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Headwater streams provide critical ecosystem services to both nature and society; yielding habitat, biodiversity, ecosystem function and services such as clean water and flood control. Colleagues and I collaborated at SUSE 6 to produce this great paper on elucidating practical … Continue reading →

New Research Findings: Catchment-scale hydrology limits the benefits of geomorphic complexity for instream vegetation communities  PhD student Scott McKendrick recently published this great article looking at the major drivers of instream vegetation communities across the Melbourne Water region. We showed … Continue reading →

If you’re interested in headwater streams (those tiny streams which are the most upstream segment of the river network) which represent hotspots of biogeochemistry and are being rapidly lost to urbanisation and agriculture… please read my newly published paper HERE.

I’m pleased to announce that I am co-chairing an international conference on urban stream ecology in May 2023 in Brisbane…The 6th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology. Please consider joining us: Abstracts are NOW OPEN.

If stream ecosystem restoration and or stormwater managment is your schtick…please take a read of my new article here.

Some really great examples of how replicating or protecting natural watershed processes and functions can restore stream health and reduce flooding. In a time of changing climate it is more important than ever that we embrace such approaches. This is … Continue reading →

A stunning video 🖤The Greenough River re-wetting for the first time in 2022. These wetting fronts bring water, nutrients, propagules and biota which stimulate a massive shift in the structure and function of the river system. While not quite as … Continue reading →

PhD students have long shown high degrees of stress and uncertainty in terms of graduate career outcomes. In a recent study, however, 45% of PhD students surveyed reported they expected to be disengaged from their research within six months, due … Continue reading →

Well this is a disappointing read. Gender inequality is a major issue across numerous industries including the higher education sector. I know personally as a sole parent home schooling two young kids at the moment, my productivity has plummeted. Lets … Continue reading →

Are you working in science during the current COVID-19 pandemic or just wanting to be a kind and supportive community member? This image highlights how the current crisis may be triggering to the mental health of those around you or … Continue reading →