A5043517097- Climate variability and models
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Marine and fisheries research
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
University of Tasmania
2022-2024
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
2018-2022
NSW Environment and Heritage
2018-2019
Bush Heritage Australia
2018
South Australian Research and Development Institute
2010-2017
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
2004-2010
University of Hull
2004-2010
Dorset Green Technology Park
2004-2009
Romanian Waters National Administration
2009
Comenius University Bratislava
2009
Abstract Global climate models (GCMs) are essential for investigating change, but their coarse scale limits efficacy adaptation planning at the regional scales where impacts manifest. Dynamical downscaling of GCM outputs better resolves and thus provides improved guidance policy scales. Being expensive to run, uses a subset GCMs, necessitating careful selection. This evaluation identifies suitable CMIP6 GCMs over Australia by assessing individual against three criteria: (a) performance...
Abstract In recent years, policy‐makers have sought the development of appropriate tools to prevent and manage introductions invasive species. However, these are not well suited for non‐target species that unknowingly released alongside intentionally‐introduced The most compelling example such invasion is arguably topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva, a small cyprinid originating from East Asia. A combination sociological, economical biological factors has fuelled their rapid since 1960s; 32...
Abstract. In every Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment cycle, a multitude of scenarios are assessed, with different scope and emphasis throughout the various Working Group reports special reports, as well their respective chapters. Within ambition is to integrate knowledge possible climate futures across Groups scientific research domains based small set “framing pathways” such so-called representative concentration pathways (RCPs) in Fifth IPCC Report (AR5) shared...
Abstract The NARCliM project contributes to the CORDEX initiative for Australasia. first generation of (N1.0) used CMIP3 global climate models (GCMs) and provided near far future estimates change across Australasia at 50‐km southeast Australia 10‐km resolution under a business‐as‐usual scenario. However, multiple sets 20‐year periods in N1.0 did not permit analysis long‐term, inter‐annual decadal trends 21st century. Feedback on user needs regional information revealed desire emission...
Abstract Most studies evaluating future changes in climate extremes over Australia have examined events that occur once or more each year. However, it is less frequently than this generally the largest impacts on sectors such as infrastructure, health and finance. Here we use an ensemble of high resolution (∼10 km) projections from NSW ACT Regional Climate Modelling (NARCliM) project to provide insight into how rare may change southeast future. We examine frequency heat, rainfall, bushfire...
Abstract Heatwaves are Australia’s deadliest natural hazard. Anthropogenic climate change has increased the intensity, frequency and duration of heatwaves over Australia in past several decades these trends projected to worsen future. Despite strong knowledge heatwave characteristics their changes, there remains a gap understanding how Australian population will be exposed future heatwaves. This study estimates changes exposure Australia. We find that both for continental its capital cities,...
To assess the spatial variability in external morphology of non‐native populations topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva within an ontogenetic context, triple regression analysis (distance‐based measurements) was applied to data from eight European (two Slovak, four Romanian, one English and French). The Slovakia were also subjected geometrical (co‐ordinates‐based obtain a more complex picture species’ overall morphology. Great phenotypic observed, being expressed not only formation different...
Changes in natural hazards related to climate change are evident New South Wales (NSW), Australia, and projected become more frequent intense.The impacts of may adversely affect health wellbeing, directly via extreme weather events such as heatwaves, storms floods, indirectly on food security, air water quality, other environmental amenities.The NSW Government's Climate Change Policy Framework recognises the need reduce effects wellbeing.A conceptual framework can support aims objectives...
To address a lack of information on topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva introduced to watercourses, the microhabitat use this non‐native cyprinid and co‐existing native species was assessed in small stream located southern England. Overall, size‐structured significant associations were observed between species, including brown trout Salmo trutta , chub Leuciscus cephalus European bullhead Cottus gobio stone loach Barbatula barbatula . Significant with environmental variables, however, more...
Biomass burnings either due to Hazards Reduction Burnings (HRBs) in late autumn and early winter or bushfires during summer periods various part of the world (e.g., CA, USA New South Wales, Australia) emit large amount gaseous pollutants aerosols. The emissions, under favourable meteorological conditions, can cause elevated atmospheric particulate concentrations metropolitan areas beyond. One concern is black carbon (BC), which a component aerosol particles. BC harmful health acts as...
NARCliM1.5 is the second generation of New South Wales and Australian Regional Climate Modelling (NARCliM) project, which designed to produce an ensemble regional climate projections for CORDEX Australasia southeast Australia. The selected global models (GCMs) are used drive Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model dynamical downscaling. In this study, we evaluate how well two generations NARCliM (N1.0 N1.5) represent observed record 12 extremes examine their projected changes N1.5...
Eurasian otters Lutra lutra (L.) are known to be opportunistic, exploiting the most abundant prey available, however, there have been few studies of otter diet in lowland areas Britain. The Somerset Levels and Moors, a coastal flood plain marsh area 64 000 ha SW England, is an stronghold where number introduced, non-native fishes (common carp Cyprinus carpio, pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus, sunbleak Leucaspius delineatus) with latter species occurring locally high abundances. present study...
Australia experiences a variety of climate extremes that result in loss life and economic environmental damage. This paper provides first evaluation the performance state-of-the-art Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) global models (GCMs) simulating over Australia. Here, we evaluate how well 37 individual CMIP6 GCMs simulate spatiotemporal patterns 12 by comparing against gridded observations (Australian Gridded Climate Dataset). is crucial for informing, interpreting,...
Abstract To adapt to Earth’s rapidly changing climate, detailed modelling of thermal stress is needed. Dangerous levels are becoming more frequent, longer, and severe. While traditional measurements have focused on air temperature humidity, modern measures including radiation wind speed widespread. However, projecting such indices has presented a challenging problem, due the need for appropriate bias correction multiple variables that vary hourly timescales. In this paper, we aim provide...
Regional climate model (RCM) simulations are being increasingly used for change impact assessments, but their application is challenging due to considerable biases inherited from global (GCM) and generated dynamical downscaling processes. This study assesses the in NARCliM (NSW ACT regional modelling) quantifies consequence of downstream assessment on wheat crop system, using Agricultural Production System sIMulator (APSIM). Results showed that post‐processing bias‐corrected temperature...
Abstract. In every IPCC Assessment cycle, a multitude of scenarios are assessed, with different scope and emphasis throughout the various Working Group Special Reports their respective chapters. Within reports, ambition is to integrate knowledge on possible climate futures across Groups scientific research domains based small set ‘framing pathways’, such as so-called RCP pathways from Fifth report (AR5) SSP-RCP in Sixth Report (AR6). This perspective, initiated by discussions at Bangkok...
Abstract Light intensity within a vertical‐slot fishway was manipulated to determine the effect on fish movement. Three treatments (darkness, low light, artificial light) were tested with natural daylight used as control. varied from 0 1,692 lux for three and 1 4,550 outside ranged 31 80 900 lux. A total of 64 385 collected six species. The abundance Australian smelt R etropinna semoni (Webber), unspecked hardyhead C raterocephalus stercusmuscarum fulvus Ivantsoff, Crowley Allen, bony...
Since its first introduction to English waters in the mid 1980s, sunbleak Leucaspius delineatus has spread widely and it is shown present study that this non‐native cyprinid a new host for Neoergasilus japonicus . This copepod parasite from South East Asia limited range distribution U.K. Rapid dispersal of raises concerns further introduced parasite.
This study aimed to ascertain the influence of turbidity and migration rate on count accuracy size determination an automatic infrared fish counter. The effect enumerating silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) rates was insignificant when compared inability counter deal with large numbers migrating fish. underestimated counts by 56–84% at moderate (12 h−1) 62–82% highest (120 h−1). When multiple were simultaneously passed through counter, software detected them as a single overestimated length....
Using the non‐native sunbleak Leucaspius delineatus as a model, relationship between ontogeny and ecology was studied with view to identifying specific morphological physiological processes involved in influencing ecological niche shifts. Following predefined saltatory model for early of sunbleak, field studies examined temporal use microhabitat, diet changes throughout development. dramatic shift both morphology free embryo phase larval period, habitat showed little change during confined...