Current Appointment: Associate Professor

Awarded: 2002 UTS Teaching Excellence Award
               Faculty of Science 2000 Teaching Excellence Award

Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Technology, Sydney
Cnr Westbourne Street & Pacific Highway
GORE HILL NSW 2065
Australia

Recent Publications

McPherson, R. and K.R. Brown (2001).  The bioaccumulation of cadium by the blue swimmer crab Potunus pelagicus (L.).  Science of the Total Environment

McFarlane, G.R., D.J. Booth and K.R. Brown (2000).  The semaphore crab, Heloecius cordiformis,  bioindication potential for heavy metals in estuarine systems.  Aquatic Toxicology 50, 153-166

Brown, K.R. (1992).  Study of copper and zinc levels in estuaries using the Sydney rock oyster as a biomonitor.  Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1863, 345-348

McPherson, R.G. & Brown, K.R. (1992).  Analysis of trialkyltin in estuarine sediments and oyster  tissues.  Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1863, 340-344

Brown, K.R. & R.G. McPherson (1992).  Concentration of heavy metals in the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea commercialis (Ireland & Roughley) from the Georges River, New South Wales. Science for the Total Environment. 126, 27-33

Brown, K.R. (1991)  Blowfly succession : a simple design.  Journal Biological Education.  25, 89-90.

Brown, K.R., F.R. Krassoi, C. Angus & P. Underwood (1988).  The mangroves of Wolli Creek, Sydney.  Wetlands 8, 27-9

Brown, K.R. 1996  Enhancing the success of integrated coastal Management.  The Integrated Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in Tropical Developing Countries: Lessons learned from successes and failures.  UNDP/SIDA Xiamen  May 24-26, 1996

Brown, K.R. 1995  Local Government and Aquaculture: uneasy bedfellows, 5th Coastal Management Conference, Tweed Heads, 24-26th October, 1995.

Brown, K.R. 1995  Coastal Zone '95, Capacity Building for Coastal Management: University partnerships, case study.  Tampa Fl. July 16-21, 1995

Brown, K.R. 1995  Education al and training programmes in Australasia, there releavnce to the awakening need.  Malta European Union Ocean & Coastal Workshop

Brown, K.R. 1995  Coastal Resource Management: education and training.  UNEP-NETTLAP 3rd Training & Resource Development Workshop in CZM, Manilla 23-25 May 1995

Brown, K.R. 1995  Coastal Resource Management:  Education and capacity building in government, community, and the university.  Educating Coastal Managers, University of Rhode Island,USA March 4-10th, 1995

Brown, K.R. 1994  Evaluation of estuaries for mariculture: case studies in New South Wales.  Coastal Zone Canada '94, Halifax September 20-23, 1994

Brown, K.R. 1994  Procedures for the assessment of mariculture development in New South Wales and the relevance of the assessment process Coastal Zone Canada '94, Halifax September 20-23, 1994

Brown, K.R. 1993  Estuaries in conflict: Management problems for ports, fisheries, and other users: a Sydney [NSW] perspective.  Coastal Zone '93, New Orleans July 19-23 1993.

Brown, K.R. 1993  Estuaries in Conflict:  Management Problems for ports, fisheries, and other users a Sydney NSW perspective and the overseas experience.  Coastal Management Conference,  Port Macquarie, 10-12.11.1993.

McPherson, R., Nudd, B. and Brown, K.R.  Copper, zinc in sediments associated with a marina/sewage complex, Hawkesbury River, NSW, Australian Marine Science Association, 01/07/93, Melbourne.

Paterson, R., Brown, K. R.  The effect of a simulated crude oil spill on subtidal estuarine zoobenthos.  Australian Marine Science Association,  01/07/93, Melbourne.

Pearson, B. and Brown, K.R.  Effects of growth on the concentrations of copper and zinc in the Sydney rock oyster (Saccostrea commercialis) - a biomonitoring perspective. Australian Marine Science Association, 01/07/93, Melbourne.

Rose, C., Brown, K.R. and Jones, A.  Structure of zoobenthic communities in relation to pollution associated with marinas in Pittwater, NSW.

Brown, K.R.  A comparison study of the copper and zinc levels in two estuaries using the Sydney rock oyster as a bioindicator. 18th  Canadian Aquatic Toxicology Workshop, Ottawa, Canada, September/October 1991

McPherson, R.G. and K.R. Brown.  Analysis of TBT in estuarine sediments and oyster tissues.  18th Canadian Aquatic Toxicology Workshop, Ottawa, Canada, September/October 1991

Brown, K.R.  The Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea commercialis as an indicator of trace metals pollution in New South Wales estuaries.  Society for Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, Seattle, USA October 1991

McPherson, R.G. and K.R. Brown.  A comparison study of organotin compounds and trace metals (Cu, Zn, Sn) in the Sydney rock oyster.  Society for Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry,  Seattle, USA October 1991

Brown, K.R. and RG McPherson.  Bioaccumulation of copper and zinc in tissues of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea commercialis Iredale and Roughley.  Australian Marine Sciences Association.  Brisbane, July, 1991

Krassoi, F.R. and K.R. Brown.  The Pacific oyster in Port Stephens, NSW.  Australian Marine Sciences Association.  Brisbane, July, 1991

McPherson, R.G. and K.R. Brown.  The analysis of trialkyltin in oyster tissues and sediments.  Australian Marine Sciences Association.  Brisbane, July, 1991

Pearson, B. and K.R. Brown.  Bioaccumulation of heavy metals by the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea commercialis Iredale and Roughley.  Australian Marine Sciences Association.  Brisbane, July, 1991

Brown, K.R. The use of mussels and oysters as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in the Georges' River, NSW.  The Australian Institute of Biology Special Lecture, University of Western Sydney (Macarthur),  November 5, 1990.

Brown, K.R.  Toxicology testing using oyster spat.Conference on the Development and Environmental Assessment of New Chemicals.  Sydney, October, 1990

Brown, K.R.  So what is wrong with copper?  Conference on Sublethal and ecosystem-level impacts of environmentally hazardous chemicals.  Sydney October 1989.

Brown, K.R.  Accumulation of copper, zinc and lead in tissues of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea commercialis (Ireland & Roughly) from coastal waters of NSW, Australia.  (invited paper).  Society for Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, Toronto, Canada, October 1989.

Brown, K.R.  Are oysters and native mussels good bioindicators of heavy metal pollution?  16th Aquatic Toxicology Workshop, Winnipeg, Canada, November 1989.

Brown, K.R.  Biomonitoring and heavy metal accumulation in oysters.  Australian Marine Sciences Association.  Adelaide, December 1989.

McPherson, R.G. & K.R. Brown.  The ABC of TBT analysis.  Australian Marine Sciences Association.  Adelaide, December 1989.

Teaching

• 91311 Biology 1 (1985-1991)
• 91312 Biology 2 (1999-2000)
• Quantitative Ecology (1985-1997)
• Terrestrial Ecology (1992-1997)
• Applied Ecology (1986-1991)
• Human Biology (1986)
• Animal Ecophysiology (1986)
• Biomonitoring 1985-1991
• Coastal Resource Management 1
• Environmental Management Procedures
• Pollution assessment & Monitoring
• Integrated Environmental Assessment
• Biological Resources & Assessment
• Coastal Management Project
• Environmental Toxicology project

• 91101 Cells Genetics & Evolution (coord)
• 91102 Functional Biology (coord)
• 91118 Fisheries Resources (coord)
• 91122 Environmental Management (coord
• 91124 Coast and marine Ecosystems
• 91309 Australian Biota
• 98711 Coastal Policy (coord)

Qualifications

Employment History