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The Departmental research comprises several intersecting areas with a number of these embedded into research programs of the Institute for Water and Environmental Resource Management and its two research centres, Centre for Ecotoxicology and National Centre for Groundwater Management. In addition to these, a number of our researchers are involved in the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) and Sydney Harbour Institute of Marine Science (SHIMS).
Research Areas and Researchers
Ecotoxicology
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Impacts of endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) on aquatic fauna
Pesticides and pollution in river systems
Ecotoxicology of metals in estuarine plants
Toxic pollutants in seagrasses
Groundwater ecotoxicology
Metal toxicity in terrestrial plant species
Phytotoxicity assessment protocols for terrestrial plants
Soil amelioration for plant growth
Utilisation of coal fly-ash in agricultural ecosystems
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A/Prof Richard Lim
A/Prof Rod Buckney
Dr Alex Pulkownik
Adj Prof Margaret Burchett
Dr Cate Macinnis-Ng
Dr Isa Yunusa
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Freshwater Ecology & Catchment Management
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Monitoring of stream water quality
Environmental flows and water quality
Catchment management
Micro and macrocosm studies of stream ecology
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Professor Tally Palmer
A/Prof Richard Lim
Dr Yin Latt Phyu
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Geosciences
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Sedimentary systems
Formation and evolution of terrestrial solar system planets
Modelling of mantle convection
Water/rockinteraction
Regional geology and tectonic evolution
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Prof Greg Skilbeck
Dr Graziella Caprarelli
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Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems
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Assessment of vegetation water use
Use of trees in ameliorating salinity
Ecology of groundwater ecosystems
Hydrogeology
Dryland salinity
Urban groundwater contamination
Impacts of groundwater salinity on biodiversity
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Prof Derek Eamus
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Marine and Coastal Ecology
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Coral reef fish ecology
Influence of herbivores on reef systems
Ecophysiology of seagrasses
Coral bleaching and photobiology
Phytoplankton photokinetics
Climate change impacts on marine ecosystems
Contribution of invertebrates to marine ecosystem dynamics
Pacific climate records
Sustainable management of coasts and estuaries
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Prof David Booth
Prof Greg Skilbeck
Dr Alex Pulkownik
A/Prof Peter Ralph
Dr Will Fuguiera
Dr Martina Doblin
Dr Peter Biro
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Plant Sciences
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Plant tissue culture
Molecular fingerprinting of plants
Fungal diseases of pests
Use of indoor plants to improve air quality
Reintroduction of indigenous plants to parklands
Restoration ecology using Australian native plants
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Dr Lou de Filippis
Dr Jane Tarran
Adj Prof Margaret Burchett
Dr Alex Pulkownik
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Terrestrial Ecology
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Migration, orientation and magnetoreception in birds
Macroecology, Invasion Ecology and Ecosystem Services
Plant ecophysiology and ecology
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Dr Ursula Munro
Dr Brad Murray
Dr Andrea Leigh
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