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Publications of the Urban Water Ecology Group, CRC for Freshwater Ecology, Water Studies Centre, Monash University

Refereed papers

  • Breen, P.F., Mag, V. and Seymour, B.S. (1994) The combination of a flood retarding basin and a wetland to manage the impact of urban runoff. Water Science and Technology 29(4): 103-109.
  • Feminella, J. W. & Walsh, C. J. (2005). Urbanization and stream ecology: an introduction to the series. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 24, 585-587.
  • Harbott E. L., and Grace M. R. (2005). Extracellular enzyme response to bioavailability of dissolved organic C in streams of varying catchment urbanization. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24, 588-601.
  • Harbott E. L., Grace M. R., Webb, J. A. and Hart, B. T. (2005). Small-scale temporal variation and the effect of urbanisation on extracellular enzyme activity in streams. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 7, 861 – 868.
  • Hatt, B. E., T. D. Fletcher, C. J. Walsh, and S. L. Taylor. (2004). The influence of urban density and drainage infrastructure on the concentrations and loads of pollutants in small streams. Environmental Management 34(1), 112-124. (abstract)
  • Ladson, A. R., Walsh, C. J., & Fletcher, T. D. (2006). Improving stream health in urban areas by reducing runoff frequency from impervious surfaces. Australian Journal of Water Resources, 10, in press.
  • Ladson A. R., Walsh C. J., Fletcher T. D., Cornish S., and Horton P. (2004). Improving stream health by reducing the connection between impervious surfaces and waterways. In 'Proceedings of the 3rd National Conference on Water Sensitive Urban Design'. (Engineers Australia and the Australian Water Association: Adelaide, SA.)
  • Mac Nally, R. and Walsh, C. (2004). Hierarchical partitioning public-domain software. Biodiversity and Conservation 13, 659-660.
  • Newall P., and Walsh C. J. (2005). Response of epilithic diatom assemblages to urbanization influences. Hydrobiologia 532, 53–67. (abstract)
  • Sonneman, J.A., Walsh, C.J., Breen, P.F. and Sharpe, A.K. (2001). Effects of urbanization on streams of the Melbourne region, Victoria, Australia. II. Benthic diatom communities. Freshwater Biology 46(4), 553-565. (abstract)
  • Taylor S. L., Roberts S. C., Walsh C. J., and Hatt B. E. (2004). Catchment urbanisation and increased benthic algal biomass in streams: linking mechanisms to management. Freshwater Biology 49(6), 835–851. (abstract)
  • Walsh, C. J. (1997). A multivariate method for determining optimal subsample size in the analysis of macroinvertebrate samples. Marine and Freshwater Research 48(3), 241-8. (abstract)
  • Walsh, C. J. (2000). Urban impacts on the ecology of receiving waters: a framework for assessment, conservation and restoration. Hydrobiologia 431(2), 107-114.
  • Walsh C. J. (2004). Protection of in-stream biota from urban impacts: to minimize catchment imperviousness or to improve drainage design? Marine and Freshwater Research 55(3) 317-326. (abstract)
  • Walsh, C. J. and Breen, P. F. (1999). "Urban stream rehabilitation through a decision-making framework to identify degrading processes and prioritize management actions." In Rutherfurd, I. and Bartley, R. (eds.) Proceedings of the Second Australian Stream Management Conference, Vol. 2. Adelaide, South Australia. pp. 673-678. (abstract)(Full text pdf 72K)
  • Walsh, C. J. and Breen, P. F. (2001). A biological approach to assessing the potential success of habitat restoration in urban streams. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung fur Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie 27(6), 3654-3658. (abstract)
  • Walsh, C. J. (2006). Biological indicators of stream health using macroinvertebrate assemblage composition: a comparison of sensitivity to an urban gradient. Marine and Freshwater Research, 57, in press.
  • Walsh C. J., Fletcher T. D., and Ladson A. R. (2005). Stream restoration in urban catchments through re-designing stormwater systems: looking to the catchment to save the stream. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24, 690-705. (abstract)
  • Walsh, C.J., Fletcher, T.D., Wong, T.H.F. and Breen, P.F (2001). Developing predictive ecological capacity for a stormwater management decision-making framework. In Rutherfurd, I. Sheldon, F., Brierly, G. and Kenyon, C. (eds.) Proceedings of the Third Australian Stream Management Conference, Vol. 2. Brisbane Qld. pp. 625-630. (abstract)(Full text pdf 94K)
  • Walsh C. J., Roy A. H., Feminella J. W., Cottingham P. D., Groffman P. M., and Morgan R. P. (2005). The urban stream syndrome: current knowledge and the search for a cure. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 24, 706-723. (abstract)
  • Walsh, C.J., Gooderham, J.P.R., Grace, M.R, Sdraulig, S., Rosyidi, M.I., Lelono, A. (2002). The relative influence of diffuse- and point-source disturbances on a small upland stream in eastern Java, Indonesia: a preliminary investigation. Hydrobiologia 487, 183-192 (abstract and background)
  • Walsh, C.J., Papas, P.J., Crowther, D., Sim, P.T, Yoo, J. (2004). Stormwater drainage pipes as a threat to a stream-dwelling amphipod of conservation significance, Austrogammarus australis, in south-eastern Australia. Biodiversity and Conservation 13, 781-793 (abstract)
  • Walsh, C.J., Sharpe, A.K., Breen, P.F. and Sonneman, J.A. (2001). Effects of urbanization on streams of the Melbourne region, Victoria, Australia. I. Benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Freshwater Biology 46(4), 535-551. (abstract)


Books, Reports, Conference Proceedings, and other publications

  • Breen, P.F. (1993)  Ecology of inland water basins, Urban Water Research, Association of Australia - Research Form; Prioritising urban water research, AWWA 15 Federal Convention, Gold Coast 18-23 April.  Vol 5: 49-54.
  • Breen, P.F. (1997)  The health of Melbourne’s waterways: Its not just water quality.  In The Melbourne Catchment, the Water Cycle and Urban Runoff - Is it all too Hard? pp 4-13, T.F. Guerin (Ed), Occasional Paper Series 1, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Melbourne.
  • Breen, P., Walsh, C., Nichols, S., Norris, R., Metzeling, L. & Gooderham, J. (2000). “Urban AUSRIVAS: An Evaluation of the Use of AUSRIVAS Models for Urban Stream Assessment.”  Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, Occasional Paper 12/99.  National River Health Program, Urban Sub Program Report No. 5. LWRRDC, Canberra. 33 pp. (abstract: full text)
  • Fletcher, T., Breen, P.F. and Pettigrove, V. (1997)  Influence of geology and landuse on surface water turbidity and suspended solids: implications for stormwater management.  Proc. 24th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Auckland, pp385-391.
  • Gippel, C. J. and Walsh, C. J. (2000).  Geomorphology of the Maribyrnong River, Victoria. Report prepared by Fluvial Systems Pty Ltd for Melbourne Water Waterways and Drainage Group, East Richmond, Vic.
  • Lawrence, I. and Breen, P.F. (1998)  Guidelines for designing pollution control ponds. Water (Australia) 25(3):25-26.
  • Lawrence, I. and Breen, P.F. (1998) Design Guidelines: Stormwater Pollution Control Ponds and Wetlands. 1st Edition Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Canberra.
  • Sharpin, M. and Breen, P.F. (1997)  An ecosystem health approach to managing urban stormwater.  Proc. 24th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, Auckland, pp 223-228.
  • Walsh, C. J., Breen, P. F., Longworth, J. E., Sharpe, A. K., and Bayes, E. (1996). The effects on Gardiners Creek of the South Eastern Arterial Grade Separation Project. An Environmental Assessment. A report to VicRoads. Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology. 28 pp.
  • Walsh C. J., Leonard A. W., Ladson A. R., and Fletcher T. D. (2004). 'Urban Stormwater and the Ecology of Streams.' Technical Report. (CRC for Freshwater Ecology and CRC for Catchment Hydrology, Canberra.) (Full text 1.05MB)
  • Wong, T.H.F., Breen, P.F., Somes, N.L.G. and Lloyd, S.D. (1998).  Managing Urban Stormwater Using Constructed Wetlands. Industry Report 98/7.  Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, Melbourne.
  • Wong, T.H.F., Breen, P.F. and Lloyd, S.D. (1999) Retrofitting urban drainage systems for integrated stormwater management. Proceedings Comprehensive Stormwater & Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Vol 1, Auckland, pp 271-279.
  • Wong, T.H.F., Breen, P.F. and Lloyd, S.D. (2000) Water Sensitive Road Design - Design Options for Improving Stormwater Quality of Road Runoff.  Technical Report 00/1.  Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, Melbourne.
  

 

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