Honours students

Current Students

Zuzanna Kania: Nutrient levels in vasse-wonnerup wetlands

Previous Students

2010 Erica MacIntyre: “Are urban created wetlands as valuable as natural wetlands in providing habitat for frogs?”

2010 Caitlin Bartholomaeus: “Wetland connectivity: the role of the urban garden?”

2008-09 Mario Schmack: “Biological Control of Algal Blooms in the Swan-Canning River System, Western Australia: Evaluation of a Novel Bacterial Treatment” Funded by the Swan River Trust: $20 000 Co-supervised with Dr Stewart Dallas

2007 -08 Michael Seitz: “The potential use of wastewater for the development of functional wetland ecosystems at Capel Wetlands Centre” Funded by the Water Corporation: $25,345

2005 -06 Alison McGilvray: “Vegetation type classification and condition assessment for the lower-mid Swan and Canning Rivers” Funded by the Swan River Trust. Co-supervised with Dr Phil Ladd.

2005-06 Naomi Kerp: “The influence of salinisation on the juvenile stages of invertebrates in jarrah forest streams ” Funded by ALCOA. Co-supervised with Assoc. Prof. Jenny Davis.

2005 Thomas Staveley: ‘Factors influencing water quality in selected catchments in Sarawak, Malaysia. Co-supervised with Assoc. Prof. Jenny Davis.

2005 Emma Ligtermoet: “Riparian zones in Sarawak, Malaysia: extent, condition and impact on water quality in eight water supply catchments. Co-supervised with Assoc. Prof. Jenny Davis and Dr Halina Kobryn.

2005 Renee Kruger: “The impact of annual rainfall on the water quality of Bibra Lake: relative contribution of internal and external nutrient sources” Externally funded by City of Cockburn $5000. Co-supervised with Assoc. Prof. Jenny Davis.

2003-04 Peter Novak: The potential use of submerged macrophytes to limit phytoplankton blooms in the lower Vasse River, WA. Externally funded by the Water and Rivers Commission. $6000

2003-05 Victoria Hartill: The effect of salinity on germination from riparian seed banks in wetlands affected by secondary salinisation. Co-supervised with Jenny Davis. Awarded Luke Pen Scholarship and Men of the Trees Award.

2003 Meranda Toner: The impact of four different substrates on the growth and nutrient uptake of the emergent macrophyte Schoenoplectus validus. Externally funded by ALCOA (Aust.) $3500.

2002-03 Christina Mykytiuk: Re-establishment of submerged macrophytes in urban wetlands. Co-supervised with Jenny Davis.

2002-03 Lynette da Silva: Comparison of natural and artificial gilvin on wetland productivity and community structure. Co-supervised with Jenny Davis. Externally funded by the Water Corporation $8 000.

2002 Mieke Bourne: The impact of Typha orientalis on Lake Powell. Externally funded by the Water and Rivers Commission, Albany WA $3 500 + $500 from the River Basin Management Trust.

2001-02 Leah Delfs: The effectiveness of MIEX regenerant in wetland restoration. Co-supervised with Jenny Davis. Externally funded by the Water Corporation $22 000.

1997-98 Deborah Cronin “The effectiveness of “Streamlining” in improving the water quality of agricultural drains in the Peel-Harvey Catchment, Western Australia. Externally funded by Ag West and Harvey Water $5000.