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POTENTIAL PROJECTS

 

B.Sc. (Hons) and Post Graduate projects can be collaborative with some of my current projects, or could simply make use of our transport and field assistance in existing  work areas.

Gauging a stream in the Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland, New Zealand

Proposed student projects

Most potential projects are freshwater ecology-based, are fairly applied and have potential to attract scholarship funding.

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 Restriction of passive mine wetland treatments by low pH and/or sulfate concentrations

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 Macroinvertebrate colonisation and ecological value of mine waterbodies

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 Plankton communities of mine void lakes

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 Biological remediation of acid mine lakes

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 Limitation of primary production in acid mine void lakes of Collie

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 Stable isotope analyses of food chains in acid mine void lakes of Collie

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 Charophyte algae ecology of acid mine void lakes of Collie

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 Trees for shade: a deciduous tree planting guide for Perth

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  Influence of catchment land use on water quality of acid mine void lakes of Collie

 

Student projects

Current student projects include the following.

  • William Phelps (2008-) (B.Sc. Hons.)

        "Limitations to primary productivity in acidic mine pit lakes"

 

  • Dave Galeotti (2008-) (M.Sc.)

        "Ecological requirements and population genetics of remnant Galaxiella nigrostriata (Pisces: Galaxiidae) black-stripe minnow populations in seasonal wetlands of south-western Australia"

 

  • Ryan Sawyer (2007-) (M.Sc.)

        "Acid sulfate soil impacts on stormwater treatment wetlands"

 

  • Avijit Das (2006-) (Ph.D.) (co-supervised Curtin University of Technology student)

            "Development of an innovative treatment system for acidity problems in an urban lake (Spoonbill Lakes) resulting from Acid Sulfate Soils."

 

  • Luke Neil (2004-2008) (Ph.D.) (co-supervised Curtin University of Technology student)

            "Bioassay assessment of mine pit lake water for aquaculture and biodiversity conservation bioassay battery for assessment of mine pit lake water for biodiversity and aquaculture."

 

 

Previous student projects include the following.

 

  • Jess Sackmann (2006) (B.E. Hons, Environmental) (University of Western Australia student)

        "The effect of experimental liming and nutrient addition on phytoplankton of an acidic mine lake."

 

  •  Michelle Cumbers (2004) (B.Sc. Hons.)

            "Determination of the water balance and nutrient budget for Lake Joondalup, Western Australia."

 

  • Yuden (2003-) (M.Sc.)

            "Managing the acidity of coal mine lakes in Collie (Western Australia) using organic matter and phosphorus."