Michael Stewardson

The time of emergence of climate-induced hydrologic change in Australian rivers

A John, R Nathan, A Horne, K Fowler, M Stewardson, M Peel, J Angus Webb

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Hydrology

Climate change impacts on river flows are leading to substantial changes in water availability for human and natural systems. The ..

Micro-computed tomography scanning approaches to quantify, parameterize and visualize bioturbation activity in clogged streambeds: A proof of concept

Garima Lakhanpal, Jay R Black, Roser Casas-Mulet, Meenakshi Arora, Michael J Stewardson

Journal article  |  2023  |  RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

Fine particle clogging and faunal bioturbation are two key processes co-occurring in the hyporheic zone that potentially affect hy..

The effect of population model choice and network topologies on extinction time patterns in dendritic ecological networks

EMEK Ekanayake, J Angus Webb, Michael J Stewardson

Journal article  |  2023  |  JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Models of populations in habitat networks are vital for understanding and linking processes and patterns across individuals, envir..

A modified Gould-Dincer method to assess yield of carry-over reservoirs with environmental water requirements

Peizhen Ren, Michael Stewardson, Murray Peel, Keirnan Fowler

Journal article  |  2023  |  JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Protecting freshwater systems to ensure sustainability requires diagnosing threats over a broad range of scales, from local to glo..

How to strengthen interdisciplinarity in ecohydraulics? Outcomes from ISE 2018

R Casas-Mulet, D Vanzo, A Adeva-Bustos, CJ Macnaughton, MJ Stewardson, GB Pasternack, EC Enders, F Dyer

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Ecohydraulics

Interdisciplinary approaches are required to tackle complex environmental issues as freshwater ecosystems face unprecedented press..

A Simple Analytical Method to Assess Multiple-Priority Water Rights in Carryover Systems

P Ren, M Stewardson, M Peel

Journal article  |  2022  |  Water Resources Research

Simple analytical storage–reliability–yield relationships have traditionally only considered a single reliability for a single yie..

Understanding regional streamflow trend magnitudes in the Southern Murray-Darling basin, Australia

Zitian Gao, Danlu Guo, Murray C Peel, Michael J Stewardson

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES

Understanding long-term trends in streamflow is important for water resource management. In this study, we investigate the long-te..

Principles for scientists working at the river science-policy interface

Ross M Thompson, Emily J Barbour, Corey JA Bradshaw, Sue Briggs, Neil Byron, Michael Grace, Barry T Hart, Alison J King, Gene E Likens, Carmel A Pollino, Fran Sheldon, Michael J Stewardson, Martin Thoms, Robyn J Watts, J Angus Webb

Journal article  |  2022  |  RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

In the face of mounting environmental and political challenges in river management, accurate and timely scientific information is ..

Nonstationary Runoff Responses Can Interact With Climate Change to Increase Severe Outcomes for Freshwater Ecology

Andrew John, Rory Nathan, Avril Horne, Keirnan Fowler, Michael Stewardson

Journal article  |  2022  |  WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Climate change is projected to impact multiple components of the flow regime. However, changes in some ecologically important aspe..

Modelling Impacts of Environmental Water on Vegetation of a Semi-Arid Floodplain-Lakes System Using 30-Year Landsat Data

Chunying Wu, James Angus Webb, Michael J Stewardson

Journal article  |  2022  |  REMOTE SENSING

River floodplains are among the most dynamic and diverse ecosystems on the planet. They are at risk of degradation due to river re..