Chris Walsh

Flood disturbance affects morphology and reproduction of woody riparian plants

Sarah Fischer, Joe Greet, Christopher J Walsh, Jane A Catford

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Riparian forests are structured and maintained by their hydrology. Woody riparian plants typically adapt to the local flood regime..

Restored river-floodplain connectivity promotes woody plant establishment

Sarah Fischer, Joe Greet, Christopher J Walsh, Jane A Catford

Journal article  |  2021  |  FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Riparian forest ecosystems are declining globally. Many floodplains no longer flood and thus cease to satisfy the hydrologic requi..

Catchment-scale urbanization diminishes effects of habitat complexity on instream macroinvertebrate assemblages

Julia Y White, Christopher J Walsh

Journal article  |  2020  |  ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

While provision of in‐stream habitat complexity remains common practice in efforts to restore streams, the evidence of positive ef..

Urban impacts across realms: Making the case for inter-realm monitoring and management

Ana B Bugnot, Grant C Hose, Christopher J Walsh, Oliver Floerl, Kristine French, Katherine A Dafforn, Jayne Hanford, Elizabeth C Lowe, Amy K Hahs

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Burgeoning populations and the increasing concentration of humans in urban areas have resulted in extensive and increasing degrada..

Managed flooding can augment the benefits of natural flooding for native wetland vegetation

Alice Duong, Joe Greet, Christopher J Walsh, Michael J Sammonds

Journal article  |  2019  |  RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Managed flooding is increasingly being used to maintain and restore the ecological values of floodplain wetlands. However, evidenc..

The seven lamps of planning for biodiversity in the city

Kirsten M Parris, Marco Amati, Sarah A Bekessy, Danielle Dagenais, Ole Fryd, Amy K Hahs, Dominique Hes, Samantha J Imberger, Stephen J Livesley, Adrian J Marshall, Jonathan R Rhodes, Caragh G Threlfall, Reid Tingley, Rodney van der Ree, Christopher J Walsh, Marit L Wilkerson, Nicholas SG Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  CITIES

Cities tend to be built in areas of high biodiversity, and the accelerating pace of urbanization threatens the persistence of many..

Alternatives to biodiversity offsets for mitigating the effects of urbanization on stream ecosystems

Myles E Coker, Nick R Bond, Yung En Chee, Christopher J Walsh

Journal article  |  2018  |  CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Globally, offset schemes have emerged in many statutory frameworks relating to development activities, with the aim of balancing b..

Benefits and challenges of incorporating spatially-explicit quantitative modelling and action prioritisation in Melbourne Water’s Healthy Waterways Strategy

Rhys A Coleman, Yung En Chee, Nick Bond, Sharyn RossRakesh, Christopher J Walsh

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  9th Australian Stream Management Conference, Hobart, Tasmania

The flooding tolerance of two critical habitat-forming wetland shrubs, Leptospermum lanigerum and Melaleuca squarrosa, at different life history stages

Georgina Zacks, Joe Greet, Christopher J Walsh, Elisa Raulings

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Understanding the effect of water regime on the different life history stages of woody wetland plants is essential to managing the..

Restoration of contaminated ecosystems: adaptive management in a changing climate

Aida M Farag, Diane L Larson, Jenny Stauber, Ralph Stahl, John Isanhart, Kevin McAbee, Christopher J Walsh

Journal article  |  2017  |  RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Three case studies illustrate how adaptive management (AM) has been used in ecological restorations that involve contaminants. Con..