Robin Hale

Does life history mediate discharge as a driver of multi-decadal changes in populations of freshwater fish?

Jarod P Lyon, Tomas Bird, Zeb Tonkin, Scott Raymond, Joanne Sharley, Robin Hale

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ecol Appl

Understanding how and why the size of populations varies is critical knowledge for conservation and management. While considerable..

Elevated river discharge enhances the immigration of juvenile catadromous and amphidromous fishes into temperate coastal rivers

Frank Amtstaetter, Jian DL Yen, Robin Hale, Wayne Koster, Justin O'Connor, Ivor Stuart, Zeb Tonkin

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Anthropogenic alterations to river flow regimes threaten freshwater biodiversity globally, with potentially disproportionate impac..

Key Principles for Managing Recovery of Kelp Forests through Restoration

Rebecca L Morris, Robin Hale, Elisabeth MA Strain, Simon E Reeves, Adriana Verges, Ezequiel M Marzinelli, Cayne Layton, Victor Shelamoff, Tristan DJ Graham, Mathilde Chevalier, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  BIOSCIENCE

There is increasing interest in mitigating the loss of kelp forests through restoration, but this has received scant attention rel..

Environmental influences on the juvenile migration of the threatened amphidromous Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena)

WM Koster, F Amtstaetter, D Dawson, RA Coleman, R Hale

Journal article  |  2020  |  MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Many diadromous species are threatened globally. Management actions to conserve these species need to be based on a quantitative u..

Testing the adaptive advantage of a threatened species over an invasive species using a stochastic population model

Timothy R Brown, Charles R Todd, Robin Hale, Stephen E Swearer, Rhys A Coleman

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Introduced species are a major threat to freshwater biodiversity. Often eradication is not feasible, and management must focus on ..

Quantifying links between instream woody habitat and freshwater fish species in south-eastern Australia to inform waterway restoration

Zeb Tonkin, Adrian Kitchingman, Ben Fanson, Jarod Lyon, Renae Ayres, Joanne Sharley, Wayne M Koster, Justin O'Mahony, Graeme Hackett, Paul Reich, Robin Hale

Journal article  |  2020  |  AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Removal of instream woody habitat (IWH) is one factor attributed to declines in fish populations worldwide. Restoration of IWH to ..

Harnessing knowledge of animal behavior to improve habitat restoration outcomes

Robin Hale, Daniel T Blumstein, Ralph Mac Nally, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  ECOSPHERE

Restoring degraded habitat to increase biodiversity is a global challenge. While habitat restoration for animals should lead to se..

Using knowledge of behaviour and optic physiology to improve fish passage through culverts

Matthew Jon Jones, Robin Hale

Journal article  |  2020  |  FISH AND FISHERIES

Culverts reduce connectivity for aquatic animals by being both a hydraulic and physical barrier. However, altered light intensity ..

Habitat use, movement and activity of two large-bodied native riverine fishes in a regulated lowland weir pool

Wayne M Koster, David R Dawson, Adrian Kitchingman, Paul D Moloney, Robin Hale

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

The construction of dams and weirs, and associated changes to hydrological and hydraulic (e.g., water level and velocity) characte..

Contaminant-induced behavioural changes in amphibians: A meta-analysis

Michael Sievers, Robin Hale, Kirsten M Parris, Steven D Melvin, Chantal M Lanctot, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Environmental contamination contributes to the threatened status of many amphibian populations. Many contaminants alter behaviour ..