Dr Matthew Burns
Senior Research Fellow (Urban Ecohydrology)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
77 Scholarly works
18 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Insights from long-term collaborative research in waterway management
DOI: 10.1086/7427022023
Research contracts (non-grants)
W3 Sunbury and Its Headwaters: Protecting Sunbury Streams and Headwaters From Urbanisation
2022
Journal article
Real-time controlled rainwater harvesting systems can improve the performance of stormwater networks
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.1285032022
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Can Real-Time Control Deliver Environmental Flows to Protect Urban Streams?
2022
Journal article
Coordinated Control Can Deliver Synergies Across Multiple Rainwater Storages
DOI: 10.1029/2021WR0302662020
Journal article
Real Time Control of Rainwater Harvesting Systems: The Benefits of Increasing Rainfall Forecast Window
DOI: 10.1029/2020wr0278562019
Research Contracts
Understand the Role of Small Headwater Streams (‘Zero Order’ Streams) in Urbanizing Catchments for Supporting Waterway Health
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Spatio-temporal optimization of the operation of real-time controlled rainwater harvesting systems to improve streamflow regimes
DOI: 10.2166/wrd.2025.0452025
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Urban streams in the Anthropocene: Using diverse knowledge and collaboration to disrupt the status quo
DOI: 10.1086/7387752025
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Practical pathways for protecting headwater streams in urbanizing areas
DOI: 10.1086/7378262025
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How flood and low flow duration influences early instream vegetation community development: implications for restoration
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-025-05912-32025
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Quantifying the success of stormwater control measure networks using effective imperviousness
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pwat.00003352024
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Concepts and evolution of urban hydrology
DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00599-x2024
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Riverine aquatic plants trap propagules and fine sediment: Implications for ecosystem engineering and management under contrasting land uses
DOI: 10.1002/esp.58442024
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Developing simple indicators of nitrogen and phosphorus removal in constructed stormwater wetlands
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172192